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Shakespeare for the Modern Age
Shakespeare gets a bad rap. To often are his works read too quickly and tossed aside as just another boring homework assignment. I’m not writing to defend Billy Shakespeare, but …
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Community: Please Tell Your Friends About This Show
It’s hard to give yourself in to something completely—to really let yourself love something beyond the point of cynicism or irony. It’s hard to, say, love a TV show completely …
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How Mad Men Turns Black Characters into Real People
I showed up at the front steps of 138 Mountfort Street, home to BU’s African-American Studies Department, on Tuesday afternoon to attend Professor Deborah L. Jaramillo’s lecture, “Black Stories/White Series: …
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Meanwhile, In the Drone Command Center
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The ‘Aurora Borealis’ Lights Up BU Dance Theater
Aurora Borealis: A Festival of Light and Dance is a creative collaboration between students of the College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre and the students of the Physical Education, …
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FitRec Open House Presents Special Opportunity for Faculty, Staff and Alumni
“The Ultimate Gym Experience: Membership Open House” running December 3-9, offers fun fitness classes and a discounted membership price for BU staff and alumni.
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Baked Raspberry Custard: An Easy Dessert for the Stressful Holiday Season
‘Tis the season for consuming some of the best cuisine in America. With holidays like Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas and National Fritter Day (December 2!), Americans are almost constantly stuffing …
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The Gleecap: “Hold On to Sixteen”
The Gleecap is a brand new column dedicated to recap and review the zany antics that occur in each episode of the television show Glee. Blog posts will be released each Wednesday following …
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‘Carnage’ Review: Short, Satisfying, And Not So Sweet
Just as one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, don’t judge a film on its premise. For those who are unfamiliar with Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play God of …
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Neuron Transplant Reduces Obesity In Mice
Scientists at Harvard University have successfully transplanted neurons into the brains of obesity-prone mice to prevent them from getting fat. The researchers did not have human obesity in mind when …
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Taco Tuesdays Are The Best Days
For those looking for ways to spice up their Tuesday nights, the search has finally ended. Tacos are here to save the (typically) boring Tuesday. Why tacos? Because there is …
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The ComiQuad: Debunking Bunker and Stereotype Problems
Boom! Wham! Pow! The ComiQuad is a brand new column dedicated to the spandex-laden world of comics and superheroes. It goes up each Tuesday and will alternate between comic book reviews and other …
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