Memory & Algorithms
Family photos. These memories captured with chemicals on paper are fragile, fugitive, ephemeral, but surprisingly enduring. Often the photo remains vivid long after the name or identity of the person in the image is forgotten. This Thanksgiving could be...
Family Photos
Almost every secondhand shop has a box of old photos for sale. Ladies and gentlemen in their Sunday best; laborers pausing at their work; children, stiff and unnatural in a studio portrait, or candid and full of life on...
If You Can Keep It
It seems that one of the cornerstones of establishing a religion is the holy book; one that lays out the core beliefs of a faith, often inspired or even written by a god or gods. For many in the...
Mushroom Gravy for Everyone
Everything tastes better with gravy on top, at least that is what my kids think. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, a good gravy is a must. A gravy that drips and melds all of the flavors together on a...
Maddie Ellis & the Malibu Movie Colony: Chapter Nine
Maddie Ellis and the Malibu Movie Colony is an old-fashioned mystery serial set during the end of the silent movie era. In chapter 9, our heroine and her colleague, director Milo Devlin, have rescued a young woman off the...
MISSION CANYON PARK—Coming Soon!
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is described as a patchwork of federal, state, and local parkland. The pattern for this patchwork was envisioned long before the National Recreation Area was created in 1978, but some of the...
Deb Ryder at the Bistro, November 29!
Don’t miss Deb Ryder and Alberto Dal Pino, live at the Canyon Bistro on November 29, 6:30 pm-9 pm. It’s always a treat to hear Deb Ryder perform. This Topanga native grew up in a musical family—her mother and...
Ebenezer’s Make Over Singalong at the Topanga Library
For those who missed out on Peter Alsop’s musical at Theatricum this summer, or for those who loved it so much they’re ready to see it again, the Topanga Library will be hosting a watch party singalong for the...
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