Editor’s note: This column is part of a fictional weekly serial.Edgar shut the kitchen door, watching the ceiling intently as if he could see Alicia walking the floor above. Cecilia watched, bemused, from the table.“We only have a moment, but there’s something I must tell you. I’ve told your ...
The Capital One Cup final this weekend, which featured Premier League giants Manchester City and Liverpool, took the form of a stereotypical cup final: thrilling but nerve-wracking. After plenty of squandered chances and a goal apiece for Fernandinho of Manchester City and Coutinho of Liverpool, it was 1-1 after 90 minutes. Extra time passed with both teams showing the ill-effects of a grueling Premier League season, and penalty kicks commenced. In stepped Willy Caballero. Coming off a performance against Chelsea in the FA cup that was shaky at best, it would be hard to blame the often-maligned Manchester City backup goalkeeper for being low on confidence. If he was, he didn’t show it. After Emre Can’s cheeky chip sent him the wrong way to start the shootout, Caballero saved three straight, including a full-extension finger tip save. After the game, the players hoisted Caballero in the air before hoisting the trophy together a few minutes later. As a Manchester City fan myself, I was elated for Caballero. Before the game, Caballero was asked how he felt about Manchester City fans wanting him dropped. After the game, they were singing his name.
The Green Line Extension, which theoretically would reach our campus at the College Avenue and Boston Avenue intersection, may not be built. Unlike the Green Line elsewhere, this section would be built alongside the existing commuter rail tracks, separated from the roads, so it would be faster and more ...
Sometimes, TV can be a bit like pizza.Bear with me here. Everyone likes it. But, really, have you ever met anyone who likes exactly what you like? For exactly the same reasons? No, which gives rise to one mutually applicable cardinal rule: don’t yuck someone else’s yum.This week, I’m letting you ...
Pooja: As I am writing this on the 29th of February, I am reminded of a strange feeling. The 366th day of the year can have different meanings based on who you talk to. For Cam, it is now his eleventh birthday (Modern Family)! For the 1310 seniors and myself graduating in May, it is a reminder that ...
Baseball is boring. Most of the time, the players are stationary: waiting around as the pitcher rubs the ball, removes and replaces his hat, tugs on his belt and peers in towards the catcher’s calloused fingers for a sign. There are too many commercials, too many pitching changes, too many strikeouts. ...
Making a reader cry is often surprisingly easy. Combine a pair of star-crossed lovers, make sure that at least one of them has an incurable and fatal disease, add in a few poignant speeches that people can put on posters and tattoos, stack misfortune on top of misfortune and watch the tears flow (and ...
I don’t cry when I watch films. In my teen years, I thought that there was something wrong with me — that I was missing the empathy bone and I was resigned to a life of possible sociopathy. My friends and I would watch some romance movie, and they would cry when one of the lovers inevitably died ...
If you’re reading this, you probably like sports. Whether you’ve played them, are a die-hard fan or maybe just a casual observer, sports most likely brought you here. Anyone who has read, watched or talked about sports has heard the cliché that sports are anything but just a game. Within the foundation ...
Political pundits say it every four years, but this time they're right the stakes of this November's presidential election could not be higher. The next president will oversee our country's strategy in the fight against ISIS, confront stubbornly high economic inequality and leave an indelible ...
Student-run organizations are peculiar microcosms of American democracy: you’ve got your presidents, your vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers, and all are determined to ensure that a group can function well both internally and externally. The larger the organization, the more power becomes ...
Smack my orbitals and call me a cation, because this atom just got a lot more positive. My electric charge changed this past week, upon realizing that I can only improve my happiness by distancing myself from you.And so far, I made the right decision.I’m talking to you, my (former) friend. I don’t ...
At Old Trafford, Daley Blind and Michael Carrick started in central defence. Dutch-U17 international Timothy Fosu-Mensah came on for the injured Marcos Rojo. 18-year-old Marcus Rashford led the line for Manchester United. The signs were all pointing to an Arsenal win, given United's difficulty forming an ...
Last weekend saw a break from premier league action, with the FA cup taking its place. The most intriguing matchup from the fifth round draw featured the last two Premier League champions, Chelsea and Manchester City. What promised to be a highly contested match quickly turned into somewhat of a farce when Manuel Pellegrini, often criticized for being too conservative in team selections, named six teenagers in the starting eleven. Five were making their first team debut. As a City fan myself I had mixed feelings about the line-up. To see talented youth players given the chance to show their talents to the world is exciting for both the fans and other youth players coming through the system. At the same time, the lineup effectively ensured City’s exit from the competition.
Sophie Shen is a first-year from Shanghai, China. Sophie has a passion for traveling and a personal flair for fashion. Sophie and I sat down to talk about how her origins shape her style and her favorite stores. Parker Selman: How would you describe your personal style?Sophie Shen: I would say it’s ...
Raise your hand if you had Donald Trump and John Kasich lasting longer than Jeb Bush in this campaign. Nobody? Didn’t think so. Jeb Bush was by no means a shoo-in to win his nomination, but the manner in which he lost was shocking. Political science departments across the country will start including ...
A little known (or well known, depending on how well you know me) fact about me is that my internal compass (due North? Is that what the rest of you use?) points to gluten. This special talent has made me privy to the very best places to buy your breads, pastries and other baked goods in the Boston ...
Even though the T is a perpetually cash-strapped authority, the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) curiously lacks the motive to innovate. Why, for instance, have they not built a taller facility for its one-story Red Line station entrances at Davis Square, when surrounding buildings ...
Editor’s note: This column is part of a fictional weekly serial.Edgar had been watching the car wind towards his house for the better part of half an hour now. So open were the fields between here and the horizon. For 30 years, any movement on the road had caused his heart to clench — lock all ...
It was January 2014, and I stayed up all night to watch tennis. The men’s final of the Australian Open was to be held half a world away in Melbourne, and because of the time difference, it would start at 3 a.m. local time here at Tufts.On one side of the court stood the substantial underdog Stanislas ...
