Arts + Culture

THE ART OF ANONYMITY

How four white masks and a San Diego garage redefined street culture, turning anonymity into dance’s most iconic visual identity Article by Desiree Allen Long before dance went viral in 15-second clips, four white masks turned total anonymity into pop culture’s boldest statement. For anyone coming of age during the late-2000s MTV era, watching the Jabbawockeez claim America’s Best Dance Crew was pure magic. In a culture driven by individual clout, their most radical move was dropping the...

Sports + Recreation

Rooted in Red Clay

Article by Sean Arnett | Photography by Jay Parker At Green Acres Ranch, the Rich family is keeping Temecula's horse country alive — one slide stop at a time. There is a moment in reined cow horse competition that stops time. A quarter horse — twelve hundred pounds of coiled muscle and carefully selected breeding — launches down the arena at full gallop. Then, at the signal of a nearly invisible shift in the rider's weight, the horse drops its haunches, plants its hind feet, and slides. Not a...

Travel

Stay, Play, Repeat

Skip the airport. The getaway you need is right here at Temecula Creek Inn. Article by Hannah Cole | Photography by Alex Tapia Here's the plot twist of the summer: the trip you've been craving doesn't need a boarding pass — just twenty minutes and a bag you'll barely bother to unpack. Tucked into more than 300 oak-shaded acres at the edge of wine country, a freshly reimagined Temecula Creek Inn makes a quietly convincing case that the ultimate flex isn't going far. It's going slow. Consider...

Fitness

The Best Thing I've Done

for My Kids This Year Has Nothing to Do with Them Article by Rancho Health Patient Testimonial | Photography by Stephen Byrne By 35, I’d come to terms with a few things. The college jersey wasn’t fitting anymore. My “highlight reels” lived exclusively in the heads of people legally obligated to remember them — namely, my wife and my mom. And somewhere between toddler tantrums, work emails that never stop, and the dad-bod creeping in like an uninvited houseguest, my body sent up a flare. Weekly...