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Ben Young Photo Editor Photo by Ben Young Malibu is a surf town, or at the very least, Malibu used to be a surf town.  Truth be told, back in the day, Malibu was the surf town in California. It’s hard to imagine that today among the multi-million dollar castles and designer restaurants, the trendy boutiques and Bentleys. But if one looks hard enough, much of that heritage is … [Read more...] about Weekend surf destinations

Lindsay TuggleStaff Writer As a child, Shelly Ngo first understood the power of words on people’s perception while reading E.B. White’s children’s book “Charlotte’s Web.” If a spider could spin words into her web and convince people that a pig, “destined for bacon,” was “fantastic,” then Ngo herself could have the same impact someday. The director of Publications and … [Read more...] about World vision publications director thanks Pep prep

Dustin LongOverseas Columnist It’s Super Bowl Sunday in Heidelberg, Germany, one o’clock in the morning.  Outside there’s not a sign, but in Moore Haus, nine of us sit around a television with flickering reception of the American Armed Forces Network. Life is good here, and things are changing. Football has been making a major comeback in the past weeks, as well as season one … [Read more...] about Ape attacks Heidelberger

Evelyn BargeA&E Editor The 47th Annual Grammy Awards kick off Sunday night at 8 on CBS. The show, which airs live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, will open with performances by five nominated artists: the Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Los Lonely Boys, Maroon5 and Franz Ferdinand. And with the help of modern broadcasting technology, this cross-genre, multi-artist … [Read more...] about Grammy nominees disappointing

Olesya SalnikovaStaff Writer What does a single woman in her 30s do when her ex-fiancé is the best man at her sister’s wedding? She hires a professional male escort, of course. “The Wedding Date,” directed by Clare Kilner, is the typical chick flick, complete with a heartthrob and a fairy-tale ending. Debra Messing, of “Will and Grace,” plays Kat, an average single New Yorker … [Read more...] about ‘Wedding Date’ is desperate