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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Happiness is an inside job | The Hard Pills We Hate to Swallow

Breanna Pham April 8, 2025

A friend once shared something that hit home: “You can’t expect to be happy in a relationship until you’re happy with yourself.”  This truth was hard to swallow.  For years, I searched...

Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

An exploration of performance and representation by the ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’

Julia Williams March 25, 2025
In its best moments, watching the show is  like talking with a stranger who’s surprisingly honest and forthcoming. The show’s refreshing projected skepticism and detachment from imposing convictions of honesty on its audiences are its best attributes and serve for a trust that is a rarity in today’s media. 
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.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Critical Eye: The reality of our dreams

Sarah Goodman February 8, 2022
The concept of “dreams” reveals itself in our language of discourse as an entity of pleasurable and spectacular ideal, of which our attempted realization of the dream’s perfection is, at best, delusion. Its use as a figurative speech and in symbolism does not make it explicit on what it is.
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The metaverse: the next phase of the internet?

Annie Sheehan September 30, 2021
Neal Stephenson’s futuristic fantasy is now becoming an actual reality.
The Netflix logo. The Boston University College of Communications hosted its first alumni event of the semester Wednesday – a webinar discussing Neftlix’s rise as a streaming service and its subsequent evolution. ILLUSTRATION BY CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Netflix’s nonfiction storytelling told by BU grads, ‘Queer Eye’ star

Seamus Webster September 13, 2021
Panel dives into Netflix's business in reality television content.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: Ruined plans were blessings in disguise

Divya Sood April 27, 2021
Instead of trying to map the future, let’s embrace uncertainty and reach these answers by living.
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What’s up with unrealistic book romance?

Thalia Lauzon April 21, 2021
I can’t blame anyone for crushing on fictional boys, but I advise them to step back into reality.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Philosophical Soup: The glorification of the U.S. military-industrial complex in film

Max Ferrandino April 14, 2021
The military thrives upon the media industry portraying the institution in a positive light.
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Netflix docuseries brings Isabella Stewart Gardner art theft to life

Lily Kepner April 12, 2021
Thirty one years ago, history's largest art theft took place. Today, the chase to find them is strong.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: Acknowledging your humanity and feeling unpleasant emotions

Divya Sood April 12, 2021
Our feelings are neither solely good nor bad, but they are essential to our existence as human beings.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Gender Justice: Your lack of intersectional feminism has real consequences

Meredith Varner March 26, 2021
Feminism must be intersectional and fight for every woman — not just the ones who look like you.
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