Life & Arts

So Beyonce didn’t come to Pepperdine. Didn’t happen. And yet we let ourselves fall. We let ourselves believe in something. Let our minds wander off where they would. And who could blame us? News spread last week that Beyonce Knowles-Carter was on her way to Pepperdine for a private tour of the school. Our student body nearly self-imploded. And then, with half of the freshman … [Read more...] about Rethink the will to believe

Your heart is beating uncontrollably. Your palms begin to sweat. Lips part slightly in anticipation. You take a deep breath, trying to contain the butterflies in your stomach. The anticipation deepens, and the world around you seems to stand still. But wait — can this really be? What gracious act have you committed to deserve such an unexpected and delightful sensation? Enough … [Read more...] about Wine and dine your Valentine

As we look back in fond recollection of the People’s Choice Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and the Critic’s Choice Movie Awards, it may seem that awards season has flown past, foisting upon us a bittersweet and premature farewell. But do not fret, awards–show junkies, for the biggest and best is yet to come. Watching awards shows is a … [Read more...] about Year’s best seek sweep of awards season

Evolution is the idea that all living things on this earth are descendants of earlier living things. First, there were single-celled organisms, but over time they changed, and these changes occurred over billions of years. Eventually, one organism became so different from another — thanks to these accumulated changes — that a new species was formed. And this is the theory of … [Read more...] about God said, ‘Let there be evolution’

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down released their highly anticipated third studio album, “We the Common,” Tuesday. “We the Common” marks the third project by Thao Nguyen with her band, and the 12-track album does not disappoint. Nguyen’s unique brand of indie alternative folk-rock is front and center on this record and shows a more mature sound and vocal arrangement for the … [Read more...] about ‘We the common’ proves far from ordinary