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Holly Gustavsen | Co-Photo Editor

Cut the Chicane: F1 season opener unveils liveries, bringing in mixed reviews

Holly Gustavsen February 20, 2025
In honor of the 75th anniversary of Formula 1, teams and fans gathered at The O2 in London for a first-of-its-kind season launch.
Brett Abrams | Senior Graphic Artist

FreeP’s Freaky Five: ‘Thriller’ and scaring children | Editorial

Editors October 21, 2023
Spooky season is officially upon us! It’s time for pumpkin spice lattes and horror movies. To celebrate Halloween and the fall feeling, The Daily Free Press Editorial Board voted on five freaky Halloween superlatives to embrace the season.
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Can we separate the art from the artist?

Eden Mor November 30, 2021
The last thing we need to be doing is idolizing people we shouldn’t be.
Miley Cyrus released her studio album “Plastic Hearts” on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Plastic Hearts’ takes musical samples and leaps

David Simon November 29, 2020

“Plastic Hearts,” released Friday, represents a return to form for Miley Cyrus. For the past decade, she had cycled genres between albums — from the hip-hop stylings on 2013’s “Bangerz”...

Visitors view courtroom sketches on display at a gallery fundraiser hosted at the Revere Hotel in Downtown Boston that is ongoing through November. LILY KEPNER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Illustrated courtroom art gallery fundraiser lets Boston relive history

Lily Kepner November 6, 2019
Sunday evening, the creators of the upcoming documentary “Illustrated Courtroom: Manson to #MeToo” hosted an art gallery fundraiser at the Revere Hotel in Boston. The event featured 20 pieces of courtroom art spanning 50 years.
The Wonder Twins performed Jan. 27 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. COURTESY OF SALLY COHN

Wondertwins reflect on police brutality in politically charged dance at the ICA

Elsa Scott January 31, 2019
Identical twins Billy and Bobby McClain performed their politically charged dance, titled “BLACK,” a documentary-style work about the effects of police brutality on the black community, at the ICA’s Dance UP feature Sunday.
No Sugar, No Cream: R&B peaked in the 2000s

No Sugar, No Cream: R&B peaked in the 2000s

Nashid Fulcher October 17, 2018

I don’t typically slander new genres of music. That’s due to several factors. I don’t think it’s valuable to compare new music to old music that was already dubbed “classic.” I think there’s...

No Sugar, No Cream: Why Beyoncé is the queen

No Sugar, No Cream: Why Beyoncé is the queen

Nashid Fulcher April 26, 2018
The best performer of this generation is Beyoncé. This is a fact. This is indisputable. There is no other artist who even comes near her level of perfection. She is beauty, grace and stamina beyond anything I could ever imagine.
FRILOT: Celebrities and drugs

FRILOT: Celebrities and drugs

Madison Frilot April 27, 2017

The entertainment industry is no stranger to death due to drug overdose. Some have been classified as accidental while others have been considered an attempt of suicide, but regardless of their function,...

Joe Jones is in his sixth season as coach of the men's basketball team. PHOTO BY MICHAEL CUMMO PHOTOGRAPHY/FLICKR

20 questions with men’s basketball head coach Joe Jones

Tyler Oringer February 9, 2017

What’s your favorite type of music? I’d have to go with R&B. What’s the best concert you have been to? (Laughing) I’m not a concert guy.   What’s your favorite song? “Man...

PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

EDITORIAL: Kanye West is successful, but not a role model

Editors January 22, 2017

Kanye West shocked and appalled the general public when he took the microphone away from Taylor Swift and praised Beyoncé’s talent at the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards. We felt for Swift as a pretentious,...

TENTINDO: We deserve better than celebrity gossip

TENTINDO: We deserve better than celebrity gossip

Will Tentindo December 4, 2016

So much is said about the way millennials grew up and what differentiates our generation from others, but one moment in time every young adult remembers is singer Britney Spears’ 2007 public breakdown....

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