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REHABBING IN MALIBU
By David Stansfield
Drug rehabs are in the Malibu news again, partly because there are so many of them. What are we up to now? Forty, fifty, sixty? It’s hard to keep up. Why so many? Well, what is a rehab? It’s a rehabilitation, from the Latin habilitare, to make fit, to endow with ability or capacity, implying that you’ve become disabled or incapacitated in some way. By what? Alcohol? Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and other illegal drugs? Yes, but that’s literally not the half of it, it’s actually only about a quarter of it as a matter of fact, the other three-quarters consisting of prescription drugs, which kill three times as many Americans as all the illegal drugs put together. First, some numbers: the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) informs us that the United States make up 5% of the world’s population and consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs; in 2010, enough painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult every four hours for one month, the most abused prescription drugs being painkillers, tranquillizers and stimulants; 52 million people in the U.S. over the age of 12 have used prescription drugs non-medically in their lifetime, this is greater than the number of people with heart disease (27 million), diabetes (26 million) or cancer (19 million). An analysis of 168,900 autopsies conducted by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission in 2007 revealed that cocaine was responsible for 843 deaths, heroin for 121, methamphetamines for 25 and marijuana for zero, for a total of 989 deaths in Florida. In contrast, 2,328 people were killed in this state by overdosing on opioid painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin, 743 were killed by drugs containing benzodiazepine – Valium and Xanax etc. – and about the same number were killed by stimulants such as Dexedrine, Adderall and Ritalin. According to the Centers for Disease Control, prescription drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in the U.S. in 2012. Among people 25 to 64 years old, drug overdose caused more deaths than motor vehicle traffic accidents; the drug overdose death rate more than doubled from 1999 through 2013; among children under age 6, pharmaceuticals accounted for about 40% of all exposures reported to poison centers. How did this tragic state of affairs come about? The short answer is, it was created by the pharmaceutical companies. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, their prescription drug profits were pretty static. They’d saturated the market of sick people. The obvious solution was to expand this market to include healthy people. But there simply weren’t enough diseases to go round. So they realized they would have to invent some new ones by redefining mild problems and common complaints as serious medical conditions requiring drug treatments. Runny noses were to become allergic rhinitis, PMS a psychiatric disorder, hyperactivity among children ADD, and so on. Now we had lovely long list of new “diseases”: everything from depression, anxiety, menopause, bipolar disorder, low bone density and “restless legs syndrome” (we’re not making this up, the drug companies did it for us; “wandering hands” can’t be far behind) to high cholesterol, high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, hormone displacement and female sexual dysfunction. And every one of these diseases required a new wonder drug, the great majority of which were highly addictive, so you could hook your customers for life. On the subject of addiction, we should remember that in many cases there’s little difference between an illegal “street” drug and a prescription drug. NIDA reports that painkillers based on hydrocodone – Vicodin and Lortab, etc. – are “similar to, and act on the same brain systems affected by heroin and morphine.” Many prescription drugs have another liability: they directly affect the mind, blocking off all sensations, the good with the bad. So, while providing short-term help in the relief of pain, for instance, they also wipe out alertness and muddy your thinking. They are scattershot – as Ciba, the manufacturer of Ritalin admitted, “The mode of action in man is not completely understood” – taking them is a bit like tipping a bucket of water over your head to administer an eye drop. To spread the good news about all their wonderful new drugs for all their wonderful new diseases, the pharmaceutical companies managed to “persuade” the government to let America become the only developed country in the world apart from New Zealand to allow direct-to-consumer advertising for medications, bombarding us with an average of ten prescription drug advertisements per day on news programs, sitcoms and soap operas. Profits soared, soon making Big Pharma the most profitable industry on earth. And Americans the sickest, most addicted people in the developed world. Our Malibu rehabs have a very bright future indeed. At this rate, we’ll soon be up to a hundred. About David Stansfield: With his wife, Denise Boiteau, David Stansfield has written and produced some four hundred television shows in Canada (both in English and French), PBS in the U.S., the Discovery Channel, NHK, Encyclopedia Britannica anTime-Life. David has also published eight books. David and Denise, have lived in Malibu for 28 years with the son and two daughters they have between them, each of whom founded a clothing company here: Pascal, Freedom Artists with Patrick Jensen; Claire, C&C California with Cheyann Benedict; and Olivia, Three Tees Golf with her husband, lifeguard and aquatic stuntman Brett Smith. davidstansfield.com
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MALIBU AN EARLY SPRING
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By Steve Woods Photos by Bill Parr Local Surfers were treated with an early season arrival of waves from a storm that originated in the Southern Hemisphere. As we seem to be having the beginning of a warm spring along the west coast, surfers in the Southern Hemisphere are being greeted by the cold embryonic rumblings of winter as the strong winds of the Roaring Forties blow off the ice shelves of Antarctica. These long distant wind fetches create the deep interval swells that are strong enough to survive the equatorial currents onto our coastline and have had the time to be groomed into pure refined energy, perfect for Malibu’s south facing geography. Hands down these southern hemis are what Surfrider surfers live for and with modern forecasting and communication devices it did not take long for word to get out to the legions of point break devotees. From the young to the old and everyone in between, surfers gorged on the southerly delivery after starving from a lack of winter storms from our Northern Pacific. Though these swells have long lulls in between sets, some sets would march in non stop for 15 -20 minutes. Perfect local offshore winds made for prime conditions for longtime local Allen Sarlo and up an coming grom Sean Woods in the pictures taken by legend photographer Bill Parr . Although Southern Hemisphere swells are rare in our winter season there have been aberrations. In 1978, before wave forecasting and cell phones, local surfers were blessed to experience a season of Spring Tree Magic. That unique south swell season started in February and every week to two weeks until June there was a consistent swarm of 4-8 foot Southerm Hemisphere swells that coincided with a very rainy spring. So much rain in fact that the roads were closed keeping outside surfers from reaching the uncrowded perfection of Surfrider. The creeks were in full flood and a famous rock and gravel bar were pushed out into the lineup at second point making the world class wave even better with guaranteed barrels on every wave. Not only were massive amounts of sediment pushed into the lineup but huge sycamore trees were washed out of Malibu Canyon and into the lineup. Surfers constructed dozens of drift wood shelters that washed up onto the beaches along with rattle snakes. There were so many good waves that spring that the caliber of surfing exploded and propelled local talent to succeed into professional careers . I was working at Pepperdine that year with my good friend Danny Bralver and we both pushed the limit on how many pretend sick days we could exploit before we were fired. Danny was fired first and I kept myself from being fired but I nearly quit knowing Danny was scoring while I was up on the campus in full view of second and thirdrd point. We all were stoked and grateful for such a consistent fluke season of surf which inspired me to memorialize that season by making a carving in one of the sycamore trees that washed down the creek. Those that surfed that season know the meaning my carving of “Spring Tree Magic ‘78” on the Sycamore tree. Bill Parr is a long time local surfer and staff photographer for many surfing publications as well as Surfline.com 90265 Magazine published Parr’s historic photos in our Big Wednesday article in Issue 10 that featured Malibu’s best surfers ( photographic proof that the Lagoon Restoration project did not destroy Malibu’s world famous wave ).
Photos for the top right: The view of Surfrider from Serra Retreat. Sean Woods, dawn patrol. Spring Tree Magic wood carving on sycamore tree 1978. Bottom photo; local icon surfer Allen Sarlo. Above; Sean Woods.
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SPRING BREAK
SCARLETT STEINBERG
Scarlett is 11 years old and attends Point Dume Elementary School and serves on the student council as Secretary. Scarlett has lived in Malibu her whole life. Her favorite thing about living in Malibu is hanging out with her friends. She is the sister of Skylar Steinberg Point Dume Graduate and Malibu High School and presently a USC Sophomore. Scarlett’s extra curricular activities include; tennis, golf, skiing, surfing, playing piano, acting and singing. Her favorite television show is Glee. She loves to play on the computer animal jam and movie star planet. Ideas for a great Malibu Spring Break Staycation: 1. Surfing off Little Dume, my Mom takes me in a cool golf cart. Best place ever to surf for kids. Zuma beach is another great place to get together and surf with friends during the weekdays and to play. 2. Singing Glee tunes with my friends and hanging out at Malibu Yogurt. My favorite is flavor is cotton candy. Yum! 3. Fishing off Paradise Cove Pier and releasing the fish. Afterwards stopping in at Paradise Cove Restaurant for their french fries virgin piña colada. 4. Setting up a lemonade stand at Winding Way Hike Parking Lot with my friends Sienna Berman and Tallia Efraim and selling lemonade to raise money for our Graduation Party. We are trying to raise $ 2,000 and on the weekends we get about 50-100 people who buy our lemonade. I pick the lemons and the loquats from our garden. See recipe below. 5. Seeing my friends Chloe Respondek and Johnny Sheridan in Cinderella at Malibu Playhouse Friday March 13th for the next two weekends.
‘Lemonade Style’ Lemonade Winding Way Style Ingredients 8 lemons 2 cups of sugar 4 tablespoons of maple syrup 2 trays of ice cubes 8 cups of cold water 12 loquats
Cut 8 lemons in half Squeeze lemons and pour juice in large glass container after removing seeds. Stuff 4 halves of left over lemons with sugar (roughly 2 cups of sugar) Add In glass container Add 4 tablespoons of pure Canadian maple syrup With water and ice Mix all with large wooden spoon and Add loquats cut In Small pieces to the whole mixture.
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RYAN
BINGHAM FEAR AND SATURDAY NIGHT Interview by Linda Atkinson, MA, MBA
Oscar-winning singer/songwriter and Topanga local Ryan Bingham’s voice is at once husky AND soul penetrating befitting a story of his hard younger years. They say true artists, the really true ones, can sing directly to your soul this is true of Ryan. Storytelling at its finest, authenticity abounds, the combination leads to touching, often deeply resounding moments in his music. From Texas rodeos to the Malibu’s Santa Monica mountains Ryan’s journey has been filled with heartbreak, wild success and love - each song he pens tells his life story. “Sometimes I feel like I ain’t getting nowhere. I’m walking down this road with a burden I can’t bear” these lyrics from the song “My Diamond is Too Rough” on his latest album Fear and Saturday Night speak to the depth of raw and real emotions that Ryan is not afraid to tackle. Fear and Saturday Night is Ryan’s second solo album following 2012’s Tomorrowland and three previous albums with his band The Dead Horses. It is this impossible combination of talent that lead to his 2010 Academy Award (as well Golden Globe and Grammy!) for Best Original Song for the theme of the film ‘Crazy Heart” (starring Jeff Bridges) – “The Weary Kind”. Written while living in his van in North Dakota “The Weary Kind” reveals the wisdom and fearlessness that Ryan shares honestly with his audience, “Your lover’s warm kiss is too damn far from your fingertips. You are the man that ruined her world.” Amidst the incredible success, though, was tragic loss behind the scenes that few knew about. "A lot of people didn't realize when that Oscar stuff was going on and 'Junky Star' was released, I was dealing with the loss of my parents," says Bingham, who released the follow-up album 'Tomorrowland' as a direct reaction to the emotional turmoil that surrounded him. "My mother drank herself to death, and my father shot himself. I was also going through a huge transition with the band—we were breaking up—and I felt so lost playing with different musicians for the first time in years." There were positive changes in his life during that time, too, including his marriage, which serves as a frequent well of inspiration on 'Fear and Saturday Night,' particularly on tracks like "Snow Falls In June" and "Top Shelf Drug," a Stones-esque rocker. Currently on a world tour after a sell out Europe Tour last month Ryan will touch back to California in May for the 2015 Santa Cruz American Music Festival. Off for another round in Europe, Ryan will have stops in Madrid, Rome, Berlin, Amsterdam, London (see ryanbinghammusic.com for details). Ryan will end this portion of the tour in October in Dublin, Ireland. L.A.: You are currently on tour with your new album ‘Fear and Saturday Night” and just finished playing Houston, with a sold out European tour in February under your belt how was it to be back in Texas? R.B.: It was great! The fans there are amazing and it’s always nice to come back there and play. We had four great shows in Texas and really this whole tour has been a lot of fun so far. L.A.: Touring is a far cry from an isolated, no phones, no lights airstream trailer tucked up in the mountains of California where you wrote “Fear and Saturday Night”. How do you cope with the tour? R.B.: The best way to cope with the road for me is to just live in the moment and make the best out of every day. When you play a show every night it really goes by fast. Before you know it the tour is over and the adventures of the road are what you have left to write more songs about. L.A.: You wrote “The Weary Kind” (Academy Award for Best Original Song for film Crazy Heart starring Jeff Bridges) in the back of a van in North Dakota which earned you an Academy Award, Golden Globe and a Grammy and you were going through deep personal loss at the time how did you handle both the success and the heartache? R.B.: It was pretty rough at times but I was fortunate to have some good friends around me and my wife at my side to help me through it. Going through the awards season was a great experience and we had a lot of fun but at the same time I was coping with personal things with my family and not many people knew about that. It took a little while to come out of that and see the light at the end of the tunnel again but I’m in a much better place now. I’m a firm believer in when the times get tough, the tough get going. L.A.: Lyrics from your Oscar winning song “The Weary Kind”, “Your lover’s warm kiss is too damn far from your fingertips. You are the man that ruined her world” are powerful, raw words where do they come from within you? R.B.: I’m not really sure where that stuff comes from. It all starts with the music and then the emotions seem to follow with the words. Inspirations can come from anywhere – people I have been around, experiences I have had, places I have seen. L.A.: Your late mother bought you a guitar when you were 16 years old, a neighbour taught you a mariachi tune after which you were motivated to start writing your own songs. Did it come easily at first or was it something that you worked at? R.B.: It’s something I'm still working on today. I’m always trying to improve and get better at playing the guitar. Its’ never really been easy but at times feels natural if that makes sense. L.A.: You continue on tour this summer before going on a big headlining Europe tour this fall Madrid, Rome, Berlin, Amsterdam, London (and more, see tour dates) and finishing the Europe Tour in October in Dublin, Ireland would you rather be writing or touring? R.B.: I really enjoy both and feel lucky that I get to play music and perform for people for a living. I always love to get away, take time off and write but if I couldn’t perform or share the songs in any way it would take a lot of the fun out of it so I’m glad to be able to balance both. L.A.: You are a true artist is all senses of the word - raw, authentic, unique, true, expressive how is it for you living in this world? R.B.: I don’t really think about it that much. I just try and do the best I can with what I have and write songs and play music that I enjoy and that hopefully other people can enjoy as well. I try to take life as it comes at me, the good and the bad and stay positive and make the best of it. L.A.: What do you love about living in Southern California? R.B.: I’m in Topanga and it’s a beautiful place to live. It’s close to the ocean, the mountains and the desert. three things I can’t live without. L.A.: If you weren’t a musician what would you be doing? R.B.: Growing up I always just wanted to be a cowboy. I’d probably be ranching somewhere or on the rodeo trail. L.A.: What’s next for you as an artist? R.B.: It’s been a busy year so far. I think a nap is in my near future. And after that I’m looking forward to playing some festivals and shows throughout the summer and go on tour again this fall. We’ll be in Europe in October and all over the US in November/December. It’s been a lot of fun playing the songs from this new album and I’m ready to start on a new one soon.
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“You are unborn and yet to be scarred with tattoos. The blood in your arm, hell, it’s good and it’s warm and still free to choose.” From ‘Broken Heart Tattoos” Fear and Saturday Night 2015
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WALLACE PIATT By: Santa Barbra/Montecito Editor Gus Johanson
Artist Wallace Piat tells us in his own words about his journey through passion and pain to get to his life’s purpose - creating masterpieces in Montecito.
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“A lot of images I use for all my art is from my magazine collections... Old Thrasher, Cowboys, Arizona, comics, Skateboarder, surfer, hot rod for sure!!! Vintage madness is so dope!!!”
“Sorry for the run on sentences and grammer ... I’m writing fast and furious.... I’m 6th generation Californian... graduated UCSB pre med... ummmm I create every day if I don’t I go nuts..hahahaha ... Art is my life even though girlfriends and parents think I should get a regular job... ugh I had clothing stores for 17 years... Vintage denim and leathers were my gig in the early 90’s when it was underground style... sold to Japan, Ralph Lauren (huge client in vintage) and France. If you didn’t wear 1940s-1950s Levi XX rolled up showing selvedge you didnt know style... hahahaha this was old school... way before the whole denim thing blew up like now.... still love it !!!! I’m currently doing a comic series... Mario, Richie Rich, 60’s gals.... called Playa Gold Digger series.... love it.... Lived in Montecito for a year now... love it but wow it’s really white bread no flavor... but the beaches are absolutlely stunning and it helps me be a good boy.... downtown SB was like the Pinnochio bad boys and I’d get in trouble going out all the time...hahahaha Why SB... I was born in gangsta Santa Maria and then we moved to the country in Santa Ynez where I lived my very very good boy tennis playing surfing life until 19... I always loved SB from childhood because we’d come over the hill to get my braces tightened... mom thought there were better orthondontists in the “big city”. I was in awe and just fell in love and told my mom I’m living in Santa Barbara when I grow up... well I never really grew up but I’m here for good... everyone tells me that I should be in New York or LA for the style and grit... maybe but I’d probably be dead if I did...yikes How I start painting... well we had clothing lines at True Grit and Particle clothing stores and I was a graphic fanatic artist... we must’ve had 10,000 stickers to give away for our store... my partner Jill Johnson ( a great designer bunnyjackson.com ) would go nuts: “why so many stickers???”... I would say its great guerilla marketing... hahahaha I just loved creating cool graphics.... and we had 3 tee shirt lines... killed it ... we make so much money and had so much fun... The Particle mens store I opened in 2004 was a small SOHO style.. super modern organic... surf.. ( not cheesy Quicksilver-Billabong style.... and super style fun clothing... it was a little too forward for SB but did well... thats when is started to put graphics on canvas... from there more and more art... Then.... the market crashed... I was doing too many drugs... drank every day... loved seedy dark bars... gunslinger style..hahahha I was out of my mind but I was a nice guy ( most of the time )... partied like a rockstar... had a lot of money but the ship was sinking... and fast.... by 2008-2009 we had to close the stores... lost it all... the expensive cars... the cool house... modern furniture... jesus.... then I had a heart attack... WAKE UP CALL... MY GOD
RIGHT: “This is a vintage Lee vest over a vintage 60s leather cafe jacket... god soooo cool... too small for me damn it... but I hand embroidered this Indian.. its fun to do this clothing stuff when I’m not painting... fashion sucks Style is grande... “
I was homeless for a while ... depressed ... but I just looked at it as a kind of cool way to make a come back or not... god it was hard... you lose so called friends that hung with you just because you have money and a popular store front... I got hard and pretty much locked myself in an art studio... I lived there too... no running water... and painted.... I hustled hard... I didn’t give a shit ... I just put out more and more art.... then...... the art got my own signature look... people started recognizing it... they’d say “oh thats a Wallace” god I get goosebumps still...
LEFT: “Silkscreen pop art... example is the horses.. Layers and layers of silkscreen imagery...”
So that was 7-8 years ago and it’s going up every year... I dont go out like I used to and pretty much paint every day .. I love it and if I dont create something every week I go nuts... hahahha.... anyway... its been a cra cra life and I love it and have no regrets... A huge life story in 3 paragraphs.... when im not painting I’m always making tee shirts and upstyling vintage... I’m a vintage freak... denim is my life still ... Thank you sooooo much to include me in your fabulous local paper... have a sunny day and sometime check out my studio in the Funk Zone. Cheers -Wallace Cleveland Piatt”
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“Pure pop... Stencil and spray art... Very street style with fun and witty style ... Like the Mario and Richie rich pieces ... I use 1960s teen love mags for inspiration... I have stacks of them ... Guys think I’m nuts having these in my room.. Young romance ... Etc. etc. hahaha”
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FASHION
FASHION WEEK COMES TO MALIBU
HAUTE BOHO Comes back for fall...
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Have you heard of the saying, “If you hold on to something long enough, it will come back in style again”? Well bust out those heavy layers, a plaid shirt and a pair of Docs. Grunge is BACK AGAIN! When I lived in New York, September and February were the months that lit Manhattan alight with the Love and Noise that comes with FASHION WEEK. Moving to Malibu, I feel that ‘Love and Noise’ for fashion has gone a bit quiet. So.... I am bringing Fashion Week to MALIBU by sharing the LOVE and turning up the volume on the NOISE of FASHION. 3.1 Phillip Lim showed a “Grunge” reference and nod to the Nirvana era, with uses of oversized clothing in black, maroon, grey, plaid and military green. Loads of layering, which does well here in the cooler months in Malibu. Peel them off as the day goes by and add them as the sun goes down! This “Grunge” reference carried over into different collections such as 6397, Alexander Wang (black, heavy layering, platform Docs and oversized plaid coats) and Miu Miu. CHANEL also followed suit with oversized plaid coats and mixed patterns, as did Gambattista Valli. However, CHANEL stayed true to tradition with tweeds and signature quilting. I love how Aganovich took the oversized and heavily layered Grunge reference and added detailed tailoring. The tailoring stayed ON POINT at Givenchy - contrary to their hair and makeup looks on the runway model which felt more like Flamenco dancer meets Body Modification.
CHLOE
Talk about how TV imitates Art, we had more of the extreme with French label A.F. Vandervorst that seemed to be channeling American Horror Story. Strong REDs and a Traditional Russian dress reference ran throughout Alberta Ferretti. Maroon at Alexander Lewis and Charlotte Ronson (One of my favorite Collections). Alice + Olivia showing maroon and strong patterns of harlequin and brocade. Very luxurious and whimsical. However, in 3.1 Phillip Lim collection, there was the use of military green. In the Alberta Ferretti collection, you saw a strong use of reds and a nod to traditional dress, Spanish in this case. Burberry Prorsum had a bohemian chic vibe with suede fringe on the coats to the shoes and gypsy-like dresses. Christopher Bailey’s use heavy uses of different patterns was more ‘busy’ than boho - a little disappointing - but let me tell you who did bohemian chic PERFECTLY... CHLOÉ did! A + all around for CHLOÉ! It was beautiful and a breath of fresh Malibu Beach air! If you want the be overwhelmed and engulfed in the brilliant NOISE of FASHION, I recommend that you always take a look at the collections of recent graduates of Central Saint Martin. There you will witness why FASHION exists at ALL! Diane Von Furstenberg carries the running theme of strong reds and maroon with the incorporation of lace and brocade-like patterns. And of course her staple wrap dress was in full swing! Zadig & Voltaire does sexy rock style with a straight up Malibu vibe! I totally see these looks rocked at Habana or Nobu. The theme continues to a new level at Saint Laurent. This collection was totally sexy icon status.
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
I LOVE Vivienne Westwood Red Label. She has all the trends in one collection. The complete layered “Grunge” ensemble with mixed patterns in shades of red, including plaid. My favorite being a grey patterned long sleeved shirt and short ensemble. Vivienne Westwood’s higher end label took a sharp wrong turn. I was left confused. She was taking artistic license to the next level and placing just anything together. Unfortunately I feel it was a big fail this fall. Temperley London brings a glitzy bohemian chic to the runway that would definitely work here in Malibu. Hooray!!!!!! A calming cozy and luxurious turtleneck sweater/skirt combination with a simple brown boot from Victoria Beckham. Ahhhh.... I am in heaven. I think I needed a break from the FASHION noise of Mixed Patterns, Jarring Reds and Overwhelming Layers! Pam & Gela exudes the essence of Malibu with a look of edgy sweats, black pumps and a leather jacket. In Malibu, we want to be edgy, but comfortable. Sylish, but not pretentious. Approachable, without being common. Matthew Williamson got me at “HELLO” with all of his use of color and beautiful flowing patterns - it literally took my breath away. Marc Jacobs lost me. End of story. Gwen Stephanie’s L.A.M.B. collection hit the nail on the head. Classic old school Nirvana-esque plaids and an overall look that delivers the coastal cool Malibu vibe we all will be wearing this fall.. In reference to GUCCI... All I can say is BRING BACK TOM FORD!
DSQUARED
FASHION
FASHION WEEK
FALL 2015 has...
GONE GRUNGE
COMES TO MALIBU The fashion week roundup continues..
Dsquared2 is My FAVORITE collection of the Autumn 2015 Ready to Wear shows. Yes... At first glance it looks like someone shut off the lights and asked the models to put on all the clothes on their rack as quick as possible. However, as you take a breath and breathe the collection in, I see its brilliance. The looks are so curated and creative. A mixture of Native American Indian, British Colonial, American Pioneer and Urban Prairie. I love each and every look. Next - hop on the Zuhair Murad train for red carpet looks which I am sure will be well worn come awards season. Louis Vuitton was a MISS for me this season. I did not see a damn thing! However, I will be carrying my Louis Vuitton Marais MM everywhere I go from the Autumn 2015 Collection. Hopefully their Ready to Wear will run consistent with their accessories next season! Malibu is very animal conscious but you won’t be missing animal fur with Stella McCartney’s collection. She took faux fur to the next level. Believe it or not, Malibu can get cold enough for Faux Fur - not quite like New York, but long enough to make you feel that you justified for a luxurious purchase like this. Are you going to keep it REAL this fall or will you go FAUX?
ALEXANDER WANG
I almost overlooked Haltson Heritage and I am so happy I didn’t. It was one of the most wearable and beautiful collections of Fashion Week! I really encourage you to check out the rest of the collection online. It’s absolutely beautiful.
LAMB
Truth be told, I was B-O-R-E-D with DIOR. Not that it wasn’t good, but rather I felt it was all done before and better. Poor execution at reinventing the wheel! Geometric Prints left me feeling dizzy at Issey Miyake - and dizzy is never good. HOLLA for Haider Ackerman! Fall 2015 is off the hook! You literally have all the seasons themes... layers, tailoring, mixed patterns in one collection. The fine detail of the stitching on the accesories takes it to a whole new level! And finally, Isabel Marant is the consummate haute bohemian fashion goddess - every collection she epitomizes casual glam and this one was true to form. She is A FASHION DREAM and I can hardly wait for fall!
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WELLNESS
Vitamins are sold in every grocery store in the country, so they must be good for you, right? They may help if you have a serious vitamin deficiency. According to the CDC http://www.cdc. gov/nchs/ over half of the U.S. population takes some kind of vitamin supplement, predominantly multi-vitamin’s. Are we relying too heavily on vitamins to work magic? Whole food supplements can be beneficial, but the key to vitamin and mineral success is eating a balanced diet. Most people operate under the assumption that more of a good thing is better, hence loading up on vitamins just to be on the safe side. This can become an expensive endeavor and if you don’t have a vitamin deficiency, taking more doesn’t provide any benefit. What’s even more surprising, routinely taking megadoses of vitamins might actually harm you. For instance, Vitamin A plays an important role in vision, but too much Vitamin A can be toxic, too much vitamin B6 over a period of a year can create nerve damage etc.
BELIEVE IN
MAGIC?
By Diana Nicholson
According to the Mayo Clinic whole foods offer three main benefits over dietary supplements:
Greater nutrition; Whole foods are complex, containing a variety of the micronutrients your
body needs — not just one. An orange, for example, provides vitamin C plus some beta carotene, calcium and other nutrients. It’s likely these compounds work together to produce their beneficial effect. Essential fiber. Whole foods, such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes, provide dietary fiber. Most high-fiber foods are also packed with other essential nutrients. Fiber, as part of a healthy diet, can help prevent certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and it can also help manage constipation.
Protective substances; Whole foods contain other substances important for good health. Fruits
and vegetables, for example, they contain naturally occurring substances called phytochemicals, which may help protect you against cancer, heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. Many are also good sources of antioxidants — substances that slow down oxidation, a natural process that leads to cell and tissue damage. However some people should be taking supplements, the dietary guidelines recommend supplements — or fortified foods — in the following situations: Women who may become pregnant should get 400 micrograms a day of folic acid from fortified foods or supplements, in addition to eating foods that naturally contain folate. Women who are pregnant should take a prenatal vitamin that includes iron or a separate iron supplement. Adults age 50 or older should eat foods fortified with vitamin B-12, such as fortified cereals, or take a multivitamin that contains B-12 or a separate B-12 supplement. Adults age 65 and older who do not live in assisted living or nursing homes should take 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily to reduce the risk of falls. Don’t eat well or consume less than 1,600 calories a day. Are a vegan or a vegetarian who eats a limited variety of foods? Don’t obtain two to three servings of fish a week? If you have difficulty achieving this amount, some experts recommend adding a fish oil supplement to your daily regimen. Are you a woman who experiences heavy bleeding during your menstrual period? Do you ave a medical condition that affects how your body absorbs or uses nutrients, such as chronic diarrhea, food allergies, food intolerance, or a disease of the liver, gallbladder, intestines or pancreas? Have you had surgery on your digestive tract and are not able to digest and absorb nutrients properly? Before you start buying everything from vitamin A to Zinc, remember they’re supplements, not replacements.The key is healthy diet choices and nutrient-dense foods. Make a conscious decision to eat healthy foods, talk to your physician about having a nutritional analysis. Find out specifically which supplements and what doses are appropriate for you (if any). Be sure to ask about possible side effects and interactions with any medications you take. A great guide is “Healing With Whole Food” by Paul Pitchford. Eat well, live well, and don’t take supplements you don’t need!
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THREEAT HOME
Looking to de-stress, calm down, and revitalize? Practice these Three at home yoga poses to unwind from information overload.
YOGA POSES By Ted Mc Donald Owner, 5 Point Yoga
Is your day full of appointments, calls, driving from here to there and back again? Do you find that when you arrive home, you take a huge sigh of relief? Do you have too much stress? If you’re like most of us, the answer is ‘yes’ or at least ‘a little bit’. Too often our lives are full of information overload, to do lists, and unproductive multitasking. To combat these modern conditions and return to our simple innate sense of peace, contentment and relaxation, make some time to do the following poses. They are all easy and will take up as little or as much time as you desire. They are designed to restore your body, calm your mind, and leave you feeling fresh and revitalized.
Reclining Twist: Often, in the morning, I like to begin my day with a reclining twist. As soon as I wake up, while still lying in bed, I’ll take a big yawn and stretch. Still lying
on my back, I’ll pull one knee into my chest and roll to the opposite hip. Then I take a few deep breaths. It feels amazing to twist the spine first thing in the morning and send signals throughout my body that I’m awake and ready to start moving. Of course make sure you do both sides. Spinal twists liven up the body and are a wonderful way to spend the first moments of your day.
Viparita Karani: If you’re one of the many who suffer from anxiety and lack of sleep, Viparita Karani is the perfect pose to do in the evening before bed. Find a wall or you
can even use the headboard of your bed. Flip around, lie on your back with your legs vertical against the wall. Make sure your head, back and butt are on the floor and your legs are resting vertically on the wall. Spend at least 2-5 minutes here, more is better here. You will begin to feel all the fluids from your legs drain back toward your heart and your brain. You may feel tingling in your feet and calves, this is normal. Viparita Karani is fantastic for anxiety, digestion, headaches and more.
Savasana: One of the most important poses in the yoga practice, Savasana is a great way to restore. Simply lie flat on your back with your feet about shoulder distance, make sure your shoulders are away from your ears, and have your arms a bit out to the side. This pose should be wonderfully comfortable for your body. If it hurts your back slightly, you can support your knees by putting a pillow under them. At the end of a full yoga practice Savasana is held for 5-7 minutes. However, you can practice the pose at any point during the day and for as little or as long as you want. 30 seconds or 10 minutes will help with anxiety, help your body relax, and help reduce fatigue. If your mind is in overdrive, make sure to follow your breathing and see if you can fall into the “witness” of your body. A mindfulness technique to simply observe all thoughts and sensations without reacting to them, but simply accepting them with grace. These are all poses I teach in classes at my studio, 5 point yoga or up at The Ranch: Live Oak Malibu where people are hiking for 4-5 hours a day. So whether you’re a little stressed, fatigued or have anxiety, just take a few minutes each day to help to bring you some rejuvenation!
MALIBU
SPRING HAS
SPRUNG
By Steve Woods
Though Southern California has been in a severe drought our hillsides have exploded with exceptional cornucopia of colorful wildflowers. The little rain we have had has been just adequate and at intervals just right for our local wildflowers along our coastal bluffs and in our canyons.
Left: Coreopsis at the Point Dume State Park.
As a Local who prefers the uncrowded trails, I will not divulge the names or locations of the hundreds of miles of hiking trails that are sandwiched between the coastal bluffs to the top of Boney Ridge but every wild nook and cranny is rich with unusually healthy populations of native colors. Many of the watercourses are still trickling with last rains runoff making life easier for the ferns, riparian alders and sycamores. Bright yellow alien-looking coastal coreopsis are in full bloom from the burn areas of Point Mugu State Park to Point Dume State Park to Malibu Lagoon State Park and are unique to Malibu and the Channel Islands. In most canyons you can spot carpets of purple lupine, orange poppies, red Indian paint brush, white mariposa lilies, blue dicks, shooting stars, wild cucumber and the firebreaks are flooded with non native bright yellow Mustards brought over from early Spanish ranchers. The sages, ryes, sumac and fennels which were stressed out from a lack of rain last fall are looking very happy and full but watch out for the poison oak which practically dripping with very itchy oils.
Photos by Steve Woods
With the recent dry Santa Ana winds the prime flowering time may be short lived so get out before our hillsides dry out and turn brown for a long hot summer.
PETS
Nature’s bouquet overlooking Corral Canyon.
Left: Lupins bloom after recent rainstorms.
It is hard for humans to understand the sensitivities of animals when it comes to modern day private party bomb blasting. Animals are programmed to sense the coming of thunder or lightning by a change in atmospheric pressure. Fireworks “bomb blast” that do not occur on the 4th of July take humans and animals off guard. Dogs will dig under a fence or jump over, cats will bolt up trees but easily spooked horses may suffer the most injuries. A lot of migratory birds like the Shovelhead ducks along with, Buffleheads, Plovers, Whimbrels, Meadow Larks, Cormorants, Egrets and Blue Herons have also paired up and are preparing for nesting at the Malibu Lagoon. Farmers shoot shot gun percussion’s to disperse birds and that is what the rich and famous did to the birds roosting around the protected Malibu Lagoon State Park Friday night, meanwhile the Paradise Cove private pyrotechnics have continued to rain down toxic chemicals at the PROTECTED Point Dume Marine Sanctuary. You can’t fish there but apparently you can dump toxic chemicals in the MPA in the name of someone’s birthday. Aside from the harm suffered by animals and the toxic chemical pollution of our marine ecosystem, the Fireworks barge is in direct violation of the law. The Fire Department permits require that the fireworks display barges be at or beyond 1 mile from shore. Several other private fireworks shows have also been witnessed only several hundred yards from shore also in direct violation of the law but no one from the City or the Fire Department is enforcing the law. The City of Malibu, State Parks, Fish and Game and the Coastal Commission should encourage law enforcement or file a lawsuit to ban Fireworks percussions and chemical pollution around our marine sanctuary’s and State Parks. The increase in private fireworks displays are a blatant disregard to our rural character, damaging to our marine life, wildlife and domestic animals and must stop no matter who the applicant is. No one is above the law and no one’s celebrations are more important than the wildlife that exist here in Malibu. How many more pets will go missing or end up at an animal shelter? Malibu is one of the last coastal refuges in LA County that harbors wildlife from decadence and ignorance of mans detachment from nature. This selfish damaging trend of Fireworks displays has got to be limited with existing laws enforced or stopped altogether.
FIREWORKS not working for
WILDLIFE
By Steve Woods Fireworks photos by Corlyce M. Olivieri
PETS
“Firework explosions (which can emit sounds of up to 190 decibels, a full 110 to 115 decibels higher than the 75- to 80-decibel range) can produce a blind panic in animals that can lead to serious injury, deep-rooted, debilitating fears, or even death.” - Ohio Animal Defence League
CANINE CONVERSATIONS with Robert Cabral
Sharing my love of dogs with other dog lovers is my inspiration for writing this new column, “Canine Conversations” for The Local. In future issues we will address a holistic and ‘whole-istic’ approach to dogs. Not just one aspect of the dog, but the whole dog. I want to address everything from vet care to behavior and beyond. I welcome your thoughts and questions as we begin an exciting journey understanding man’s best friend. The relationship between dog and man began before the dog was ever even a dog, and some will say before man really became “man.” I spoke at UCLA a few years ago about the co-evolution of our species. It is poignantly clear that we as a species would not have developed were it not for dogs and we know clearly that dog would have never developed were it not for early mans selected breeding of certain wolves to develop the modern dog. Some say this history dates back over 100,000 years. Since then the journey has continued to develop both of our species. The AKC currently recognizes over 150 breeds of dogs, but there are plenty more that are not formally recognized. We have developed dogs into man’s best friend, or perhaps dogs have developed themselves into man’s best friend. In either case, I can’t imagine my life without dogs. I spend much of my time training them, more of my life saving them and they are one thing that gives profound meaning to my life. Your interaction with your dog is not just about what you feed your dog that makes him/her whole, it’s your entire relationship. I will share with you my position on shelter rescues as well as the benefits of saving a dog from a shelter and where to go locally. There are countless dogs in need of a home at shelters within a short drive of our beautiful city including the Agoura Animal Shelter in Agoura Hills as well as The Ventura Shelter in Camarillo. I hope you will consider adopting a pet at one of these shelters if you are thinking of adding a new best friend to your home. There are many breeds, sizes and so many unique personalities of four-legged friends just waiting for a home. I am looking forward to informing our pet friendly readers here at The Local. Please feel free to email boundangels@gmail.com If you are in need of specific training advice you can read my blog posts and free dog training articles on my website www.BlackBeltDogTraining.com
THE BASICS
to a better relationship with your dog 1. Train your dog to listen to you and reward him for doing so. 2. Feed your dog the very best food you can afford, read the labels and think of his health. 3. Make sure your dog gets exercise every day. This includes mental and physical exercise. 4. Give your dog special time every day, even if only a few minutes of loving, grooming or petting. The benefits are equal for you and your dog. 5. Your dog needs regular checkups, so once yearly visit your vet.
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