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The classic holdover: A spring break away from home

Ananya Swaroop March 4, 2025
Maybe I’ll wake up without an alarm, make a good breakfast, take a relaxing bath and tick off things from my spring break bucket list. Of course, there will be moments where I’ll wish I was home, but I’ll remind myself that I’ll be okay. And above all, I’ll take it one day at a time. 
Jennifer Coolidge kissing the Pudding Pot

Jennifer Coolidge and Bob Odenkirk honored at Hasty Pudding awards

Macie Parker February 6, 2023
The Hasty Pudding Theatrical Society held their annual award ceremony to celebrate their Man and Woman of the Year. 
College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young hosted a virtual webinar with Boston University alumnus Michael Chiklis Thursday to discuss Chiklis’ new show “Coyote.” HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Coyote’ star, BU alumnus Michael Chiklis reflects on acting career, its difficulties

Emma Vacirca January 26, 2021
After Emmy winner, executive producer and Hollywood star Michael Chiklis’s new show “Coyote” premiered on CBS, the actor virtually “came back” to his roots. Chiklis, a 1985 alumnus of CFA, discussed the new drama and the highs and lows of his career in a webinar last Thursday with the college's dean, Harvey Young.
Art Attack: Judging fictional characters

Art Attack: Judging fictional characters

Patrick Reid October 25, 2017

Most people I know do not have nice things to say about Holden Caulfield. Even the ones who admit to liking “The Catcher in the Rye,” as a book, are just as quick to assert that they hate Holden, as...

DELLECHIAIE: Donald Trump’s “private” personality

DELLECHIAIE: Donald Trump’s “private” personality

Dan Dellechiaie April 3, 2017

In his novel “Mother Night,” Kurt Vonnegut wrote, “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Ever since President Donald Trump uttered his first offensive...

LAUNGJESSADAKUN: “Are you hugging the TV?!”

LAUNGJESSADAKUN: “Are you hugging the TV?!”

Michael Laungjessadakun November 1, 2016

I watched the first episode of “Black Mirror” last night and, before I went to bed, couldn’t help thinking about how much television has evolved from when, if someone were to ask me what my favorite...

Sports Comedy Corner: Evolving sports media

Sports Comedy Corner: Evolving sports media

Zach Halperin January 29, 2016

We all know the formula. One guy shouts his opinion from one end of the table while another guy responds with the opposite take. “Tony Romo is not a top-10 quarterback in the league.” “Tony...

Krysten Ritter plays the lead role in the new Netflix series "Jessica Jones," featuring a fictional Marvel superhero. PHOTO COURTESY MYLES ARONOWITZ/NETFLIX

REVIEW: “Jessica Jones” takes new, bold look at Marvel Cinematic Universe

Alex Peña November 23, 2015

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been running for a number of years now, and has ventured out beyond film and into television. “Jessica Jones” is the latest in the MCU’s lineup of television series,...

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RYAN: Netflix is ruining television

Sara Ryan September 10, 2015

Like most college students, I have a healthy relationship with my Netflix account. It has expanded with seven seasons of “Gilmore Girls,” three seasons of “House of Cards,” and a Breakfast or two...

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their roles as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne in "Dumb and Dumber To," released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL

REVIEW: ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ proves ‘to’ offensive this time around

Prim Chuwiruch November 17, 2014

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are back as the bowl-cut brunette and shaggy blonde characters of Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne in the Farrelly brothers’ “Dumb and Dumber To,” released Friday. But...

On the set of Paper Trails, the crew prepares to roll on a scene between Jim Powers' character, Professor Faust, and Dario Sanchez's character, Nate Shepherd. PHOTO COURTESY OF SALVIA FANG

butv10 launches show mixing academics, intrigue

Rachel Legon October 7, 2014

Boston University’s multi-platform student-run television network, butv10, is channeling the academic pressure and social anxiety of the college student experience in a new online series, “Paper...

Aaron Paul has a Need for Speed, puts indies in neutral

Daily Free Press Admin March 19, 2014

After his tenure as Jesse Pinkman on the Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul has Hollywood at his feet. Not only did Paul showcase his dramatic flexibility, but he also remained faithful to a complex project despite...

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