Former One Direction heartthrob Niall Horan announced via Twitter on Jan. 26 that his second album is finally complete. “Heartbreak Weather” will be released on March 13, right before his tour begins. In anticipation for his second album, here’s a playlist of his biggest hits.   1. “Slow Hands” Released...

The School of Cinema and Media Arts invited pastor, author and podcast host Lucas Miles and well-known actress and producer Candace Cameron-Bure to record a live studio podcast this past Thursday.  CELEBRITY SIGHTING The event also welcomed students and other community members to sit in as guests....

Nashville-based indie-pop band COIN released its third full-length album “Dreamland” this past Friday, which boasts a light, dreamy sense and remains true to the band’s “brand” of uptempo, airy tracks. Maintaining its usual uptempo, airy style, COIN tells a dreamy love story through the project's...

Heartwarming, imaginative and timeless, Jack London’s classic tale finally found its way to the box office. “The Call of the Wild” film adaptation brings the 1903 story to life through expressive animal animation, allowing the audience to truly connect with the protagonist Buck as he finds his...

Kevin Parker, who goes by pseudonym Tame Impala, released his long-awaited album “The Slow Rush” on Feb. 14, after trickling a few singles to his widening audience over the past year. Kevin Parker recorded the album between his home studio in Perth, Australia and Los Angeles in between various appearances...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). For senior cinema and media arts majors Nicholas Janzen and Maralisa Ortiz, a five-year dream turned into a reality when they won the grand prize for the Motion Picture Pre-production class—a budget and crew to shoot their original...

Biola welcomed the West Coast debut of Frederick Douglass Jazz Works, presented by vocalist and composer Ruth Naomi Floyd and her team of musicians on Thursday. The band, joined by orator V. Shayne Frederick and dancer Elyse Browning, came to campus to celebrate Black History Month and kick off the annual...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). What do Precious Moments figurines, Veggie Tales and felt board illustrations all have in common? They all fall under the umbrella of “Christian kitsch,”—the bits of commercialized Christian culture that usually go unquestioned....

Britain's favorite stop-motion sheep gets a sci-fi spin in a new Netflix original feature film that  follows Shaun, Bitzer the dog and the whole gang of farm animals as they find Lula, a mysterious encounter of the third kind. From there, the animals must escape countless obstacles—the government,...

Two years ago, Netflix released its hit original romantic comedy, “To All The Boys I've Loved Before.” Based on Jenny Han's novel of the same name, the movie was a big enough success, triggering immediate plans to create follow-up film adaptations for the remaining two novels in the trilogy—“P.S....

Passion and joy filled Calvary Chapel this Thursday evening during Biola’s 35th annual Gospel Fest, themed “Breaking Through the Walls.” Intentionally scheduled during Black History Month, the two-hour chapel sought to expose audience members to gospel music to break through cultural and racial...

Last Sunday, Feb. 11, Hollywood’s biggest night went off with a bang. The Academy Awards celebrated its 92nd award show. It was no small ordeal, reaching many milestones in the fight for accurate representation in Hollywood. “Parasite” becomes the first non-English film to win best picture. Bong...