Parade of the Painted Elephants

Kings appeared before their dazzled subjects on elephants whose ivory tusks glittered with gold and silver and whose bodies ...
The New Criterion

The elephant in the room

On the short stories & plays of Sławomir Mrożek. I had never heard of Sławomir Mrożek (1930–2013) before I went to a flea market in Paris, where I found a book of his plays for sale for one euro.
Palo Alto Weekly

These Silicon Valley spots offer paint nights and workshops

Maria Fanger (right) drinks a peach mimosa alongside Giovanni P. at Pinot’s Palette bottomless mimosas Spring Mountain paint and sip class in San Bruno on Sunday March 15, 2026. Photo by Karina Patel.
Palo Alto Weekly

Año Nuevo’s iconic elephant seal viewing areas are reopening after a bird flu outbreak. Scientists have been hard at work the entire time

A male elephant sale moves along the beach at Año Nuevo Coast Natural Preserve. Photo by Charles Russo. When biologist Patrick Robinson first spotted a dead elephant seal at Año Nuevo Coast Natural ...
WSMV

Sarah Allen

Sarah Allen is an Associated Press-award-winning journalist who joined WSMV4 in March 2026. Prior to moving to Music City the Virginia native worked at CBS19 News in Charlottesville, Virginia. During ...