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Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

Skirts over pants and the subversive genius of unsexy clothing | Wear Me This

Sujena Soumyanath March 18, 2025

The internet still remembers when Ashley Tisdale showed up to the 2005 premiere of the Disney flick “Ice Princess.”  Wearing a gold-sequined miniskirt over blue jeans and carrying a clutch resembling...

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: These three NHL teams have revamped their look

Annika Morris September 12, 2024
The NHL is going to look a little different this upcoming season. Fanatics announced a new, 10-year partnership with the National Hockey League to manufacture on-ice uniforms after having produced training gear and other merchandise for years prior, taking over the role from Adidas.
Kai Farr as Dimitry, Lauren SanFanAndre as Anastasia and other members of the ensemble in Boston University On Broadway’s production of “Anastasia.” SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

REVIEW: BU On Broadway’s ‘Anastasia’ is a dazzling ‘journey to the past’

Ruby Voge April 7, 2024
Boston University On Broadway performed the musical “Anastasia” from Thursday through Saturday at the Tsai Performance Center.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Dissecting my highest-rated movies | Maia’s Inner Monologue

Maia Penzer March 18, 2024
My attention span is not too long — I blame TikTok. After a taxing day of classes and schoolwork, "Modern Family" or "How I Met Your Mother" are my go-to choices for winding down. Movies require too much brainpower for me, and I usually need to be in a specific mood to watch them — or so I thought.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

ToonTown Rewritten: A decade long love letter to determination and your childhood

Michelle Grullon October 29, 2023
If you grew up with a computer at home, you’ve likely played a game or two online. Many people may share the same memory of rushing to your computer after a long day of school and going on a number of sites like Club Penguin or Movie Star Planet. But today, most of those sites are dormant.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The actors and writers strikes are bigger than Hollywood | The Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung October 11, 2023
The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes are about all of us not getting paid enough.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Retrospective: the forgotten era of Dreamworks animation

Ricardo Pons October 5, 2023
However, amongst Dreamwork's long catalog of movies, one will find a series of films that directly continue with the traditional style. These four movies, each made with traditional methods of animation, have largely been lost within popular conceptions of the studio, drowned out by the size and influence of their other franchises. 
Jacklyn Tsung | Senior Graphic Artist

‘The Owl House’ and why it is a hyperfixation

Michelle Grullon April 26, 2023
While scrolling through TikTok, I caught sight of a new episode of one of my favorite shows, "The Owl House."
Monet Ota | Senior Graphic Artist

A summer of peace, love and dancing with Cyrus’s eighth studio album, ‘Endless Summer Vacation’

Kritika Iyer March 28, 2023
Miley Cyrus released her eighth album, “Endless Summer Vacation,” on March 10, finally satisfying her fans as they waited for the next Miley era.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Why is ‘Bluey’ on the mind of college students?

Michelle Grullon March 3, 2023
If you open any social media app, you will likely see people ranging from college students to thirty-year-olds resonating with the Bluey gang. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

100 years of Disney — a tribute

Michelle Tian February 21, 2023
With Disney celebrating their 100th anniversary, I took a moment to reflect on how these stories have shaped who I am. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

The trouble with Netflix

Lynn Chu April 28, 2022
For me, personally, the only thing Netflix has going for it at the moment is its originality.
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