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The “Stretch Armstrong, I Loved You” art exhibition at The Atrium in Cambridge raised money to benefit Camp AmeriKids, a nonprofit summer camp for children affected by HIV/AIDS and sickle cell disease. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA

Cambridge art project brings childhood fantasies to life for a good cause

Kylie Obermeier September 21, 2016

There’s a Batman grappling hook, a cardboard story generator and a Lee Harvey Oswald figurine. These are just a few of the different responses the 13 artists participating in the “Stretch Armstrong,...

A discussion entitled “Ending Poverty by 2030: Fantasy or Attainable Goal?” was held Thursday night at the BU School of Medicine as part of the BU Program For Global Health Storytelling. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Global Health Storytelling” discussion illustrates power of art to fight poverty

Kylie Obermeier March 30, 2016

Public health, journalism and the arts are often regarded as relatively separate fields, but a talk on global poverty Thursday night at the Boston University School of Medicine illustrated how these...

Baltimore dream pop band Beach House performed a sold-out show Friday at the House of Blues. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA

REVIEW: Beach House conjures sad dreams at House of Blues

Kylie Obermeier March 14, 2016

“If you’re in a spot that's too brightly lit, you can walk to the darkness,” Beach House singer and keyboardist Victoria Legrand said during the duo’s concert Friday night at the House of Blues....

The first episode of Ellen Page’s new Viceland show “Gaycation” about her exploration of LGBT culture across the globe premiered Wednesday. PHOTO COURTESY VICELAND

REVIEW: “Gaycation” explores LGBT culture around world, despite flaws

Kylie Obermeier March 4, 2016

In 2016, making a show centered on LGBT people isn’t exactly revolutionary. We’ve had dramas like “Queer as Folk” and “Orange Is the New Black,” and reality shows like “Queer Eye” and...

Rapper Fetty Wap performed at the House of Blues to an enthusiastic crowd Monday night. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Fetty Wap welcomes Boston to erratic “zoo”

Kylie Obermeier February 12, 2016

Fetty Wap’s Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, “Welcome to the Zoo,” is a little too aptly named. The New Jersey rapper and his crew use “zoo” as an affectionate nickname for their group and,...

New Madrid will play at Great Scott on Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY CHELSEA KORNSE/NORMAL TOWN RECORDS

INTERVIEW: New Madrid singer Phil McGill on culture, creativity

Kylie Obermeier December 4, 2015

Growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, New Madrid singer Phil McGill played in bands but wasn’t inspired musically by his environment. That’s why McGill and the three other Tennessee-born members...

Grimes performed at Paradise Rock Club Friday. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: Grimes slays the Paradise with strength, screams and synth

Kylie Obermeier November 23, 2015

In the press whirlwind leading up to the release of her highly anticipated new album “Art Angels,” Grimes expressed that this album would be very different from her last. While Grimes told Q Magazine...

The Orwells performed at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Monday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: The Orwells bring scandalous songs, audacious attitudes to The Sinclair

Kylie Obermeier November 4, 2015

The last time I saw The Orwells, its members were playing to a small crowd at Allston’s Great Scott in March 2014. Singer Mario Cuomo hurled his microphone stand into the crowd during the band’s...

Barry DeVincke, a Boston by Foot tour leader, led a Boston University student and faculty group through Boston Common during an LGBT walking tour Friday. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students and faculty take educational trip through Boston LGBT history

Kylie Obermeier October 28, 2015

Walking along a path in Boston Common across from the Massachusetts State House, there are no visible remnants of Boston’s LGBT history. However, this was the very path where about 155 years ago, transcendentalist...

INTERVIEW: David Alexander provides bird's-eye view of evolution of animal flight

INTERVIEW: David Alexander provides bird’s-eye view of evolution of animal flight

Kylie Obermeier October 27, 2015

David Alexander, a scientist at the University of Kansas and the author of “On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight,” always had an interest in flight. His...

Emma Karin Eriksson holds her latest edition of her zine, "Radical Domesticity," after the Household Cleaners Workshop at the Boston Zine Fest Saturday. PHOTO BY MADISON GOLDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Boston Zine Fest advocates for radical social awareness

Kylie Obermeier October 15, 2015

It is often difficult to tell if activism-oriented events have any substantial impact on those who attend them, but it was clear that the Boston Zine Fest, held Saturday and Sunday, not only exposed...

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