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David Kushner performs his first song at the House of Blues Boston. Kushner stopped in Boston on Oct. 27 for the North American leg of his tour, “The Dichotomy.” SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: I loved and hated David Kushner’s ‘Dichotomy Tour’ at the same time

Sophie Shatzky October 31, 2024
David Kushner performed at the House of Blues Boston on Oct. 27, on a stop during his "Dichotomy Tour."
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Feeling frazzled: Bridget Jones and the dreaded ’30’ | Mad Women

Hailey Pitcher January 29, 2024
"Bridget Jones's Diary" portrays a 32-year-old "spinster's" quest for love, but should women feel pressured to have their life together before the dreaded "30?"
Questrom

Complaints on students smoking outside of BU’s Questrom School of Business

Akua Devall March 20, 2023
Non-smoking signs located on the office windows of the building's first floor, however students have continued to use cigarettes and other smoking materials outside BU Questrom.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Faux pas of the 2010s make the comeback of indie sleaze complicated

Sujena Soumyanath November 15, 2021
The comeback of the 2010's "indie sleaze" provides fashion with much-needed spontaneity and maximalism, even if that means subjecting ourselves to shutter shades.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: The death of the cigarette doesn’t mean nicotine and fashion have called it quits

Sujena Soumyanath September 29, 2021
Let's look past attractive advertising to consider whether the cigarette’s new spawn really should be considered fashionable.
boston children's hospital

Massachusetts vaccine distribution contributes to long-term health care inequities

Sam Trottenberg March 11, 2021
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
Fenway Park vaccination site

State extends vaccination appointments to residents 65 plus, those with certain health conditions

Molly Farrar February 23, 2021
An additional 1 million people are now eligible to schedule appointments, according to the press release, but due to “extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply,” it could take some residents more than a month to schedule one.
Max Ferrandino

Politics Philosophized: The marijuana industry is not inclusive of BIPOC businesses

Max Ferrandino November 23, 2020
We must reexamine an industry where white-owned businesses profit off of a substance that is putting POC behind bars.
FRILOT: Media creates cigarette revival

FRILOT: Media creates cigarette revival

Madison Frilot March 20, 2017

Here at Boston University, it is not humanly possible to walk down Commonwealth Avenue without being hit by a potent cloud of cigarette smoke following a fellow pedestrian. Most people I have talked to...

MARTIN: California's raised smoking age takes away young adults' rights

MARTIN: California’s raised smoking age takes away young adults’ rights

Ellis Martin March 16, 2016

I think I realized smoking was a pretty nasty habit after about the fourth time my mother tried quitting. After patches, gum and a recent attempt at switching over to vaporizers, mama is still sucking...

Mayor Martin Walsh launched “Neat Streets" Wednesday. "Neat Streets" is an initiative that combines humor and waste disposal to encourage residents to keep Boston streets clean. ILLUSTRATION BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Martin Walsh launches Neat Streets initiative

Kalina Newman February 16, 2016

In an effort to eliminate littered cigarette butts from the streets of Boston, Mayor Martin Walsh is launching "Neat Streets" to keep Boston free of litter and to encourage citizens to be environmentally...

EDIT: Ban Within Town Borders

EDIT: Ban Within Town Borders

Editors November 11, 2014

On Wednesday, the Westminster Board of Health will hold a hearing to discuss the municipality’s proposition to prohibit the sale of any and every tobacco product in the town. If the regulation is approved,...

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