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The Nasty Women Boston Art Show raised funds for Color of Change and Planned Parenthood at Laconia Gallery in the South End Sept. 1-10. PHOTO COURTESY ALBERTA CHU

Nasty Women Boston Art Exhibition rallies support for women’s rights, racial justice

Antonia DeBianchi September 12, 2017

It has been 10 months since the close of the 2016 presidential election and the rhetoric of the campaign has rendered anything but dead. Along with the infamous and increasingly used phrase "fake news,"...

TENTINDO: Celebrity endorsements matter, but not this time

TENTINDO: Celebrity endorsements matter, but not this time

Will Tentindo November 8, 2016

This weekend, Beyoncé and Jay Z hosted a high-profile and free concert in a get-out-the-vote effort to benefit Hillary Clinton. Dozens of other celebrities promoted their own content in support of Clinton...

BURSTEIN: Nasty women vote

BURSTEIN: Nasty women vote

Sarah Burstein October 27, 2016

"Get this, Donald. Nasty women are tough, nasty women are smart and nasty women vote.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren declared this powerful statement in a rally on Monday with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire....

"Shape Shift With Me,” the seventh album from punk band Against Me!, is set to be released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY TOTAL TREBLE MUSIC

Fall music releases: varying modes of melancholy

Conner Reed September 16, 2016

Music is compelling when it’s sad. This is not news; it’s biology. Our brains are wired to associate emotion with sound, and the idea that we could go from happy to sad at the stir of a violin is...

TENTINDO: Gender equality update needed in Hollywood

TENTINDO: Gender equality update needed in Hollywood

Will Tentindo February 29, 2016

Jennifer Lawrence gave a surprise speech about the gender pay gap Thursday at a pre-Oscars event hosted by Patricia Arquette, according to Variety. The two actresses have recently become two of the most...

EDITORIAL: Fight against wage gap in Hollywood may inspire others to fight for rights

EDITORIAL: Fight against wage gap in Hollywood may inspire others to fight for rights

Editors October 21, 2015

By now, most of us have heard that the Oct. 13 edition of the Lenny Letter, Lena Dunham’s e-newsletter, included a letter penned by famed actress Jennifer Lawrence. Lawrence used the letter as a platform...

NGAI: what do female friendships really mean?

NGAI: what do female friendships really mean?

Robin Ngai September 4, 2015

It’s safe to say that one of my biggest regrets of the summer is not attending Taylor Swift’s “1989” tour. I was constantly reminded by my Facebook friends and Swift’s Instagram and Snapchat...

EDIT: Beauty and the Finger

EDIT: Beauty and the Finger

Editors February 23, 2015

Another award show, another opportunity to admire people's ... fingers? The 87th Academy Awards on Sunday night brought a lot to the public's eye, from Jack Black taking the stage in an Into the Woods-esque...

SANTOS-MUNIZ: Branding Feminism

SANTOS-MUNIZ: Branding Feminism

Mariela Santos-Muniz February 5, 2015

Lena Dunham, feminist and film industry professional, told “The Guardian” on Nov. 2, 2014, “if feminism has to become a brand in order to fully engulf our culture and make change, I’m not complaining.”...

Boston University a cappella group Chordially Yours performs in Downtown Disney in January. PHOTO COURTESY OF DISNEY

Chordially Yours makes magic at Disney World, plans happy-ever-after

Sonia Rao January 21, 2015

Dreams really do come true at Disney. During winter break, members of Boston University a cappella group Chordially Yours flew down to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida to participate...

NGAI: Women in _______

NGAI: Women in _______

Robin Ngai October 8, 2014

Last Thursday night, I went to go see Lena Dunham on her “Not That Kind of Girl” book tour at the Wilbur Theatre. For me, it was basically a dream come true because I had been a fan of Dunham’s since...

All-female Boston University a cappella group, Chordially Yours, will perform two songs at the Wilbur Theatre Thursday as the opening act for Lena Dunham's book tour. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHORDIALLY YOURS

BU a cappella group Chordially Yours opens Lena Dunham’s book tour at Wilbur Theatre

Hannah Landers October 2, 2014

When Boston University College of Communication senior Jen Gregorio heard that her all-female a cappella group, Chordially Yours, would be opening the sold-out Boston stop of Lena Dunham’s book tour...

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