Deborah Netburn covers faith, spirituality and joy for the Los Angeles Times. She started at The Times in 2006 and has worked across a wide range of sections including entertainment, home and garden, national news, technology and science. She’s hung out with Tibetan monks in the Pacific Palisades, seen seahorses at the bottom of Alamitos Bay and spent time with the working witches of Los Angeles. She is always looking for a good story.
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Sept. 13, 2023
Founded in 1934 by author and lecturer Manly P. Hall, L.A.’s Philosophical Research Society has evolved into a modern cultural events and art space with an esoteric edge.
Sept. 11, 2023
Sound baths are everywhere in Los Angeles, even in churches. Here’s what it’s like to experience the singing bowls and gongs in grand, acoustic settings.
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July 20, 2023
The Garibaldina Society is the oldest Italian club in Los Angeles. Younger members are giving it a new life — and you don’t have to be Italian to join.
June 14, 2023
Find yourself at these Los Angeles-area labyrinths when you’re feeling overwhelmed — or when you just want a calming, off-the-beaten path experience.
June 7, 2023
For the Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, it’s about comforting those in need, Pride award or not. After the Dodgers tumult, the drag nuns reflect on their ministry.
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Jeffrey Roberts of Long Beach drove to Utah, shot and killed his brother, set his house ablaze, and then died in a shootout with police, officials said.
May 6, 2023
Walking labyrinths with facilitator Katie Bull, L.A.’s World Labyrinth Day coordinator.
May 4, 2023