Paula LaBrot

Paula LaBrot is a 30-year resident of Topanga, a futurist with a special interest in the uncharted waters of cyberspace. plabrot@messengermountainnews.com

Topanga Actors Company Mounts Its Fourth Season

Topanga Actors Company (TAC) a local, resident theater company whose mission is to bring modern theater works to Topanga, is hosting a meet and greet on March 23, 1-4 pm., in the…

The High-Tech Mating Game

What could be more “connected” than a relationship, especially an intimate relationship? So, what does the future hold for that special connection? Hold onto your hearts, my Valentines. The future of love…

The Right To Be Forgotten

For a long time I have been feeling sorry for the younger generations. They are forever followed by their history…there is no escaping it. In my day, we kids could be threatened…

Beginning Again

Life is beginning again in our mountains. Miriam Geer and I drove the entire mountain highway from Yerba Buena Highway to Mulholland Highway to home. What we saw! The scope of the…

Future Rx

One of the commonest and most important wishes for January 1 is, “Have a happy, healthy new year!” Let’s face it. Health is the most important of our human conditions. Without it,…

Faster than a Speeding Santa

I was thinking about Santa and how fast he has to go to deliver presents to all the people on this beautiful planet. That’s a global population of 7.7 billion naughty and…

Tech Travel Tips

‘Tis the season to be traveling! “Consumers have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season: higher wages, more disposable income, and rising levels of household wealth,” says Bill Sutherland, AAA…

All Things Disconnected

The Woolsey Fire began on Thursday, Nov 8. Nov. 9, our electricity was turned off at daybreak. Along with the electricity, we lost internet, cable TV, wifi and phone service. The flow…

Woolsey Fire Chronicles The Edge of Green

I evacuated late, then snuck back into the Canyon as soon as I could. The day I came back, I woke up really early, stuffed five dogs and two cats in the…

Up Close with NextDoor

A friend of mine just got kicked off Nextdoor for life. A wonderful guy and a super good neighbor. I have been researching the subject of social media censorship, so I thought…where…