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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: NHL All-Star Game draft still needs fixing

Annika Morris February 8, 2024
No one wants to be picked last for their middle school dodgeball team. Even if you’re an NHL all star, you don’t want to be drafted last. After years of simply dividing the all stars by their respective divisions — Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific — to play in a four-team bracket to decide the winning team, the NHL decided to mix up the format and return to a draft format.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

The demise of the celebrity beauty brand | Cultspiracy

Kim Schneider March 2, 2023
I can’t stand to see another pitifully hollow attempt to replicate Rihanna’s Fenty empire.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

PnB Rock’s Death Should Incentivize Labels to Protect Their Artists | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega September 15, 2022
Widely acclaimed rappers continue to die as their labels fail to effectively protect them, according to Aiden Mega.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Don’t be a hypocrite: Award shows should not be blind to social issues

Viktoria Popovska December 6, 2021
The recent Grammy nomination of comedian Louis CK, who admitted to sexually assaulting women in 2017, is indicative of how true accountability for these artists doesn't exist.
fearless (taylor's version) on spotify

REVIEW: Taylor Swift’s re-recorded ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ breathes new life to teen anthems

Lily Kepner April 11, 2021
Taylor Swift lends new meaning to her teenage anthem in the re-recordings, adding passion and power.
New Zealand indie-pop singer BENEE released her new album “Hey u x” on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Hey u x’ by BENEE captures tone of pandemic-era Gen Z

David Simon November 17, 2020

BENEE’s “Hey u x,” released on Friday, is a fascinating reflection of Generation Z music trends in 2020, with both its insight into the singer’s insecurities as well as it being a pastiche of various...

A cappella group Pentatonix performs Wednesday night at TD Garden. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Pentatonix, Us The Duo prove that magic does exist

Sarah Finkel November 13, 2016

[mediagrid cat="34877"] Soulful. Passionate. Tender. Smooth. Magical. These are just a few words to describe the intangible energy that vibrated off the stage to the audience at TD Garden on Wednesday...

Tessa Violet performs at The Red Room at Cafe 939. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: Singer-songwriter Tessa Violet moves from YouTube vlogs to the big stage

Hafzat Akanni October 26, 2016

With YouTube as a public platform to perform, many stars are born with just the help of a video camera and a computer. Justin Bieber, Jenna Marbles, Ryan Higa and Kina Grannis are only a few users...

GANS: Fish Down Under prepares for difficult goodbye

GANS: Fish Down Under prepares for difficult goodbye

Felicia Gans April 20, 2016

If I had to write a novel about my life, I’d probably call it “Felicia and her Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Goodbye Skills.” You can ask Natalie, my roommate for two and a half years....

TENTINDO: Our celebrity hate culture is sexist

TENTINDO: Our celebrity hate culture is sexist

Will Tentindo February 4, 2016

Donald Trump probably hates Megyn Kelly. If not, then he wants everyone to think he does. After FOX News denied his request to remove Megyn Kelly as a debate moderator, Trump boycotted the Jan. 28 Republican...

20 Questions with…BU hockey’s Oskar Andrén and Erik Udahl

Sarah Kirkpatrick January 13, 2016

Responses have been edited for brevity and clarity. The No. 10 Boston University men’s hockey team added two new freshman forwards for the second semester during winter break: Oskar Andrén, a Stockholm...

MINTZ: What makes a best friend?

MINTZ: What makes a best friend?

Casey Mintz November 30, 2015

It has been pointed out to me that I call a lot of people “my best friend.” I call my mom and sister my best friends. I call the seven girls from high school who complete my trips home for the holidays...

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