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The BU Castle. The building was used as a set by the movies “21,” “Ghostbusters” (2016), and “Mr. Church.” FRANCHESCA VIAUD/ DFP FILE

BU on Screen: Five movies filmed on (or near) BU’s campus

Siena Griffin June 2, 2023
Over the years, filmmakers have chosen to use different parts of BU's campus as a set for a number of blockbuster movies, from the BU Castle to Fenway Campus.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Big tech should care about its employees | EDITORIAL

Editors November 14, 2022
While layoffs at Twitter and Meta are allegedly a product of overhiring and general debts, other methods should've been explored before casually upending the lives of thousands. 
The Facebook logo on its side. Annie writes about the damaging effects of social media platforms on young people as most prominently shown through The Wall Street Journal’s series “The Facebook Files.” COURTESY OF ROMAN MARTYNIUK VIA UNSPLASH

Social media’s algorithms need to be combated

Annie Sheehan November 18, 2021
Facebook knows better, and they can do better.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

I Call Foul Play: Facebook should not be in charge of the internet’s future

Luca Becker November 4, 2021
The company formerly known as Facebook is trying hard to rebrand itself as "Meta" — a virtual hub paving the way for the internet's future. But what history may this rebrand try to hide?
VR headset

The metaverse: the next phase of the internet?

Annie Sheehan September 30, 2021
Neal Stephenson’s futuristic fantasy is now becoming an actual reality.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Is using social media still a personal choice?

Editors November 18, 2020
We have evolved as a society, and social media has adapted adequately. Our uses for the internet have changed, and our purpose for interacting with each other have as well. But painting our dependence on social media as a personal decision discounts the cunning strategy behind it all.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: Surprise, surprise — the “billionaire” president doesn’t pay his taxes

Gabriella Aponte September 30, 2020
These revelations on Trump’s tax avoidance are unquestionably appalling, and many outlets are calling the report a total bombshell — except it really isn’t a bombshell at all.
Max Brenner is the frequent location of many Valentine’s Day dates, anniversary celebrations and even the occasional engagement proposal. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Satisfying Boston’s sweet tooth: three shops make up the recipe for love

Kelly Kong February 13, 2020
With Valentine's Day rapidly approaching, the scramble for that perfect present is in the air — and the smell of chocolate is stronger than ever.
EDITORIAL: People have to seek the truth for themselves when ads on Facebook feed them lies

EDITORIAL: People have to seek the truth for themselves when ads on Facebook feed them lies

Editors October 18, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg made the case for Facebook allowing political ads containing falsehoods on Thursday in a lengthy speech at Georgetown University, according to The Boston Globe. This comes in the wake of...

The Widener Library at Harvard University. The First Annual Women in Power Conference was hosted at Harvard on Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY WILL HART/FLICKR

Harvard’s inaugural ‘Women in Power Conference’ features Amber Tamblyn, Maggie Hassan

Kiran Galani May 1, 2018

Along with an abundance of Nobel Prizes and Division I athletic teams, Harvard University bears a history of sexism, including but not limited to former President Lawrence Summers’ 2005 public argument...

BERMAN: Facebook is a corporation, let’s not forget that

BERMAN: Facebook is a corporation, let’s not forget that

Max Berman September 12, 2017

Just in time for Hillary Clinton’s book “What Happened” (also known as “Clinton’s Five Stages of Grief”) Facebook and Russia have re-entered the news cycle. Social media and Russia, the two...

New Balance is one of many companies in the spotlight after its vice president of public affairs expressed his support for President-elect Donald Trump. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Election sparks debate regarding businesses’ political stances

Alex Peña November 29, 2016

The election of Donald Trump has prompted the business world with one big question: now what? The president-elect’s policies could impact each industry differently, leading to a number of businesses...

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