Bluefin is yet another Japanese delight nestled away in the unassuming mall space just off of Porter Square. Unlike its perpetually busy neighbor, Sapporo Ramen, Bluefin provides a decidedly calm and spacious environment. Around 7:30 p.m. on a Saturday evening, there were enough tables to give a party ...
The actors of the Bread and Puppet Theater normally burst into the playing space, sprinting around in all-white, flying flags high above their heads as the band blasts horns and bangs on drums. The ensemble is politically active, frenetic and high energy; as a company, it has been making puppets, devising ...
Ne-Yo’s sixth studio album, "Non-Fiction (Deluxe)" (2015) hit the shelves recently, making it the artist’s first new album in three years. Listeners were expecting to it to be a hit, especially after such a long period of silence from Ne-Yo. Unfortunately, the artist did not live up to expectations.
Short stories fall in a gray area between full-length novels and poetry, not quite long enough to consume a printed book all on its own in most cases, but not short enough to be limited to a few pages of text. It is easy to write pages and pages of words to convey an idea or message, but it takes masterful writers to compress their stories in such a way that they can be told in only a few dozen pages. The way short stories are written is tricky, as the author has to utilize carefully constructed sentences to imply storylines and details that aren’t explicitly written.
The Tower Gallery in Tisch Library is currently featuring a new type of exhibit: one with pieces donated by students unaffiliated with an official art class or organization. The works currently featured in the gallery outside of the Tower Café are pieces by artists from Tufts’ new art collective, Smaller Fortress. This creative organization was conceived by Emma Turner, a senior majoring in English with minors in Studio Art and Film Studies, and implemented during the fall 2014 semester.
"Project Almanac" (2015) is director Dean Israelite's first attempt at a full-length movie. In the film, David Raskin (Jonny Weston), a brilliant high school student, has just been accepted to MIT. His father, an inventor, died when he was seven, leaving his family in a delicate financial ...
One would be hard-pressed to talk about art history with first-year Madeleine Onstwedder and walk away without absorbing some of her boundless enthusiasm for the subject. A dual degree student with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, the native Londoner positively beams when talking about the subject she loves. Now, working on a variety of projects, she wants to share that enthusiasm with others.
The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Marathon kicks off this Friday at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, marking the 40th anniversary of the iconic local showcase. Boston SciFi, held from Feb. 6 to 16, is the oldest official genre fest in America.The event, which features both feature-length ...
Australian-born singer Sia has recently confirmed she will be performing at the Grammys this coming Sunday. Given her recent performance featuring lip-syncing children wearing her trademark wig on the Ellen Digeneres show, as well as recent controversy regarding her last music videos, audiences can ...
Taking place in the early 1860s, during the beginning years of the Civil War, Suzan-Lori Parks’ new work “Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)” (2014) is a throwback of epic proportions. The production is actually comprised of nine parts in total -- the next six plays are still ...
Now in its third year since opening, Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall, an addition to the brewery which has been around since 1986, provides a prime destination for the 21+ crowd that won't empty any wallets.
In the midst of this second-wave snow storm, what’s better to warm the heart than a choir of harmonious pipsqueak voices singing America’s top 40 hits in perfect harmony? The ever-popular Kidz Bop franchise has released its highly-anticipated 27th album, surprisingly entitled “Kidz Bop 27” ...
“Archer,” (2009-present) FX’s animated satirical comedy, has returned to its roots with its Jan. 8 premiere of season six. After one year of using the “Vice” plotline, the show has the gang back to work at the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS).
One of the best things about reading is the exposure to people you’d never meet in your lifetime. Literary characters are some of the most multi-faceted, interesting and inspiring people I’ve ever had the chance to meet. They make unwise decisions just as you and I do and, through them, experience ...
If you are looking for a break from your average nights in Davis Square, Kaze Shabu Shabu in Chinatown offers a more unique dining experience. This Japanese restaurant features shabu-shabu, a form of hot pot cooked in the Nabemono style. Patrons can have beef, chicken, pork, lamb, seafood or vegetables delivered raw to their table on large plates. Once their selections arrive, patrons can cook their own meal in a boiling broth on a grill located in the middle of their table, then dip their food into a soy sauce enhanced with spices of their choosing, such as “Homemade Satay Sauce,” “Garlic & Scallion” or “Fresh Spicy Chili.”
The CW's “Arrow” (2012 - present) has shot up in popularity over the past several seasons, and -- now midway through season three -- all signs indicate that the upward trend will continue. The cast is comprised of talented and attractive stars, and the show even sparked the creation of a ...
It’s that time of year again, when holiday songs melt away into winter’s dance-like-it’s-summer hits. Those who take comfort in this fluffy predictability will be happy to mark their calendars for Feb. 8, the air date of the 57th Grammy awards. Say what you will about "Music’s Biggest ...
Death Cab for Cutie’s hiatus from music is officially over. The band is back with a movement and a gesture that is so characteristically sweeping and grandiose, it feels as though they were never really gone.
“Hyperview” begins in a slow-moving ark, a story told at half-speed. Title Fight, known perhaps for more millennial punk rock, is shifting gears and taking a hyperview of its own discography, re-examining it with listeners. The journey is unexpected yet rewarding. The album is a return to the grunge ...
The beginning of 2015 saw the meteoric rise of a new popular television show: Fox’s “Empire.” The show premiered on Jan. 7 and has been steadily increasing in its ratings since its pilot episode. In fact, Fox has already renewed the show, which stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, for a second season. “Empire’s” rating success is especially significant, in part, because the show breaks the mold which has plagued American TV for decades: the white, nuclear, affluent family that became a stock image for networks of the American dream.
