Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting…
On the Trail of a Mountain Lion The footprint was in the middle of the trail. It was shallow, but perfect, and the early morning…
Sea stones with holes in them have long been regarded as magical talismans, carried for protection, or safe passage. There’s a grain of truth in…
Short term rentals have become a source of income for some property owners in the Santa Monica Mountains and a source of aggravation for others,…
In 1888, French inventor Louis Le Prince used a device the world had never seen to capture the first known motion pictures: a two second…
After reading American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis (2022) by historian Adam Hochschild, it occurs to me that our…
The climate on our planet is changing; and reversing the inevitable seems as if it will require a bit more cooperation than humanity has yet…
In 1974 I found myself traveling through Arkansas on my way to California. Since I wasn’t old enough to drive, I hitched a ride with…
Among his many endeavors, financier John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) populated his private library in New York—now the Morgan Library and Museum —with some of the…
If there must be a theme for this collection of books, it can be said for certain that I loved and appreciated and now share…
Liberal MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow has stepped back from her long-running eponymous primetime show (TRMS), but just inked a $30 million per year contract with…
There is a great deal of chatter out there about our divided dysfunctional political system which now includes a growing incidence of references to impending…
I spent several weeks this fall on the road pulling a small camper behind my pickup. While traveling this way, I sometimes visit state parks…
One of the most enduring legacies of the presidency of Donald Trump will most certainly be the ideological transformation of the United States Supreme Court….
Québec-based Cirque FLIP Fabrique plays with gender roles in the eclectic Muse, a refreshing view of contemporary circus. Set to an original score and live...
Due to a special event, this dinner is moved to February 10 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm Friday February 10, 2023 from 3:30 – 6:00 pm at...
Los Angeles—and the world—lost the beloved mountain lion P-22 on December 17. We will all be grappling with the loss for some time, trying to...
Heroes now at Malibu Library Malibu Library, Feb. 4/5, 2 p.m. A staged reading TAC-style of a lovely, funny, very human comedy about the travails...
PALIDEMS ANNUAL MEETING OPEN to ALL — in-person or Zoom2023 UPDATES FROM YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALSWith Q&A! Confirmed so far:State Sen. Ben Allen • Assemblymember Jacqui...
Heroes now at Malibu Library Malibu Library, Feb. 4/5, 2 p.m. A staged reading TAC-style of a lovely, funny, very human comedy about the travails...
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