Life & Arts

Ingrid Michaelson should be careful what she wishes for, or she’ll end up with more Justin Bieber journals. When the popular singer-songwriter treated fans to an intimate, in-store performance at the Barnes & Noble at the Grove in Los Angeles on Saturday, a group of teenage girls presented her with a journal bearing the tween icon’s image after she joked (?) about coveting … [Read more...] about Ingrid Michaelson plays intimate set at the Grove

I don’t honestly think anyone enjoys working out, but nevertheless the student body here at Pepperdine makes a commendable effort to stay in shape. People run on the track, swim laps in the pool and even do yoga out on alumni park (do people actually do this?). But the most popular form of physical exertion here on campus is hitting the gym; and by gym, I mean the glorified … [Read more...] about How to ‘rule’ the gym

If you know anything about horror movies, you know that there are A LOT of bad ones out there. Some of the titles that make their way into the local Redbox, such as “Zombie Strippers” and “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” are absolutely baffling. It makes a person wonder what kind of people are out there producing these films. The reason this phenomenon exists is because horror … [Read more...] about ‘The Woman in Black’ promises to terrify

Canadian indie rock band, Islands, released their fourth full-length album “A Sleep & A Forgetting” on Tuesday. Still maintaining that “Islands sound,” this 11-track LP shows lead vocalist Nick Thornburn permeating each and every song with a personal reflection. This gives the album a fresh, strong emotional sense that was not developed in Islands’ previous releases. Each … [Read more...] about ‘A Sleep & A Forgetting’

Sheepherder bread, cinnamon pull-apart brioches, butter-spritz cookies, squaw bread, chili cheese loaves. If you’ve ever visited Mammoth or Bishop, it’s likely you’ve tasted — and later craved — one or more of these delicious baked goods. Now, with the arrival of David Schat’s Bakery Café in El Segundo, your trip to get them just got much shorter. Photos by Jenny … [Read more...] about Schat’s Bakery Comes to Southern California