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which is best known for its 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition with author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts at its helm. Their six-week expedition resulted in the 1941 publication of ...

Before shooting “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun.

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As the famed North American road gears up to celebrate its centenary, head to Arizona; home to the longest remaining stretch ...

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God is promising these good things in this entire reading: ...