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Victor Frankenstein, played by Sam Wilkins, hovers over the body of The Creature, played by Artem Vazetdinov, in Boston University Stage Troupe’s production of “Frankenstein.” ERIN MOSIER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: ‘Frankenstein’ is a reanimation of literature on stage

Priyal Patel April 14, 2024
Boston University Stage Troupe electrified BU’s Student Theater with their performance of Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” this weekend, encompassing the original story. Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who cheats death by creating The Creature, who then lurks behind Frankenstein to understand why his creator made him.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Revived by lesbians: the British soap opera we should all be watching

Lina Barclay October 12, 2023
If you’re like most well-adjusted Americans, you’ve probably never heard of the 38-year-old BBC soap opera “EastEnders'' in your life. But — I explained to the confused Danielle, a Bristol native I met during my brief stint as a cashier at a barbecue restaurant in England — I’m not like other Yanks.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Forty-four days too long for Liz Truss | The Intersection

Katie Harmon October 26, 2022
Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation last week after throwing Britain into economic turmoil.
mansfield park film on a computer screen

Cinephilia: Revisiting Patricia Rozema’s ‘Mansfield Park’

Andrew Harwood April 21, 2021
Triumphant in its dissection of class and politics, but burdened by its neglect of societal ills.
vaccination sign in the george sherman union

International students face unique challenges with mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for the Fall

Madhri Yehiya April 16, 2021
Students cited concerns around travel restrictions and receiving vaccines not approved by BU.
walking in the wind by one direction on spotify

Song Spotlight: ‘Walking in the Wind’ by One Direction

Katrina Liu April 16, 2021
Listening to One Direction brings me back to a simpler time while showing me how much I’ve grown.

Cinephilia: ‘Lovers Rock’

Andrew Harwood February 12, 2021
“Lovers Rock” tells the story of young love, thrills and Reggae set during the span of a house party in West London in 1980.
Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a virtual panel Friday in which professors discussed the impact of the U.S. presidential election on other countries. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

IR professors examine international impact of 2020 US presidential election

Rachel Do November 18, 2020
This year's election has fed much of American news coverage, but the race has also garnered attention far beyond U.S. borders.
“Rebecca,” a Netflix original based off of the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock by the same name, was released on Oct. 21. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Remake of ‘Rebecca’ fails to live up to Hitchcock original

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

The 2020 film “Rebecca” is, in a word, shallow. Or stuffy. Or static. The Netflix Original, released Wednesday, is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 Best Picture, but the films can barely be put...

“Fake it Flowers,” London-based singer beabadoobee’s studio debut album, was released Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: beabadoobee’s ‘Fake It Flowers’ proves ’90s rock transcends its era

Cameron Morsberger October 19, 2020
Twenty-year-old Dirty Hit stand-out beabadoobee released her debut album Friday, cementing her status in 90s-influenced rock.
British pop duo Oh Wonder, shown in a 2016 performance at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, released their third album “No One Else Can Wear Your Crown” on Friday. COURTESY OF JUSTIN HIGUCHI VIA FLICKR

REVIEW: Oh Wonder sings about love, heartbreak in latest uplifting album

Nancy Jiang February 12, 2020
Oh Wonder released their third studio album, “No One Else Can Wear Your Crown” Friday, using their close relationship with each other to spread love through music.
Lessons from the Left: The alt-right’s history in America

Lessons from the Left: The alt-right’s history in America

Anna Stroinski March 25, 2018
The alt-right is understandably scary. Made up of small bands of white supremacist groups bound together by their vicious animosity toward marginalized communities, the alt-right is armed, militarized and angry because they can be. Though groups vary from khaki-wearing “intellectual” white nationalism to backwater Georgia militias defending themselves against an overreaching government, they’ve successfully bastardized two constitutional rights — that of free speech and that of bearing arms.
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