Life & Arts

This weekend marked the 31st annual Chili Cook-Off, an event that has a long history in Malibu and has been located on the 20 acres of mostly empty land in the center of Malibu since 1982. Every year, the fair draws in more than 10,000 people and raises well over $1 million, which is then donated to a vast amount of both local and national charities. Each year, the fair focuses … [Read more...] about Kick-off of the Chili Cook-off

The modern Western may seem like it’s moseyin’ on out of style, but every year, there are those one or two big-budget “epic Westerns” that premiere in theaters. However, when studios have to compete with films like “True Grit,” “Meek’s Cutoff” and “The Good, the Bad, and the Weird” it is every producer’s fear they will churn out another “Jonah Hex.”  This year’s “Lawless” … [Read more...] about “Lawless” is nearly flawless

  After a successful celebration last year, Fashion’s Night Out will return to Malibu tonight, starting at 6 p.m. The event is part of a worldwide affair that is in its fourth year and has been celebrated across 18 different countries. Malibu’s own event, which will take place at the Country Mart (located at 3835 Cross Creek Road), is themed as a “couture carnival,” and … [Read more...] about Fashion's Night Out: Couture comes to the ‘Bu

I’m sure sometime this summer a focus group convened to brainstorm ways that you could connect with the student body more, ways to be hipper, like the “Apple of mass-mediocre-food-distributors.” And you tried your best. You left the meeting with the mutual understanding that changing your staple food’s name from pizza to ‘Za was just what the doctor ordered for energizing our … [Read more...] about An Ope’ Lett’ to ‘Dexo

Ten years ago, the easiest way to get a petition signed on college campuses was to walk around with a thick clipboard of empty lined paper and pen, bombarding students (mostly freshmen) with philosophical questions that would compel them to leave their signatures. While that might still be the practice for some, with the evolving technology of the Internet and social networking … [Read more...] about Change.org transforms petitions