Winter Wildlife
In other parts of the world, nature hibernates. In the Santa Monica Mountains, winter is one of the busiest times of the year. Mating and nesting is already underway for a number of key species. Here are some wild...
Lunar New Year
Welcome to the year of the Water Tiger. The Lunar New Year begins February 1, and runs through January 21 2023. In countries where the Lunar New Year is celebrated, festivities can last for up to 16 days, and...
The Vanishing
The Vanishing, or Spoorloos, is a brilliant and suspenseful Dutch thriller from 1988, directed by George Sluizer. The film is an adaptation of Tim Krabbé’s novella from 1984, The Golden Egg or Het Gouden Ei. The Vanishing follows a...
Colorado Visionary Dreams of a Net-Zero Future
Imagine a net-zero community, one where every home is carbon neutral. It almost became a reality in a small master-planned community in Colorado. When Norbert Klebl moved to Boulder, Colorado he began the work of turning his 1970s house...
Suzanne E. Bauman (1945 – 2022)
The Bauman and Burroughs families have lost their north star. Suzanne, mom, passed peacefully in her bed in Wrightwood with my Dad, Doah, and myself (Ryan) at her side. She leaves behind sons Ryan Burroughs, Shannon Burroughs, and Shane...
Amor Towles
I cannot recall a time in my reading life when I became so quickly and thoroughly enchanted with a writer. Less than 100 pages into Amor Towles’ most recent and third novel, The Lincoln Highway (2021), I hailed Mr....
Net-Zero Vision
The Lunar New Year arrives on February 1. Prepare to say goodbye to the patient, hard-working Ox, and hello to the fierce and volatile Tiger. This mythical animal is a symbol of strength and courage, but it is also...
You Are More Than You Think You Are
In 2013 I was handed nutritionist and holistic wellness expert Kimberly Snyder’s book The Beauty Detox Foods, after I had mustered up the courage to ask a new friend, who is an actor, about her diet and lifestyle. I...
Catalyst Muse Awarded $10,000 Grant To Make Documentary Film
Community Engagement of Orange County, California, has awarded Catalyst Muse Creativity & Change Consultancy a $10,000 grant to make a short, documentary film about the 4th Annual Akumal Arts Festival (AAF) on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Festival programs will be...
PaliDems Annual Zoom Meet-Up, Sunday, January 30!
1:30 PM mingle, 2 – 3:30 electeds, 3:30 bonus Open event w/ Ted Lieu, Ben Allen, Richard Bloom, Sheila Kuehl, and Mike Bonin, as well as Brad Sherman & J. Irwin, who may be repping the Palisades in 2023...
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