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“Killers of The Flower Moon” author David Grann in “An Evening with David Grann,” a discussion held by BU’s Conversations in the Arts & Ideas on Wednesday. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU alum David Grann, author of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ on his immersion into stories

Mara Mellits March 1, 2024
Grann, a staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of best-selling books such as “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Wager” and “The Lost City of Z” spoke to BU students and faculty about his work alongside Debbie Danielpour, a film and television professor in the College of Communication.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Animal Crossing is still the perfect pandemic game for all the wrong reasons

Nick Speranza February 25, 2021
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ reputation for posterity is going to be “the pandemic game” — which seems to be the case, if 2020 year-in-review articles are any indication — I hope people remember more than just its obvious utility as an escapist fantasy.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: Side profiles and beauty trends

Bini Ollivier-Yamin February 1, 2021
Our definition of beauty is subjective, and it can grow and change to include a diverse range of features, traits and ethnicities. The first step is to get rid of the seemingly harmless trends that perpetuate Eurocentric beauty — they’re clogging up my “For You page.”
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Sincerely, Ally: E-girl meets male entitlement

Alexia Nizhny December 9, 2020
Of course, the reality is E-Pal and websites like it are an additional source of income that can be necessary for some people. I’m lucky enough to be able to stop using it at my convenience. But, if you choose to participate, it’s important to be conscious of the implications.
Kara Chen/DFP STAFF

Diamonds and Rust: To debate or not to debate

Joel Herbert October 29, 2020
Our thoughts may not change immediately as the result of a debate, and we may leave many debates feeling worse than before. However, through constant exposure to differing ideas and personal techniques in thought, we can hope to live with reasonable and honest beliefs.
Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: The Gadsden flag, and our campus

Bini Ollivier-Yamin October 28, 2020
The Gadsden flag is racist. It is disgusting to see our administration — not just some random individual living on campus — display the flag so flagrantly. 
Writer Tad Friend, Astronomer and Physician Marcelo Gleiser and former Chief Executive Officer of BP Lord John Browne speak at the “Make, Think, Imagine” event Wednesday about the future of technology at Boston’s Museum of Science Wednesday. COURTESY JONATHAN BECKLEY

Experts bring up concerns at the crossroads between artificial intelligence and ethics at the Museum of Science

Roshni Kotwani February 4, 2020
The ever-growing debate between science and philosophy was explored by three intellectual speakers at the Museum of Science Wednesday in an event called “Make, Think, Imagine: Where is Technology Taking Us?”
Journalist Ronan Farrow speaks at the Harvard Book Store on Oct. 24 while touring for his recently released book, “Catch and Kill,” which follows his investigation into the sexual assault allegations made against Harvey Weinstein. AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ronan Farrow talks new book “Catch and Kill” in Cambridge

Hannah Shearer October 31, 2019
Being threatened by shadowy figures, followed by private investigators and consoled by Rachel Maddow are just a few of the things Ronan Farrow experienced when reporting on decades of systematic abuse in Hollywood — and as of Oct. 15, he has a book that details it all.
Art Attack: What scares you

Art Attack: What scares you

Patrick Reid November 3, 2017

The best comedy is scary. I don’t mean this in a horror movie sense — I don’t even mean good comedy should necessarily provoke fear. The funniest things are often just the most freewheeling and the...

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EDITORIAL: End social stigma of menstruation

Editors March 21, 2017

When was the last time a woman traveled to the restroom while proudly waving a tampon or pad in the air? Why do feminine hygiene commercials focus on active or happy women frolicking in skirts? Probably...

Ben Sinclair stars in HBO’s new comedy “High Maintenance,” which premiered Friday. PHOTO COURTESY DAVID RUSSELL/ HBO

REVIEW: HBO’s “High Maintenance” struggles to stay engaging

Ethan Cappello September 18, 2016

“High Maintenance,” HBO’s new original series, is a fresh take on life in New York City, but it suffers from structural issues. Initially a web series on Vimeo, a video sharing site, “High...

FREEBAIRN: Unsubscribing from Magazine Culture

FREEBAIRN: Unsubscribing from Magazine Culture

Mandy Freebairn February 27, 2015

The monolithic news and culture magazine, The New Yorker, celebrated its 90th anniversary on Feb. 16. Why do I know this? Because, incidentally, it was the first issue of the magazine I’ve ever read....

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