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Boston University physicist Plamen Ivanov's research includes coordinating organ system functions and integrating them as a network. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: BU physicist on creating new, math-driven field of medicine

Ross Hsu September 29, 2015

Imagine a world in which people can monitor their health the same way they would check the weather on their phones. This is the world envisioned by Plamen Ivanov, a professor of physics at Boston University,...

Musical groups Franz Ferdinand and Sparks are creating a new supergroup, FFS. PHOTO COURTESY DAVID EDWARDS

REVIEW: Franz Ferdinand and Sparks supergroup sets music scene on fire

Ross Hsu September 28, 2015

Forget about whatever rap collaboration you’re listening to, because FFS is the most important musical team-up of the year. FFS united Franz Ferdinand, the original Glasgow dance-rock darlings, with...

Whole Heart Provisions, located at 487 Cambridge St. in Allston and founded by James DiSabatino and Rebecca Arnold, will open this month. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Vegan cuisine takes on bold flavors at Whole Heart Provisions

Ross Hsu September 17, 2015

Rebecca Arnold, a chef who has worked at Pain D’Avignon, Alden & Harlow and Sarma, has always wanted to make a healthy fast-food joint. With Whole Heart Provisions in Allston, she’ll do just...

Algiers, an experimental band of “displaced southerners.” PHOTO COURTESY MATADOR RECORDS

INTERVIEW: Algiers guitarist Lee Tesche on their experimental, revolutionary sound

Ross Hsu September 15, 2015

In a world as inundated with hip-hop and rap as it is with racial injustice, Algiers has come barreling onto the scene as a direct alternative to their peers. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the Death...

Robert Redford stars as Bill Bryson and Nick Nolte as Stephen Katz in the film, “A Walk in the Woods.” PHOTO COURTESY FRANK MASI/BROAD GREEN PICTURES

REVIEW: Viewing “A Walk in the Woods” far from a walk in the park

Ross Hsu September 3, 2015

“A Walk in the Woods” is a perfectly fine movie spoiled by its grumpy, acerbic mood. Even if the book it is based on is as cantankerous, one would think that Robert Redford’s pet project about...

Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock in "Marvel's Daredevil," released Friday on Netflix. PHOTO COURTESY OF NETFLIX

REVIEW: Daring, devilish “Daredevil” delves deep into dark developments

Ross Hsu April 13, 2015

Netflix’s “Daredevil” has a lot to live up to. If the name is unfamiliar, it’s because Marvel has spent the last decade keeping quiet about one of their most endearing and fascinating intellectual...

A "UCheeseburger" at UBurger in Kenmore Square is topped with American cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and a house spread. PHOTO BY BROOKE JACKSON-GLIDDEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The search for the true ‘Big Tasty’: The Daily Free Press Boston Burger Crawl

Ross Hsu November 21, 2014

Rundown The Crawl: Four Boston burger joints The Contenders: UBurger (cheeseburger), Tasty Burger (The Big Tasty), Boston Burger Company (Boston Burger with Cheese/The Pilgrim), Mr. Bartley’s (bacon...

Fan Boy Food Truck is a new addition to the BU dining scene, serving Asian fusion food at three different locations on campus. PHOTO BY EVAN JONES/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

REVIEW: Not a ‘fan boy’ of new Asian campus food truck

Ross Hsu September 25, 2014

As I walked toward the Fan Boy Food Truck location in South Campus, my stomach and my mind were telling me two things. My mind was firmly convinced that Boston University’s new food truck would be mediocre,...

Finals season: shows to see before summer break

Daily Free Press Admin April 3, 2014

The semester's almost over, and it's not too late to start planning concerts four months ahead of time. Festival season looms before us, with new lineups being released every day. That doesn't mean there...

From garage band to the Grammys: Inside music’s biggest night

Daily Free Press Admin January 29, 2014

There’s a reason that the Grammys are second only to the Academy Awards in the pecking order of anticipated awards ceremonies: the Grammys are a show. Despite some tedium from prestigious artists like...

BU Hip-Hop releases mixtape ‘The Ill Rhettoric’ with boisterous clarity, throws listening party

Daily Free Press Admin January 22, 2014

Room 906 of the Photonics Center filled up surprisingly quickly this past Friday. Boston University Hip-Hop is popular, but the large turnout for something as simple as a listening party is unusual. Despite...

MUSE Clues: What to look for in 2014

Daily Free Press Admin January 16, 2014

Biblical blockbusters and cosmic casts By Max Cohen Looking back, 2013 was a good year for movies. But if 2013 was a cocooned caterpillar of a year for film, then 2014 is the majestic butterfly finally...

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