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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

‘A Modern Farewell’ had me cry-laughing all over again

Samantha Genzer March 31, 2025
The documentary reminds us that this show was not just about comedy. It was about relationships, the memories and the beautifully chaotic love that makes a family feel real. 
Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

Letting go of my old pants

Sophia Keohane January 23, 2025
It sucks saying goodbye to your favorite pair of jeans. It sucks saying bye to someone you used to love. But at the end of the day, it’s not a fit — and that’s okay. 
Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

Are endings really hard?

Grace Donahue May 3, 2023
The need for comfort makes sense because when something is over or lost, we try to fill that space with something soothing. It is a defense for us — turning inward to something we know, instead of living in the loss and the unknown. 
CONOR KELLEY/ DFP STAFF

Letter from the Editor: A final word

Lily Kepner December 9, 2021
Editor-in-chief Lily Kepner says her goodbyes in a thoughtful farewell letter to the BU community, and to her home at the Daily Free Press.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: In defense of ghosting

Bini Ollivier-Yamin March 8, 2021
Ghosting may be incredibly rude for someone to do, and it shouldn’t be the only way to end a relationship or interaction, especially a serious one. I try not to end most interactions by ghosting, but I think sometimes it's natural and justified to say goodbye by disappearing.
Cage the Elephant released their fifth studio album, “Social Cues,” on April 19. COURTESY OF NEIL KRUG

REVIEW: ‘Social Cues’ is Cage the Elephant’s most varied offering yet

Nathan Lederman April 29, 2019
Cage the Elephant's new studio album, “Social Cues” is varied, personal, experimental and powerful all while maintaining the band’s rock roots.
WILSHERE: When it hits closing time

WILSHERE: When it hits closing time

Meredith Wilshere May 1, 2017

I’ve left London only a few days ago, yet it feels like it’s been years. My flat in South Kensington feels so far away now, the whole city unreachable. I’ve left behind coworkers and friends, professors...

FONTANA: Safe travels

Daily Free Press Admin May 2, 2013

Lauryn Gilroy and Anne Whiting: These two have been pestering me for years to write a column about them. So my last piece for the FreeP seems as good a time as any, I suppose. But what’s so special about...

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