Amaryllis Fox's secret life in the CIA taught her one lesson: Listen to your enemy. As she begins the process of having her CIA cover rolled back, this is the first time she has spoken publicly about working undercover.

San Diego Magazine is thrilled to premiere Artists In Focus, a new series created in partnership with our neighbors at Sony Electronics, whose North American HQ has called San Diego home since 1971. This series spotlights local creatives who bleed creativity, amplify culture, and inspire both locals and visitors alike. Our first episode features Mike Lynch, a San Diego local and surfboard shaper who’s been redefining the boundaries of surf and skate culture. A lifelong surfer, Mike grew curious about evolving the standard surfboard, and began experimenting with unconventional, asymmetrical shapes. Turns out, they're pretty fun to ride. That curiosity sparked his business, Imperfects.

Created in collaboration with our partners at Sony Electronics—headquartered right here in San Diego since 1971—San Diego Magazine brings you our Artists In Focus series highlighting local creatives driving culture and creativity throughout our city. Check out photographer Iydeen Younis. With English as her third language, Iydeen didn’t always feel comfortable expressing herself with words. Instead, photography became her voice. Her passion for visual storytelling led her to thrive as a professional food photographer, capturing mouthwatering dishes from some of San Diego’s most beloved restaurants.

Abortion. Gun control. Climate. The U.S. remains stalled on so many big issues because the U.S. Constitution is old and outdated. After all, it was written by men who enslaved people. So what can Americans do to change it?

Two homeless women spoke with us about the challenges of being on the street, and why it's so hard to escape.

The death industry in the U.S. buries millions of tons of materials in the ground every year, including millions of gallons of toxic embalming chemicals. But it wasn’t always this way.

So what does greener death care look like?

Heather Chapman's bipolar son was sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbery at age 19. She says his condition has worsened since then, due in large part to his time in isolation. She's afraid he'll die before he gets out.

Disease detective and epidemiologist Dr. Céline Gounder walks us through the new Omicron variant and what it takes to end a pandemic.

Biden is hitting Russia hard with sanctions in an effort to damage the Russian economy and stop the Ukraine War. Sanctions are go-to foreign policy for U.S. presidents, because they inflict damage on uncooperative countries without military intervention. The U.S. has dozens of active sanctions programs around the globe, but how effective are they? After all, some sanctions have been going for decades.

In the U.S. almost everyone has to drive, so high gas prices are eating into a lot of people’s budgets. In March 2021, a gallon of gas cost an average of $2.87. By March 2022, that had jumped to $4.23. But why? Is it just another consequence of the war in Ukraine, or is something else going on? We’re going to look at exactly why U.S. consumers are so vulnerable to price changes in ways drivers in many other countries are not.