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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Tortured poets or tortured critics? | On the Record

Addison Schmidt April 24, 2024
When criticism is forced into being praise, we lose both those guiding voices and the determination to do better, be better and find music that fits our sound.  
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Lip gloss, a new obsession?

Anna Welsh April 22, 2024
If you were to ask me what’s in my bag or the pockets of my jeans, nine times out of 10, I will pull out a lip gloss. A year ago, I could not say the same. I can thank the plethora of makeup brands on the market for this change in my daily behavior.
A performance of “The Boys” by Wandering Minds. The club was founded in 2000 and promotes all aspects of theater production. PHOTO COURTESY OF WANDERING MINDS

Ancient Greeks met Greek life in student-written play “The Boys”

Priyal Patel November 17, 2023
BU's Wandering Minds presents “The Boys,” a three-act play written and directed by Bridget Fekety and John Griffin that draws on Ancient Greek and modern Greek life.
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 | Graphic Artist

A Visual Display of Culture | Picture This

Ariadna Sandoval September 30, 2022
Columnist Ariadna Sandoval breaks down how U.S. - British cultural differences are signified in popular television.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Bubble Burst: Empathy’s extent

Lydia Evans February 17, 2022
Empathy is essential, but accountability is as well. 
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: If your choice to wear balaclavas is just a matter of aesthetics, check your privilege

Sujena Soumyanath February 1, 2022

It's that time of year again when the temperature has dropped so low that Boston University students have adopted the informal uniform of Canada Goose jackets while sporting  perpetually frozen expressions...

Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Even catsuits aren’t tight enough to keep out the male gaze

Sujena Soumyanath December 6, 2021
The re-emergence of the catsuit advertises a glamorous solution to the patriarchy, but in actuality may provide a little less than its glossy veneer.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Modern Toolbox: Don’t listen to Kim Kardashian for investment advice

Jaeyoung Choi September 21, 2021
At the start of any great technology, we see people capitalizing on speculation without presenting any real product.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: Cultural appropriation of tequila

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 3, 2021
If Kendall Jenner is receiving all the criticism in the tequila industry, shouldn’t we extend that scrutiny to all the other wrong-doers and shed light on other non-Mexican celebrities in the tequila-making industry?
GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Modern Beauty: The copycat makeup market

Emily Confalone April 12, 2019
Last Tuesday, makeup mogul and popular YouTuber Jeffree Star announced $2.5 million worth of makeup products had been stolen from one of his Jeffree Star Cosmetics warehouses some weeks earlier.
Behind the Glass: Why Gritty may be the best offseason acquisition for the Philadelphia Flyers

Behind the Glass: Why Gritty may be the best offseason acquisition for the Philadelphia Flyers

Laura Guerriero November 1, 2018
Gritty. It’s a word that the Cambridge Dictionary defines as “strong and determined in dealing with an unpleasant situation.” It’s also the name of the Philadelphia Flyers’ unpleasant mascot.
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