There is some kind of disconnect going on in this here world. On the one hand, we don’t have time for anything. If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “I’ve been going since [insert early time] this morning and haven’t even had time to eat,” then I would have more than enough money to buy those personalized Nike kicks that I have been secretly wanting since I … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Facebook Friend PDA
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One Question, Eight Possible Answers
“Are you going abroad?” This question seems to be the icebreaker in conversation among sophomores at Pepperdine. The conversation can go one of two ways: you can either strike up an exciting discussion about where each of you want to go, or you can rack your brain for the easiest way to get out of a dead-end conversation because you responded by saying you want to spend Year … [Read more...] about One Question, Eight Possible Answers
Nam Knows Best: Just Weird Days
Today was a weird one and it’s not even over. It’s only 11:05 p.m. and by the time I hit the hay for real, it will be tomorrow. This article probably won’t get posted for at least a day or two so my ever-so-gracious editor can help me catch all of my grammar mistakes and all the places that I put a comma where, clearly, no comma is needed, even though I tend to speak in … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Just Weird Days
‘Gilmore Girls’ Added to Netflix
Editor's Note: All seven seasons of Gilmore Girls were added to Netflix on Oct. 1. I am a man. I like red meat and Hemingway. I have facial hair. And I love the Gilmore Girls. It started as a family obsession in high school: My mom and sister borrowed the DVDs. I watched from the entryway, finding some excuse to sit in the shadows and observe. I slowly inched closer — … [Read more...] about ‘Gilmore Girls’ Added to Netflix
Democracy is Not a Will of the West
Photos Courtesy of Ryan Osborn Everything you need to know about what is happening in Hong Kong right now When Britain “returned” Hong Kong back to China on July 1, 1997, a principle of “one country, two systems” was implemented. Hong Kong would not practice China’s socialist system, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region would maintain its capitalist system for 50 … [Read more...] about Democracy is Not a Will of the West