Gratitude & Expectation
The issue you hold in your hands (or view online) is our 26th of 2023. It is a retrospective on the past year with a selection of some of the most popular and important stories written by our staff....
The Malibu Railway War
This article was originally published April 21, 2023 in Topanga New Times. TNT’s features “The Train to Nowhere: Travels on the Hueneme, Malibu & Port Los Angeles Railway,” and “On the Track of Malibu’s Ghost Train,” are two of...
The Naked Truth
This article was originally published July 14, 2023 in Topanga New Times Pirates Cove in Malibu is small and isolated—a crescent of white sand surrounded by forbiddingly steep cliffs. It faces the open ocean. This storied stretch of coast...
The Diggers
This article was originally published February 24, 2023 in Topanga New Times. In the twenty-first century, Cobalt (Co on the periodic table) has become a highly valued commodity; one of the few elements that make our rechargeable batteries perform...
Uncle Joe
This article was originally published December 31, 2020 in Topanga New Times. Given the general attitude towards government in the twenty-first century, it occurs to me that the expectations surrounding your recent promotion are rather low. With that said,...
Rock the Canyon–Topanga’s Classic Rock Era
This article was originally published April 23, 2023 in Topanga New Times Laurel Canyon may take the crown as Los Angeles’s most Rock ‘n’ Roll canyon, given the seismic musical shift that took place there in the 1960s, but...
Saluting One of Our Own: Bill Dillon’s Story
I like to refer to myself as a World War II scholar, a label my husband reminds me might more appropriately be termed ‘buff’. My father was born on D-Day, the 1944 invasion of Normandy, France that marked the...
HARNESSING AI: The Story of a Cover
Hello, readers. As the long-standing creative force behind TNT’s cover designs, I’ve always sought to push the boundaries of artistic expression. I’ve been experimenting with AI in my own creative process since its emergence a little over a year...
The Feast of the Seven Fishes
Tell me you’ve seen The Bear, FX’s emmy-nominated masterpiece about an Italian American family and a Chicago greasy spoon made good. Last season we saw our hero, Carmy, inherit a sandwich shop, struggle with making sense of family drama,...
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