Category: Editorial

Imagine a place where, once a year for two days of frenzy, thousands, hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets, singing and dancing, loving each other, creating beauty out of nothing but themselves. Imagine a culture where almost every household has a master or mistress craftsperson, or an accomplished musician, dancer or writer. […]

Well yes. There is a saying that good things come to those who wait…well. This issue had to be the best ever; because we all had to wait seven months before we saw it coming. Hey, I’ll be honest with you: I can make a lot of excuses/reasons for being late, and they would all […]

These are remarkable times we find ourselves living in. The lords of the land, all over our planet have bamboozled us with Glastnos and the New World Order, when the reality is the same old khaki pants. Though ours is but a tiny piece of the rock, our leaders’ egos more than make up for […]

Topsoil Editor-in-Chief Dennis Tayé Allen was released from his contractual obligations at the magazine today. A red-eyed Allen packed his belongings in two Hilo bags and handed in his resignation after accusing Topsoil management of trying to infringe on the magazine’s editorial autonomy. He cited a memo from Grasworx chairwoman Lisa Allen-Agostini criticising his decision […]

When a parent walks up to you shoving their offspring into your face for your opinion as to their good looks and quality, a lot of that is really about their own insecurity. However, I believe that most of the time they just want your honest opinion, because they can’t see past their own love […]