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A person writes a note to leave at the Liam Payne memorial in Boston Common. The memorial, which is located at a tree between Brewer Fountain and Tadpole Playground, was created after singer and former One Direction member Liam Payne’s death was announced. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Fans pay tribute to One Direction’s Liam Payne in Boston Common memorial following singer’s death

Lauren Albano October 21, 2024
Fans paid tribute to British singer Liam Payne this weekend by creating a memorial in the Boston Common following the former One Direction member’s sudden death.
Melissa Park | Graphic Artist

We’re in a boy band drought: Where did they go?

Keira Footer September 25, 2024
Like most middle and high schoolers, I too had a huge boy band phase. My poison was Why Don’t We, the teenage boy group that came together in 2016 and is known for songs like “8 Letters” and “Something Different.” Listening to their music and obsessing over their every move was an integral part of my middle school years — arguably, one of the most enjoyable parts of them. But as I grow older and watch the new generation of pre-teen and teenage girls unfold, it seems like they aren’t having the same experience as I did. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Bubble Burst: Queerbaiting versus privacy

Lydia Evans November 9, 2021
Accusations of queerbaiting thrown at celebrities like Harry Styles and Billie Eilish bring to light questions of celebrities' right to privacy, while also highlighting how queer aesthetics can be exploited.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Harry Styles, Bad Art Friend, and fiction

Editors October 14, 2021
If pens are as mighty as surgical instruments, it is worth weighing their reference points.
walking in the wind by one direction on spotify

Song Spotlight: ‘Walking in the Wind’ by One Direction

Katrina Liu April 16, 2021
Listening to One Direction brings me back to a simpler time while showing me how much I’ve grown.
Yvonne Tang

Dear Men: I like my shirt today and I’ll be okay if you don’t

Yvonne Tang September 30, 2020
Authority figures, mainstream culture and the patriarchy — in no particular order — all taught me the same sentiment: as a woman, it is not my place to know my own self-worth. 
Recent Boston University graduate Melody You’s Instagram page @albumreceipts features popular albums in the form of paper receipts. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU student’s Instagram hobby draws viral success

Cameron Morsberger May 27, 2020
COM graduate Melody You is gaining attention from thousands in her @albumreceipts Instagram project.
“After,” a new drama movie based off of a Wattpad story, was released on April 12. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

‘After’ is everything you don’t want in a movie, that’s why you should watch it

Haley Lerner April 19, 2019
“After” is a movie of first love and first times, but let’s be real, what’s most significant about the movie is that it’s based off a Harry Styles fanfiction.
Julia Michaels released her second EP, titled “Inner Monologue Pt 1,” on Jan. 24. 
COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Julia Michaels puts her ‘Inner Monologue’ to music

Austin Pak February 1, 2019
Two-time Grammy nominee Julia Michaels released her second EP, “Inner Monologue Pt 1,” Jan. 24 in the wake of the success of her 2017 debut EP, “Nervous System.”
Niall Horan’s debut single album “Flicker” is released Oct. 20. PHOTO COURTESY

REVIEW: Niall Horan’s latest album offers folksy departure, lacks variety

Katie Lipman October 22, 2017

Following the release of three solo singles — “This Town”, “Slow Hands” and “Too Much to Ask” — Niall Horan released his first full-length single album, “Flicker,” on Friday. Through...

WILSHERE: Learning to love simple moments

WILSHERE: Learning to love simple moments

Meredith Wilshere December 3, 2015

Our whole lives we try to define love. We are led to believe that love is some mysterious, undefinable power that transcends both life and death. Some believe it’s a word created to sell greeting cards...

INTERROBANG

Editors March 26, 2015

In case you weren’t on social media at all on Wednesday, Zayn Malik, the best-looking and most important member of One Direction, announced that he has left the band. We here at the ol’ Free Press...

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