Category:Columns

Film Criticism: Does it Matter Anymore?

Zev Burrows

Andrew Sarris, Pauline Kael, Vincent Canby, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Gene Siskel, and Roger Ebert. What do these names have in common? For starters, they are (or were) all film critics who have at some point held a prominent voice in the…

Life in Boston: A Swede’s Perspective

Linnéa Lundgren

Living in the United States for two years has been a quite interesting experience. I have slowly discovered not only the most obvious differences, such as the doorknobs being round instead of straight, and people asking you how it’s going…

The Room: A Ten-Year Cult Phenomenon

Zev Burrows

In 2003, an unknown filmmaker named Tommy Wiseau produced a movie that was, upon initial release, labeled as one of the worst if not, the worst film of all time. Ten years later, his cult classic The Room is still…

The Benefits of Busking

Alex Hicks

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of speaking to a few talented musicians that have been out playing on the streets of Back Bay Boston. The art of busking dates back to before the middle ages, people have preformed on the streets in some form or another in every country in the world.

Words Made Visible

Callie Huber

Inspired by the vivid imagery of each quote, I set out to create a video collage to bring these words to life.

Poetry Exchange Take 2

Seph Hamilton

Poetry Exchange is a brand new project headed by Seph Hamilton. Seph takes to the streets of Boston, typewriter in tow, and sets up a small station for public exchange of poetry.

The Living Death

Stephanie Welton

The bar is running low on its liquor supply. No one here of age to drink it anyways. A few layers of dust have accumulated on the countertop. No one really comes here at all actually. At least, not anymore.…

Poetry Exchange

Seph Hamilton

Poetry Exchange is a brand new project headed by Seph Hamilton. Seph takes to the streets of Boston, typewriter in tow, and sets up a small station for public exchange of poetry. He types you a poem on his typewriter,…

Nolan Eley

Paola Serna

...Ever wonder if there actually is good chance of supporting yourself with a music degree and on top of that having the time to keep yourself looking snazzy? Meet Nolan Eley, a fresh-out-of-Berklee grad, who is currently breaking all those stereotypes of BM/BFA college students. During our interview Eley expressed his current transition in life as a “malaise," but from my point of view he seems very close to achieving his dream of becoming a yuppie.