If you're looking for a way to feel like crap, take a quick peek at the most recent Google images filed under "California" + "drought." What appears to be some remote, sad landscape from an apocalyptic planet is actually our very own Californian backyard. We all have our ways of coping: shorter showers, installing aerators on faucets, or even the dreaded, "If it's yellow, let it mellow." Southern Exposure does its part with LADWMNB Ends the Drought, an event that uses various traditional techniques to help save California from its drought and one component of the installation "Los Angeles Department of Weather Modification: Northern Bureau." Ever see a rain dance performed in a contemporary gallery? Get ready, because some of the rain-inducing acts include an ancient Roman stone liturgy and a practice that involves elders ceremoniously throwing water from a village's high point. But certain siblings beware — one of the more sinister-sounding rituals is the ominous "gathering of the twins."
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