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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Gianna Horcher | Graphic Artist

What’s love got to do with it? Unconventional romance movies for Valentine’s Day

Ruby Voge February 12, 2025
Sometimes, we’re looking for something a little different that breaks outside of the mold of the traditional boy-meets-girl tropes and plot beats. So, here are five — actually, seven — Valentine’s Day movies that range from slightly unique to unequivocally odd. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Death by Pitchfork | On the Record

Addison Schmidt January 24, 2024
Condé Nast’s merge with champion music publication Pitchfork threatens to kill the spirited focus on the underground music scene that made Pitchfork worth reading.
A.G. Cook’s second debut album “Apple” on Spotify. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: A. G. Cook’s ‘Apple’ falls short of lofty expectations, still impresses at times

Cameron Morsberger September 23, 2020
The PC Music founder stepped into the studio himself to record his second debut album and to continue experimenting with hyperpop.
The organizers of TEDxBU, pictured left to right: Geneve Lau, COM ‘21; Andriana Skaperdas, QST ‘21; Ethan Weinberg, QST ‘21; Thomas Rigal, QST ‘21; Alex Hutchinson, CGS ‘19 and QST ‘21; Anna Pham, COM ‘21. COURTESY OF JESS RIVILIS

BU students hold TEDx event about breaking free from the status quo

Jennifer Suryadjaja May 2, 2019

A throng of people escaped the rain on Friday at an “Avant Garde” evening held in the Francis D. Burke Club Room at Agganis Arena. The independently organized TEDxBU event consisted of seven speakers...

Sonic Arboretum, which opened Wednesday at the Institute of Contemporary Art, features work by sculptor Ian Schneller and songwriter Andrew Bird. PHOTO BY STEVE FRIEDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Canyon sounds captivate in ICA’s “Sonic Arboretum”

Steve Friedman February 9, 2015

Most artists don’t record in canyons. But Andrew Bird did, and it can be heard being played through over 30 colorful, Dr. Seuss-like speakers at the Institute of Contemporary Art. The exhibition,...

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