Life & Arts

This considerate driver went ahead and hopped up on the curb in case anyone wanted to double park the spot. Next time you're walking down the road and see an awful parking job, take a photo and send it to us at graphic@pepperdine.edu. … [Read more...] about Bad parking job of the week

Oh, January. If all of the Oscar-contenders released during the holidays are the big party, then January movies are clearly the god-awful hangover. “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” is a bad movie. I like bad movies; my friends even tell me I have “BMS” — Bad Movie Syndrome. But there are two types of bad movies: There is the film that knows it is bad but has fun anyway, and … [Read more...] about ‘Witchhunters’ aims and misses

Yes, as in being a damsel in distress. Pocket that incredulity — I’m not about to set the progress of feminism back a few decades. I won’t be endorsing the eyelash-batting and lower-lip-pouting variety of damsel. No “Oh my stars!” swooning or “little ol’ me just needs a big strong man” drawling. The kind of damsel-like activity I’m discussing is to be undertaken by guys and … [Read more...] about Channel your inner damsel

Get ready to push your responsibilities aside, people. The unofficial American holiday is approaching and is within days of our reach. Couch potatoes and beer bellies all across the nation are feverish in anticipation. And frankly, so are the exercise junkies and veggie eaters. That’s right, football goers and halftime-show lovers: It’s Super Bowl time! Whether you’re stoked … [Read more...] about Satiate even a linebacker’s appetite

An unprecedented pandemic has swept through our campus via the sticky little fingers of sugar fiends and cereal addicts. Well, I’m putting the campus on threat level orange, and while I grant that this would be a nice suggestion for next year’s NSO theme, now is not the time for such jollity. Students are burgling the HAWC, and DPS isn’t saying dip about it. So, we’ve got to … [Read more...] about Honest work earns just reward