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Annika Morris | Graphic Artist

The internet’s unfortunate idolization of Gypsy Rose Blanchard | Editorial

Editors January 22, 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was met with online support after being released from prison for the murder of her abusive mother. While her crime can be absolved, can Gen Z's "unseriousness?"
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Tragedy is a lesson we no longer teach

qinxuanzhu October 15, 2023
As I scroll down my phone every night, a question invariably plagues my mind. Am I a decent human being? Why am I so different from others? If you too grapple with these questions and bear the weight of sadness, sensitivity and self-doubt, then this story is for you.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Everybody hates ‘mother!’ | Misunderstood Media

Emma Holtmann March 28, 2023
Upon its initial release in 2017, Darren Aronofsky’s film “mother!” received extremely low critical and public reception. It was then presented with the mark of death: an “F” CinemaScore grade — and I think I know why.
child holding a candle at the newton asian community vigil

Newtonians hold vigil to honor victims of Atlanta shooting

Chloe Liu March 22, 2021
Community members joined state and local representatives in mourning the eight killed March 16.
Two men ride bikes in here we are

Boston Israeli Film Festival kicks off online

Katarzyna Jezak March 5, 2021
The program includes a selection of Israeli movies released in 2020, like the feature film “Sky Raiders” and documentaries “Four Mothers,” “Rain in Her Eyes” and “Rockfour: The Time Machine.” Live conversations with directors, actors and subjects will accompany each film.
“Finding Agnes,” a Netflix original film released Monday, depicts a son's journey to learn more about his estranged mother after she suddenly passes. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Finding Agnes’ marks new take on the family drama

Rachel Do December 2, 2020
The film, which depicts a strained mother-son relationship, stands out against the typical family narrative in a sad but realistic manner.
Alexia Nizhny

Sincerely, Ally: Broken language is a beautiful reminder of the way our worlds blend

Alexia Nizhny November 20, 2020
My misuse of certain vocabulary words painted its own picture — a vibrant world of Russian and English influence.
In the third installment of the Boston Playwright Theater’s “BPT Talks” series, BPT playwright Cayenne Douglass took her audience behind the scenes of her thesis play “Beasts.” COURTESY OF BOSTON PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER

Student playwright captures complex familial bonds in thesis project

Molly Farrar November 12, 2020
BU's Boston Playwrights’ Theatre is hosting weekly “BPT Talks,” during which a third-year Master of Fine Arts playwright at BPT discusses their latest work.
STROINSKI: Ivanka Trump is no role model

STROINSKI: Ivanka Trump is no role model

Anna Stroinski April 28, 2017

It makes sense, to some, to hold first daughter Ivanka Trump in high esteem. She’s an accomplished business women, a working mother and an educated public official. In fact, she and her husband Jared...

EDITORIAL: Parents, college students should maintain open communication

EDITORIAL: Parents, college students should maintain open communication

Editors December 7, 2015

As college students, many of us are guilty of poor communication with our parents and families, especially when we live 3,000 miles away from them. As freshman, it’s common to want to break away from...

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