Life & Arts

You’ve probably noticed the excessive amounts of red and pink decorations, bright red roses, overflowing quantities of heart-shaped candy, large stuffed animals and sappy greeting cards. Yep, all of these cheesy clues lead to one conclusion: It’s Valentine’s season, and the big day is but two weeks away. For some people, these overly commercialized and sugarcoated tokens of … [Read more...] about Giving Valentine’s Day a twist

The intro song “Feel it all Around,” by band Washed Out isn’t the only catchy aspect of this 20-minute sketch comedy show. Four episodes into its second season, “Portlandia” is back with even more confidence and memorable one-liners. The single-camera sketch show that began airing this time last year is showing that although it is working within a narrow field of satirizing … [Read more...] about Portlandia: A locally grown review

Womp womp womp, wobble wobble wobble, womp womp. Sound familiar? These seemingly meaningless words have taken a whole generation by the throat bringing to mind only one thing — Dubstep. This quickly propagating musical phenomenon is making its mark on youth across the globe and has become the new “it” genre of music, touted by ravers and hipsters alike. This trans-figurative … [Read more...] about Dub‘step’ backwards in time

Mark Twain once said, “As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.” Unfortunately, not all share Mr. Clemens’ awesome proclivities toward ingesting carcinogens, particularly the Pepperdine student body. In fact, it seems to me that in the minds of … [Read more...] about Banished to the shadows