Amir Hussain, who was born in Pakistan and grew up in Canada, is professor of theological studies in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. He was the first Muslim to be editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, the premiere scholarly journal for the study of religion. Hussain’s role as editor also made LMU the first Catholic university to host the journal. Hussain speaks widely about Islam and Catholic-Muslim relations. He is the author of six books, including his most recent...

Whiskey is tethered to Tennessee like champagne to northeast France, or tobacco to North Carolina. The spirit symbolizes the south, an elixir imbued with a triple-distilled Americana — part mythology, part savvy marketing. For the Nelson brothers, it goes even deeper than that. Tennessee whiskey, after all, is in their blood.

Andy ’05 and Charlie Nelson ’06, both natives of Los Angeles and LMU graduates, stumbled upon their family’s legacy in 2006, during a trip to Greenbrier, a small town abou...

With ZIRAN, L.A. native Kelly Shanahan has successfully woven the two together. A clothing line that reimagines an ancient textile from China with a West Coast sensibility, the company is situated at the intersection of high-end fashion and sustainable business practice, equally concerned about embodying a modern aesthetic and preserving cultural heritage. Shanahan is comfortable with the duality — indeed, she seems to inhabit it.

“I’ve always done well in school and have always had a creative...

Content is king. This should come as no surprise: The staggering power of the millennial, both as creator and consumer, is finally being recognized in the mainstream. For those of us on the inside, this is a movement long in the making, the wellspring of which can be traced to YouTube.
Since its purchase by Google in 2006, YouTube has grown into one of the most important brands at the search giant; analysts at Variety estimated YouTube’s 2013 revenue at $5.6 billion.
Since the acquisition, the...

Ten dollars a month is a small price to pay for practically every piece of recorded music except The Beatles. Which is why, late last year, I signed up for Spotify. Only two months in, however, I was out, and feeling like I'd been ripped off. Turns out I'm not the only one.

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A little background: Spotify Premium, the ad-free and mobile subscription arm of the streaming music service, has been available in the U.S. since 20...