Time to Vote!
We all know how important the November 5 election is—the news cycle is unrelenting and more full of doom than a post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller—but the end of that script has not been written, and there is one thing we...
Keyboard Warriors
Information technology has a way of disrupting and transforming society. The invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century posed a threat to the Church’s monopoly on knowledge and therefore power. An ignorant population is much easier to...
Fantastic Film Festival
Claire Fordham reviews the 19th Topanga Film Festival If the Topanga Film Festival teaches us one thing, it’s that we don’t need blockbusters, car crashes, explosions or big budgets. Screening 70 excellent films from around the world, this festival...
Mushroom Madness
Fungi can cure or kill, nourish life, and also decompose it back into soil. Fossil evidence for fungi is limited, but the ability to analyze molecular data has led to revelations about the evolution of this extraordinary family of...
Topanga Town Council Roadwork Update
The Topanga Town Council has been working on behalf of the community to help expedite current and future road work in the canyon, and to keep residents informed about road work schedules. Below, you’ll find updates about Southern California...
Pumpkin Spice Bread
With the Fall season upon us, the stores are jam packed with pumpkin flavors galore. I thought it would be appropriate to bring to you a deliciously moist, yet healthier version of pumpkin bread. This pumpkin spice bread can...
Spiritual Psychology 101: Outer Experience and Inner Reality
During the years that I was getting my master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica, my life was constantly changing—at an even higher speed than normal. I’m sharing this story here as I think it...
Let’s Do Something!
By Jill Cotu in conversation with Peter Walzer Peter Walzer and Jill Cotu, Viewridge buddies and Topanga New Times contributors, find themselves in conversation about the election year, the upcoming season of giving, and good old fashioned neighborliness. Peter:...
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