The creation of this magazine has been the biggest demonstration of love and dedication I have ever seen, and I hope with each turn of a page, you can feel that. I came to Pepperdine without a declared major or a vision of where my life would go as I entered adulthood. I found the journalism program my sophomore year and instantly fell in love, but it wasn’t until I … [Read more...] about Letter From Liza
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A Brief History of Malibu Living
May Rindge’s home on Laudamus Hill in central Malibu, circa 1939 (Photo courtesy Malibu Historical Photograph Collection, Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives). Waves break audibly on the sand without the noise of highway traffic. The sun shines onto ranch-style homes on sprawling rural properties complete with horses and surf sheds. The sand on … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Malibu Living
The Joys of Antique Shopping: Treasures Tell Stories
“MY APOTHECARY TABLE!” In the sixth season of Friends, Phoebe explained to Ross and Rachel how important it was for her to have furniture that told a story. This free-spirited fictional character's love for antiques is something many people said they relate to. Barbara Beaver, owner of Beaver's Den Antiques in Woodland Hills, said antiques are what make a house … [Read more...] about The Joys of Antique Shopping: Treasures Tell Stories
Pre-Loved in Another Life: The Art of Vintage Clothing
In one hundred different somewheres, a teenage girl is gleefully rifling through a bag of her mother’s old clothing from the early 2000s. She ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ over intricately beaded dresses and perfectly worn-in sweatshirts emblazoned with sorority letters. Finally, she pulls out a pair of denim overalls and picks them as her prize. Later, when … [Read more...] about Pre-Loved in Another Life: The Art of Vintage Clothing
Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go
People often think of home as a place — a physical comfort zone where one eats, sleeps and feels protected from the outside world. In reality, home is a concept with so much nuance; no one can attach an exclusive definition to it. Graziadio student and Horizon Scholar Dave Montoya grew up without a sense of home, moving around the foster-care system until he was 18 years … [Read more...] about Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go