Mary WisniewskiOverseas Columnist “Are you alive?” asks an elderly woman sitting across from me on my return flight to London. It is quite a disconcerting question to wake up to, but I suppose I can’t really blame her. After all, my face is pale, my eyes red. I reassure her that indeed I am alive and reach for my overnight light. It does not turn on. “You are simply … [Read more...] about Londoners to tackle new semester
Audi S4 beauty is beast under the hood
Scott ReynoldsStaff Writer If Dr. Frankenstein had hidden his creation under the hood of a car, he would have called it S4. Audi has created a monster, but many will never know it. The Audi S4 is a 344-horsepower beast of a car with the same clean, timeless lines of one of Audi’s top sellers, the A4. Comparing the S4 to the A4, however, may be just a bit worse than comparing … [Read more...] about Audi S4 beauty is beast under the hood
Waterfalls and barefoot stream crossings at Winding Way Trail
Katie ClaryLiving Editor A rare event is taking place. As fleeting as an exotic flower that blooms once every decade under a full spring-time moon, the Winding Way waterfall is in full blossom. The typically wimpy falls started thundering almost overnight after the recent rains, giving Malibu its very own mini-Niagara Falls until the rainwater subsides. This hike is more than … [Read more...] about Waterfalls and barefoot stream crossings at Winding Way Trail
Dancing from the pulpit:
Mosaic, a church that holds services in both Los Angeles and Pasadena, provides visitors and members a spiritual experience with creative and contemporary services that draw from the arts. Meredith RodriguezNews Assistant Oil paintings, salsa dancers, information tents, a breakfast café and a live band — where can all these crafts and commodities be found in one place? … [Read more...] about Dancing from the pulpit:
How to enjoy the great outdoors without needing a snorkel
Katie ClaryLiving Editor Typically, this corner of the Graphic will contain a new trail for you to explore each week. I hope you too can enjoy the Santa Monica Mountains that are quite literally a hop, skip and a bike ride away from Pepperdine. However, like everything else in Southern California right now, the trails are swimming. So in lieu of a trailhead destination, here … [Read more...] about How to enjoy the great outdoors without needing a snorkel