Notable Quotable: Sam Levenson On Self-Improvement
9mo ago

Notable Quotable: Sam Levenson On Self-Improvement

You don't need to spend a fortune on self-improvement. You don't even need to spend a penny.

Incorporate this simple but worthy quote by…

Grouchy? Need a chuckle or two?
9mo ago

Grouchy? Need a chuckle or two?

Take a look at these humorous wildlife photos. They're sure to brighten and lighten up your day. Do you have a favorite?…

Hollywood Shooting Spree
9mo ago

Hollywood Shooting Spree

Photograph Caption: Ambulance attendant Harry Vaughn and partner wheel critically injured Morrie Coopersmith from Dorando's Bar in Hollywood…

Critters having fun on the playground
9mo ago

Critters having fun on the playground

A special garden was built for the local wildlife in the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds of Northern England. But once the critters spotted an abandoned…

Amusement
9mo ago

Time to lighten up...

...and join Jeanine Pirro for a glass of wine on SNL!

Pirro is the 23rd Fox News host to roll up their sleeves and join Trump's farcical…

Amusement
9mo ago

Wild hare turns into a bundle of love

Chester was labeled "too much trouble" at the shelter, but when a new mom took him home, he was filled with joy and so was she…

Liberator In History: Louis Brandeis
9mo ago

Liberator In History: Louis Brandeis

“Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every…

When grace comes, will you know?
9mo ago

When grace comes, will you know?

Lately I've been wondering why some people have grace and others don't.

What got me thinking this? Well, it's a bit of everything, but…

Really???
9mo ago

Really???

But it looks so fun...

Fast symptom relief from a drug-free patch
9mo ago

Fast symptom relief from a drug-free patch

I used to work with a couple of women who suffered from debilitating menstrual cramps and would have to stay home for a few days each month. If…

Memories ...
9mo ago

Memories ...

Today, I am remembering my mom and dad. Both have passed away. My dad in 2020, and my mom in 2023. I took care of both of them in the later years…

Stronger muscles, sharper brain, less stress
9mo ago

Stronger muscles, sharper brain, less stress

The librarian of Fort Biblio, a Youtropolis community, recently wrote an informative article called “Isometrics and Hope Molecules,” which…

Don't believe it!
9mo ago

Don't believe it!

Do not believe in something solely because someone has told you so, or because tradition dictates it, or because many others believe it. Discover…

News Flash

Urgent News Alert From Food Finders!

Help Us Fight Hunger in Lakewood and North Long Beach!

Stamp Out Hunger food drive is this Saturday and we need YOUR help to make it a…

Feeling lousy? Stop Feeding On Doomsayers
9mo ago

Feeling lousy? Stop Feeding On Doomsayers

We all know the feeling: we pick up our phones for a quick check, and suddenly, we've spent an hour immersed in a stream of distressing news. Not…

Delete and Report Junk
9mo ago

Delete and Report Junk

There's a new text message scam out there.

Yesterday, I received two texts within minutes of each other. The first read: "A withdrawal…

This 3 year old artist will lighten up your day
9mo ago

This 3 year old artist will lighten up your day

Andria made my heart smile the moment I saw his work. He’s just three and a half, but this little artist from Georgia is already creating…

The tools you'll use at backyard picking events

The tools you'll use at backyard picking events

This is the first article in our series, "Sharing Generosity and Creating Community Through Happy Harvester Social Events."

If you're…

Amusement

A good day to harvest fruit on the farm

Everyone enjoys the fruits of my labor…

Olympic Torch At L.A. City Hall
9mo ago

Olympic Torch At L.A. City Hall

Photograph caption: Re-enactment of a 10-mile cross country race to Beverly Hills City Hall from Los Angeles City Hall. Dave Jackson is…

Notable Quotable: J. William Fulbright On Dissent
9mo ago

Notable Quotable: J. William Fulbright On Dissent

"In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects. To criticize one's…

Beware Of This Well-known Antibiotic
9mo ago

Beware Of This Well-known Antibiotic

Cipro is a commonly prescribed antibiotic belonging to the fluoroquinolone class. It’s used to treat conditions ranging from bacterial infections…

Create Some Space!
9mo ago

Create Some Space!

When you feel stressed out, it can feel very overwhelming; as if there were no way out. In times like this (which affects most of us at one time…

Liberator In Action: Charles Bernsen
9mo ago

Liberator In Action: Charles Bernsen

When we think of truck stops, we picture big rigs lined up outside, road trip souvenirs inside, and truck drivers at the counter scarfing down…

Liberators in History: Ruby Bridges and Mrs. Henry
9mo ago

Liberators in History: Ruby Bridges and Mrs. Henry

In November 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges stepped into history as the first Black child in America to attend an all-white school. 

Liberators in Action: Everyday People
9mo ago

Liberators in Action: Everyday People

When Hurricane Helene tore through the North Carolina mountains, the tiny towns of Chimney Rock and Bat Cave were left gutted with storefronts…

Lakers and Knicks Battle For The Ball
9mo ago

Lakers and Knicks Battle For The Ball

Photograph caption: Dick Barnett (5) of the Lakers battles for the ball with New York's Dave Budd (10). Lakers' Rudy LaRusso (35) looks on…

District topic
9mo ago

Would you like a hug?

I've watched this video several times, and every time, tears come to my eyes. I can't help but feel the joy and love that's being shared between…

Some Of Us Are With Him, Some Of Us Are Without
9mo ago

Some Of Us Are With Him, Some Of Us Are Without

Two months before his death, and days before he was hospitalized with a viral infection, Pope Francis took time to write a letter to the Bishops…

How ultra-processed foods are making us sick
9mo ago

How ultra-processed foods are making us sick

The end of World War II ushered in many changes for America, including the baby boom, a growing middle class, and higher demand for fast and…

Challenge Your Negativity!
9mo ago

Challenge Your Negativity!

Negativity can consume us, especially during these tumultuous times. When you feel the surge of negative thinking, one thing you can do is address…

District topic
9mo ago

Finding the power to make a difference

When I first watched Rose Tourje’s video, I knew it was a story I wanted to share. Here was this accomplished interior designer in Los Angeles—…

Shoppers hold their heads high
9mo ago

Shoppers hold their heads high

There’s something really moving about seeing a space built not just to give food—but to give dignity, too. At the Pratt Free Market in Baltimore,…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar book launch and fireside chat
9mo ago

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar book launch and fireside chat

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location

308 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States
34° 4' 13.638" N, 118° 26' 39.0228" W
California US
Smart cookie!
9mo ago

Smart cookie!

The other night, I broke open a fortune cookie that offered up more wisdom than anything I’d read online all week: “Be gentle with yourself. You’…

Barber Reminisces
9mo ago

Barber Reminisces

Photograph summary: When barber Bill Hertan came to North Hollywood in 1924, he settled in a quiet, peaceful community nestled in the…

Meerkat Marvels
9mo ago

Meerkat Marvels

If you need a reason to smile today (and don’t we all?), this delightful adventure with a troop of curious meerkats ought to do the trick. While…

Notable Quotable: From The Heart Of Pope Francis
9mo ago

Notable Quotable: From The Heart Of Pope Francis

Pope Francis was a rare marvel, a voice of dissent, and always fearless in speaking truth to power. He never wavered from the compassion of Christ…

Art at the Hammer
9mo ago

Art at the Hammer

Tue, 04/22/2025 - 10:00am to Sun, 11/30/2025 - 5:00pm

Location

10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States
34° 3' 32.8392" N, 118° 26' 37.2012" W
California US
Family Goes To An Expensive Restaurant
9mo ago

Family Goes To An Expensive Restaurant

Hopefully your Easter dinner was just as fun as this family dinner.…

Happy Easter!
9mo ago

Happy Easter!

Here's wishing you all a beautiful Easter Sunday!

Let go and bloom!
9mo ago

Let go and bloom!

This is a photo of a hedge at the edge of my property. For years, I kept it trimmed into a neat, square row—tidy, predictable, nice but a little…

Open Your Heart And Own It
9mo ago

Open Your Heart And Own It

Judith Roberts is Chief judge at Fort Berthold District Court: MHA Nation. In her blog post this week, she reported that a co-worker, also a judge…

A Slap In The Face Of Our Nation's Better Angels
9mo ago

A Slap In The Face Of Our Nation's Better Angels

While growing up in Ecuador, Italy, and Bolivia, I experienced diverse cultures, ethnicities, and social economies. As a child, it dawned on me…

A warning about CT Scans and cancer risk
9mo ago

A warning about CT Scans and cancer risk

Over 50 years ago, healthcare practitioners began using computed tomography, or CT scans, to detect diseases and injuries. Alarmingly, a study…

Artists pay tribute to books
9mo ago

Artists pay tribute to books

Around the world, artists are turning city walls and sidewalks into playful, powerful tributes to the magic of books. This colorful, book-inspired…

Rocketdyne Engine Ready to Lift Glenn
9mo ago

Rocketdyne Engine Ready to Lift Glenn

Photograph caption: Engineer Keith Settles climbs up Alfa III, the static test stand for rocket booster engines. This is the stand where the…

Would You Have Resisted?
10mo ago

Would You Have Resisted?

It’s easy to imagine ourselves on the right side of history—defying Nazis, hiding families, speaking out against injustice. But when…

Are you a people pleaser?
10mo ago

Are you a people pleaser?

Some people have a very difficult time saying no to others. And because of it, they usually end up feeling resentful and angry.

When you…

Thinking ahead, thinking together...
10mo ago

Thinking ahead, thinking together...

In a world where viruses can upend lives and destabilize communities, a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental…

Stop worrying and count your blessings
10mo ago

Stop worrying and count your blessings

Okay, so there’s lots of doom and gloom coming out of everyone’s mouth. People’s worried about falling into a crater and never getting out. I wish…

Nurse daily affirmations
10mo ago

Nurse daily affirmations

In a 2011 survey sponsored by the American Nurses Association (ANA), nurses identified the acute and chronic effects of stress and overwork as one…

Speak Up For Justice Zoom Event
10mo ago

Speak Up For Justice Zoom Event

Speak Up for Justice Event Seeks a Million Courageous Voices to Defend Courts.

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Amusement
10mo ago

Practice makes perfect

Tico takes his music seriously. Watch as he rehearses his soulful rendition of REM's classic, Everybody Hurts. He sounds darn good!…

Sunday Sound Bath: Time's Horizon
10mo ago

Pledge: Sunday Sound Bath: Time's Horizon

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?”

– William Arthur Ward

As the world changes…

Trump Gives America’s Constitution The Boot
10mo ago

Trump Gives America’s Constitution The Boot

Evolving Plot Points Toward Trump’s Third Term:

1. Silence opposing points of view through coercion techniques

2. Send death threats…

An Existential Threat Brings Forth A Powerful Gift
10mo ago

An Existential Threat Brings Forth A Powerful Gift

We all see the heaviness in the world right now—the cruelty, the confusion, the deep fear so many are carrying. But we also see the people who are…

Notable Quotable: Robert A. Heinlein On Patriotism
10mo ago

Notable Quotable: Robert A. Heinlein On Patriotism

“Patriotism is not 'my country right or wrong'; patriotism means loving the ideals for which America stands and having the courage to speak up…

Is this goodbye to clean air in America?
10mo ago

Is this goodbye to clean air in America?

The Clean Air Act, enacted in 1970, was one of the country’s first and most impactful environmental laws. Its regulatory measures were pivotal in…

Pierre Salinger Gives A Boring Campaign Speech
10mo ago

Pierre Salinger Gives A Boring Campaign Speech

Image caption: Pierre Salinger tells students at Valley State College that the recent vote garnered by Gov. George Wallace of Alabama in the…

Liberators in Action: America's Librarians
10mo ago

Liberators in Action: America's Librarians

April is National Library Month—and there’s never been a better time to shout out and cheer on the heroes behind the shelves. Libraries are sacred…

Persistence pays off
10mo ago

Persistence pays off

Sometimes a story just stays with you—not because of the headlines or the outcome, but because of the heart behind it. That’s what happened when I…

Sunday Sound Bath: A New Way Forward
10mo ago

Pledge: Sunday Sound Bath: A New Way Forward

A couple weeks ago, I pledged to post a Sunday sound bath every week where I bring you a piece of music that, hopefully, will allow you to focus…

The Lie We Live
10mo ago

The Lie We Live

Most days, we’re caught in the grind—deadlines, bills, politics, the noise of daily life. It’s easy to forget we’re standing on a living,…

April's Full Moon
10mo ago

April's Full Moon

Sat, 04/12/2025 - 7:30pm
From Riches To Rags
10mo ago

From Riches To Rags

On October 19, 2024, The Economist cover story headline was: “America’s economy is bigger and better than ever.” It’s subtext was, “Will politics…

Correct Posture Competition
10mo ago

Correct Posture Competition

Image caption: Eligible to appear in Southern California competition for 'Miss Correct Posture' in May is pretty Joyce Phillips, 18, center…

From the fire's ashes came unity
10mo ago

From the fire's ashes came unity

Throughout history, wars have been fought in the name of religion, and the bloodshed continues to this day. However, a refreshing and heartening…

Negative Thinking Traps!
10mo ago

Negative Thinking Traps!

It appears that negative thinking has become the default in our lives. For many of us, we are focused on all the alarming things that are…

Notable Quotable: Diego Rivera on Vision Of Life
10mo ago

Notable Quotable: Diego Rivera on Vision Of Life

“As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint…

April skies come alive
10mo ago

April skies come alive

April’s night sky is putting on a show, and the full moon is taking center stage on Saturday, April 12th. Known as the Pink Moon, it’s a reminder…

Who doesn't love a bunny?
10mo ago

Who doesn't love a bunny?

I had bunnies for years and they were constant entertainment. Pure joy and fun...just like in this short video.…

When one sign comes down...
10mo ago

When one sign comes down...

Respect, kindness, and acceptance are under attack in public schools. In a Meridian, Idaho middle school classroom, a simple sign declaring “…

Sunday Sound Bath: Choosing A Holy Path Forward
10mo ago

Pledge: Sunday Sound Bath: Choosing A Holy Path Forward

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'” – Isaiah 30:21…

Farm cats at work
10mo ago

Farm cats at work

I grew up on a ranch but wasn't fortunate enough to have a cat that would do my chores or drive the tractor for me. One of these cats would have…

USDA Recall: Cleaning Solution Taints Liquid Eggs
10mo ago

USDA Recall: Cleaning Solution Taints Liquid Eggs

Check your refrigerator or freezer to see if you’ve purchased any of the following liquid egg products produced on March 12 and 13, 2025. These…

Amusement
10mo ago

Feeding The Hungry

Human kindness can be very entertaining…

Shut Your Mouth. Watch Your back. Or disappear.
10mo ago

Shut Your Mouth. Watch Your back. Or disappear.

Watch these masked people grab a Fulbright scholar at Tufts University. They don’t look like ICE. They look like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

The Best and Brightest
10mo ago

The Best and Brightest

Trump said America deserved better. So he brought in "the best and brightest" while giving the honorable and experienced the boot.

I think…

The Joy Of Shopping
10mo ago

The Joy Of Shopping

Image caption: Lou Klein, of North Hills Valley Toy Town, introduces Jeri Breech, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Breech, to a new friend…

These Women Enlarged the U.S. Military’s Greatness
10mo ago

These Women Enlarged the U.S. Military’s Greatness

Throughout the history of the U.S. armed forces, women have stepped forward with courage, skill, and determination, often without recognition or…

Zelle scam
10mo ago

Zelle scam

I just read a story about a local resident who escaped being scammed today. He received a legitimate sounding call from the “Fraud Department” of…

Are you taking meds that increase dementia risk?
10mo ago

Are you taking meds that increase dementia risk?

As a fitness trainer, I work with several clients who are seniors. Their goals include building and maintaining strength, mobility, and bone…

Wet and wild... and liberating
10mo ago

Wet and wild... and liberating

This artist's process has to be so liberating that she must feel like a million bucks when it's completed. No therapy needed by this artist…

At a loss ...
10mo ago

At a loss ...

It seems that every new headline I read fills or listen to, fills me with more terror than the last one. I'm not at all sure how to stop the…

Sunday Sound Bath: Hymn Of The Cherubim
10mo ago

Pledge: Sunday Sound Bath: Hymn Of The Cherubim

We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. — Unknown

Many of us are…

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