Fans of the science-fiction series "Heroes" (2006 - 2010) were devastated when the cult favorite was canceled after an epic cliffhanger. "Heroes" followed the lives of characters all around the world who had begun to develop superhuman abilities. The show traced their various ...
Unbeknownst to most local college students and non-oldie-lovers, a Scottish folk legend, Archie Fisher, will be making an appearance in Somerville tonight (Oct. 7) at the nearby Burren. While the youth of this generation have probably never heard Fisher’s name, it turns out that he’s actually a ...
spontaneous \spahn-TAY-nee-us\adjective 1. done, said, or produced freely and naturally 2. arising from a momentary impulseToday, I’m especially aerodynamic. I managed to get to the dining hall from my room in two seconds flat, thanks to being a streamlined biddie, silky smooth with my newly shaved ...
"Pretty Little Liars" (2010 - present)! I don't know what made me think it would be a good idea to watch this TV show, because it really is just not good. Maybe it was the fact that I actually kind of enjoyed the books (2006 - 2014) when I read them, but that was in middle school. Anyway, ...
“Timberman” (2014), developed by Digital Melody, was one of 2014’s more successful mobile titles, occupying the top spot in various regional app stores for a time. The game falls very much into the “easy to learn, hard to master” genre of one-touch games that was most recently popularized ...
If you went into a bookstore and examined their historical fiction offerings, it'd be a safe bet that over half the books would be set in Great Britain. The country seems to hold an irresistable fascination for writers, whether it's the rowdy world of the Restoration, the alternately repressed ...
Though food crawls are often the domain of hipsters trying to boost their foodie cred or underage would-be drinkers looking to enjoy a night out without going to bars, they are also are arguably one of the best ways to get the feel of a neighborhood. Buttoned-up, experimental, familiar or exotic, ...
It’ll be hard to look back at 2015 and not think of the contributions Drake and Future made to hip-hop -- and to the musical landscape in general -- this year. They each released their own full-length albums in 2015, both of which were met with their fair share of critical praise. Drake’s “If ...
Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2013 - present) premiered its third season last week with an exciting episode that, with any luck, will set the tone for the rest of the season. The premiere starts off at a quick pace, a welcome surprise considering that the past season moved frustratingly ...
It's no surprise that students on American college campuses have been working for years -- if not decades -- to enact more climate friendly policies on their campuses, in their states and across the country. Though these efforts are usually done independently of one other, on Oct. 2, students ...
Looking to make your weekend artsy? Just trying to find something to do? Here are some cool events in Boston this weekend:Know Tomorrow Music and Climate Festival: This festival is meant to stir up concern about climate change by bringing interested people together for an afternoon of musical performances and speeches ...
Female leads on television are becoming increasingly prominent, but they're not always done right. It's easy to take a female character and make her one-dimensional or dependent on a man, so when a complex and strong female character comes onto the screen, she deserves recognition. This ...
For Chinese students, a significant slice of the pie called education involves recitation. They start with simple poems and stories and move on to more advanced literature, eventually memorizing English works as well. That’s what my Chinese university friends told me this summer over a delicious family-style ...
The array of artistic abilities that sophomore, and undeclared computer science and Japanese major, Fury Sheron possesses is truly impressive. Her artistic pursuits on campus range from visual art, to music, to fire spinning. It would seem that there are very few constraints on her artistic exuberance.The ...
In June 2012, two brothers released an EP called “The Face.” Their remix of Jessie Ware’s single “Running” (2013) had already been tearing up dance floors for three months, and the duo, known as Disclosure, had been gathering momentum since 2010 in the underground house scene. However, with ...
ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" (2014 - present) premiered its second season last week and somehow managed to introduce even crazier plot twists than the first.Though viewers know from the season finale that it was in fact defense attorney and law professor Annalise Keating's ...
“1989” (2014) was perhaps Taylor Swift’s biggest step away from her country singer-songwriter roots and toward the world of pop. She collaborated with high-profile pop producers like Max Martin and Shellback to create hits including the chart-topping “Shake it Off” and “Blank Space" ...
This was unquestionably the summer of Fetty Wap. The previously unheralded rapper from Patterson, N.J. burst onto the scene with the ubiquitous single “Trap Queen” and then followed that catchy tune up with three other top 40 hits: “679,” “My Way” and “Again." In the process, he ...
Remember Danity Kane? It's back...in a way. Dumblonde, a duo comprised of former Danity Kane members Shannon Bex and Aubrey O’Day, released its debut, self-titled album this Friday.The original female pop group dissolved in 2009 after its members had a falling out. Subsequent reconciliations ...
"Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" -- released this past summer on Netflix -- is a comedy series written by David Wain and Michael Showalter (and directed by Wain) and functions as a prequel to Wain's movie, "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001). The cast of the original ...
