Life & Arts

Well, it happened again you guys. For the second year in a row, I failed to make the cut for the Women of Color Fashion Show. And yes, I’m not a woman and even the Caucasian race has disowned me for lack of “color,” but this issue runs much deeper than that, you guys. If a blindingly pale white guy like me can’t walk down the runway at a fashion show established with the … [Read more...] about Passion for fashion

Spring has arrived and with it, an inordinate amount of activities, events and other campus opportunities are blossoming. And as we creep out of the doldrums of a snowy Malibu winter, the crisp spring air screams, “Get involved, you sloven!” That’s right. Spring is a time to rev up, to start your proverbial engines. The seasonal gradient lifts us out of our frosted stagnancy, … [Read more...] about Get involved now or suffer eternally

The CCB, the RAC, the TAC and Towers are only a few of the names that have become ingrained in students’ vocabulary as they go about their daily routines. However, what many may not realize is that they represent the rich history of Pepperdine, as well as the ties and friendships the school has made across the years. All of the buildings named after an individual or a couple … [Read more...] about Uncover the history behind the names of Pepperdine buildings

The famous Edvard Munch painting “The Scream” will be auctioned off at Sotheby’s in New York at the beginning of May. The painting has a tumultuous history, that includes being stolen at gunpoint from Oslo’s Munch Museum in 2004. The piece was mysteriously recovered in 2006, and is only one example of the long history of thievery that exists within the art world. After drugs … [Read more...] about Hollywood glamourizes art theft, reality paints different

Traversing the world of masked heroes can be complicated if you don’t know much about the origins of the characters and their stories. Fortunately, Hollywood does a decent job at giving newbs enough information to follow the story of the film, but sometimes back-story and introduction of new characters can be easily glossed over so the movie can go straight to the action shots. … [Read more...] about Infiltrate the world of comic book movie heroes