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What’s love got to do with it? Unconventional romance movies for Valentine’s Day

Ruby Voge February 12, 2025
Sometimes, we’re looking for something a little different that breaks outside of the mold of the traditional boy-meets-girl tropes and plot beats. So, here are five — actually, seven — Valentine’s Day movies that range from slightly unique to unequivocally odd. 
Emma Hart | Graphic Artist

Valentine’s Day: the holiday single people love to hate

Daniela Cejudo Curiel February 11, 2025
Learning to be alone isn’t easy, and it feels even harder during a holiday dedicated to love. But love isn’t only romantic — it deserves to be celebrated in all its forms. 
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): The ultimate Valentine’s Day gift guide for every type of romance 

Analise Bruno January 26, 2025
Valentine's Day is the Superbowl of holidays for serious relationships. Whether it’s been one year or five — it’s your time to shine.  Not everything can be wrapped up with a bow, but some things can. If you’re in the market for tangible gifts, listen up.
Liza Berdykulova | Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (Or Analise): If you like it, then should you put a promise ring on it?

Analise Bruno January 21, 2025
Well, Beyoncé said it best — if you like it, then you should probably put a ring on it. You know, just in case somebody else does.  “Single Ladies” perhaps takes a bit too literal of an approach to the message here, but you get the idea: don’t take for granted what’s right in front of your face. And when it comes to relationships, sometimes the solution to that thing is a ring — a promise ring, to be exact.
Laufey

REVIEW: Laufey captivates audience with a harmonious return to Boston

Zea Karmadi September 29, 2022
Armed with a cello and the untethered voice of an angel, Icelandic Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey enthralled audiences at The Sinclair in Cambridge Tuesday night, with hits detailing bad dates, heartbreaks and lifelong friendships.
Boston businesses are still experiencing high demand for Valentine’s Day products despite the pandemic. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Boston still bustles for Valentine’s Day

Daniel Kool February 12, 2021
While the pandemic has pushed some of Boston’s Valentine’s Day shoppers online, businesses that typically experience a surge around the holiday say demand remains high.

Ask Sophia: Valentine’s Day

Sophia Yakumithis February 11, 2021
Here are some universally applicable tips guaranteed to spark romance and spice up your world this Valentine’s Day.
TENTINDO: Skip Valentine's Day pressures

TENTINDO: Skip Valentine’s Day pressures

Will Tentindo February 8, 2016

Romance is in the air, and it’s not because every news reporter is telling us to “Netflix and chill” during snowstorms. Valentine’s Day is upon us. The complicated holiday celebrates love, romance...

(From left) Juliette Binoche (Maria Enders) and Kristen Stewart (Valentine) in Olivier Assayas’ “Clouds of Sils Maria.” PHOTO BY CAROLE BETHUEL/COURTESY OF CG CINEMA

REVIEW: “Clouds of Sils Maria” a character-driven masterpiece

Hannah Landers April 17, 2015

What does it mean to grow older? For women in Hollywood, it has often meant to inject, to tuck, to smooth away. This has long been the stuff of think pieces across the web, but it had yet to be explored...

Pentatonix revamps tired hits with an a cappella twist in second album

Daily Free Press Admin November 17, 2013

“More of the same” is a phrase that Pentatonix most definitely does not understand. How lucky for their listeners, who as a result were treated to the unexpected and awe-inspiring sounds of the a capella...

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