When spoken word poets Sarah Kay and Andrea Gibson come together, magic happens. Their collaborative reading at the Paradise Rock Club on Tuesday was a melding of art forms. With interspersed bursts of song and references to creators like Beethoven and Van Gogh, Kay and Gibson showcased the blurred ...
When “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (2009–present) alum Jasmine Masters uploaded a video entitled “RuPaul drag race f***** up drag,” fans of the reality-competition show raised their eyebrows. After all, Jasmine Masters was notoriously eliminated for her lackluster performance in the season seven ...
Signed to a major music label at only 12 years old,singer-songwriter JoJo was poised to be one of America’s next great teen pop stars. Capitalizing on the popularity of R&B at the height of its Top 40 radio dominance, JoJo scored two massive hits with the 2000s classics “Leave (Get Out)” (2004) ...
https://twitter.com/ProjectRunway/status/786942743742480384This week was a very special week because we had our boss and the Daily’s Executive Arts Editor, junior Justin Krakoff, as our guest judge. (Hi Justin, we love you. Please let us keep our column forever.) Justin is the ideal guest judge: he ...
Tanky man with a giant deployable shield? Small woman who freezes people and protects herself in a block of ice? When news of Hi-Rez Studios' "Paladins: Champions of the Realm" heroes was first publicized, the internet swiftly came to the defense of Blizzard's "Overwatch"(2016) ...
I empathize with the girl in the zombie movie. You can all conjure up the visual: She’s running down the street, a horde of undead chasing her. In the film that defined zombies for a generation, “Dawn of the Dead” (1978), we were introduced to a funny yet infuriating trope: No matter how fast ...
It's been an interesting year for Ben Affleck, who — after donning the cape and cowl earlier this year in the blockbuster "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016)-- now plays a radically different character in "The Accountant" (2016).After Christian "Chris" ...
If the rapidly approaching winter has you feeling down, look no further than your local movie theater. From science fiction blockbusters to bleak dramas and a feel-good Disney flick, there’s something for everyone as fall sets in and winter approaches. Here are the top picks of the season:“Doctor ...
Ever wonder what kind of dreams former Bachelor Ben Higgins had as a kid? These are the types of revelations that can be found on the first “The Bachelor” (2002 – present) spinoff that no one asked for, but now everyone needs. Seventy percent scripted, 100 percent stupid, “Ben and Lauren: Happily ...
In high school, I was fortunate enough to have permission to drive my mother’s 2007 Volvo station wagon. It was in relatively good condition but lacked one element: an AUX cord. As a teenage girl doomed to listen to the crackly Top 40 radio waves of central Mass., I only had one choice. When life gives you a CD player, you start burning ~sick~ playlists.
“Board games are pricey,” Rachel Esteban, general manager of Knight Moves Café Somerville, and according to her business card, also a Halfling Rogue, explained. “They’re like buying a whole season of a favorite show on Blu-ray, which no one our age does anymore.”The original Knight Moves ...
With midterms fully in swing, be sure to check out one of these events this weekend when you are looking for a study break!FRIDAYPolyhackDetails: The Tufts Computer Science Exchange and Tufts.io are presenting a community-wide hackathon for students of all disciplines. The event will continue through ...
1. Kim Kardashian West robbed in Paris: While in the city for Paris Fashion Week, Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint by five men dressed as police officers, who bound and gagged Kardashian West and took off with over $10 million worth of jewelry, including her $4 million engagement ring. This week, ...
I am excited for another opportunity to visit the jazz-themed Asian fusion restaurant, despite its slightly hectic atmosphere. The restaurant is perpetually dark, and we are always greeted by the sound of a piano and trumpet playing live from one room over. Though on multiple occasions I have experienced ...
Solange is tired of being silent. Like so many other black artists this year, the 30-year-old singer-songwriter sees the ongoing struggle to define what it means to be black in America, both in regards to the current discussion on police brutality and the larger historical narrative going back decades ...
There are many parallels between “The Girl on the Train,” released on Oct. 7, and “Gone Girl” (2014), but director Tate Taylor’s new film doesn’t weather the comparison well. The titular girl is Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt), an alcoholic woman who travels to and from New York City every day ...
https://twitter.com/TimGunn/status/784187826757828608This week, Project Runway opened with the never-before-seen fabulousness of Tim Gunn in swimwear! Fittingly, our patron saint paired swim trunks with a long sleeve t-shirt embellished with a delicately-tucked pocket square. Tim donned this iconic ...
HBO fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” (2011-present) captivated viewers with its portrayal of flawed men and women pursuing power through pithy dialogue, sexual manipulation and epic clashes of blades and wit. Show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss skillfully brought brutality and grit to a world ...
British singer, songwriter, musician and producer James Blake — arguably one of the most versatile performers today — performed at the House of Blues on Oct. 4. His show would be appropriate for both music halls and nightclubs, as his music is a fusion of soul and electronic genres. Likewise, ...
If you’ve seen “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987), then you have a good picture of my experience trying to get to Providence this past Friday afternoon to see my best friend. That is, if you substitute Steve Martin’s exasperated businessman with me, a hungry college student, and replace ...
