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Jason Ross, an up-and-coming electronic music artist, was recently signed by Anjunabeats, the record label-owned by trance group Above & Beyond. PHOTO COURTESY KAITLIN PARRY

Anjunabeats rising star Jason Ross makes Boston homecoming

Laura Porecca January 29, 2016

Back in 2005, progressive trance group Above & Beyond founded its record label Anjunabeats. Fast forward to this week, the record label is now crossing the nation on a two month-long tour. Bostonians...

Electronic music DJ Destructo performed at Bijou Nightclub in downtown Boston Sunday night. PHOTO COURTESY NIKKO LAMERE

REVIEW: Destructo gives sold-out crowd powerful EDM experience

Laura Porecca January 22, 2016

The sounds of dark techno, deep house and G-house could be felt together in Boston Sunday night. Yes, felt — not just heard — as the walls of Bijou Nightclub vibrated with sets from Rezz, Justin...

Nick Kroll, Caleb Paddock and Matthew Paddock star in “Adult Beginners,” released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF RADIUS

INTERVIEW: In “Adult Beginners,” Nick Kroll finds himself one

Laura Porecca April 24, 2015

While Nick Kroll may not be a beginner in the world of comedy, his new film “Adult Beginners” does mark the start of a new chapter in his career. In a roundtable interview at The Liberty Hotel,...

FBI bomb expert Edward Knapp, depicted above in a courtroom sketch, testified Thursday in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. ILLUSTRATION BY COURTNEY DUTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Autopsy photos, mock-up bombs presented as evidence in Tsarnaev trial

Lindsey Hover March 27, 2015

As the trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued, the defendant sat with his hands cupped over his mouth and nose as his lawyers exchanged comments around him. The evidence in Thursday’s trial focused on...

Boston University alumni created “Google Feud,” an online game that allows users to guess the most popular Google autocomplete entries. PHOTO FROM GOOGLE FEUD

Why are headlines in present tense: BU alums play the Feud, search for answers

Laura Porecca March 25, 2015

As if Google autocompletes weren’t already entertaining enough, now there’s a game that manages to go beyond: Google Feud. The brainchild of College of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences...

Thync, founded by Isy Goldwasser (right) and Jamie Tyler, created a device to tune its wearer's mood with electric shocks. PHOTO COURTESY OF THYNC

Boston tech company Thync zaps life into R&D transparency

Laura Porecca March 5, 2015

Hiding the inner workings of a developing product is often common practice within the world of tech-based businesses, but Thync decided to change the game. Thync, a Boston-based technology and science...

Cody Lewis, a Boston University junior, began his Kickstarter in January to create American Duck patches, a parody of outerwear company Canada Goose. PHOTO BY NELSON WU/FLICKR

Patch campaign aims to pluck Canada Goose

Laura Porecca February 11, 2015

At Boston University, duck may be the new goose. Canada Goose, a brand of extreme weather outerwear, has rapidly gained popularity within the past year, despite the brand’s high prices. The most commonly...

Harvard team to find safer sterilization for furry friends

Laura Porecca January 27, 2015

As a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, David Mooney spends a lot of effort on helping humankind, designing devices that reprogram...

Men attempt to stop Kathrine Switzer as she runs the 1967 Boston Marathon as the first woman to compete as a participant with a number, inspiring the name of her new activewear brand, 261 Fearless Collection. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHRINE SWITZER/AP FILE

Groundbreaking marathoner Kathrine Switzer dresses to progress

Laura Porecca January 22, 2015

Writing about marathon running, Haruki Murakami coined this adage: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” Kathrine Switzer is scared of neither. “When you run, you become fearless, not in...

Formerly occupied by Cutty’s, a pop-up sandwich shop in Brookline, Bagelsaurus opened its first brick and mortar on Oct. 23 in Porter Square. PHOTO BY LAURA PORECCA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Former pop-up Bagelsaurus opens brick and mortar in Porter Square

Laura Porecca October 31, 2014

Not all dinosaurs are extinct. In Boston, the Bagelsaurus is alive and well. Housed on Massachusetts Avenue near the Harvard University campus, the former bagel pop-up shop opened its first brick and...

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