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Press release from Skydance Media and Paramount Global after new acting CEO David Ellison joined in August. On Sept. 11, the Skydance Paramount media conglomerate announced a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.

Consolidation of Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery could reshape future of media industry — BU students, faculty weigh in

By Mohan Zhang September 23, 2025
David Ellison, the owner of Paramount Skydance, a newly formed mass media and entertainment company, is making a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a Sept. 11 New York Times article. Faculty and students in the Department of Film and Television at the Boston University College of Communication said the merger between these two massive enterprises may transform the media industry substantially.
“From Policy Design to Action” panel speakers from left to right: Gustavo Ferreira, Samantha Gross, Lebogang Mulaisi, Lukas Sokol and Benjamin Sovacool via Zoom.

Policy experts discuss strengths, challenges of global climate policy at Climate Policy Lab Symposium panel

By Crystal Yormick, Managing Co-Editor September 23, 2025
Global climate policy experts emphasized the importance of providing incentives, balancing interests and creating sustainable initiatives to bridge the gap between climate policy and implementation Friday during a panel at the Climate Policy Lab Symposium at Tufts University’s Fletcher School.
Jake Sullivan and host Meghna Chakrabarti. The former National Security Advisor spoke about current affairs with other world powers; the conversation was interrupted by protesters in the audience who criticized Sullivan’s actions while in office.

Pro-Palestinian protestors interupt ‘A Conversation with Jake Sullivan,’ former U.S. national security adviser

By Brontë Massucco September 22, 2025
Above all else, they made their voices heard. WBUR’s “On Point” broadcast featuring former U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was interrupted by two pro-Palestinian protestors on Sept. 16.

Things to do this week in Boston: Sept. 22-27

By Mary Goetz September 22, 2025

Stress ReLeaf: Obtaining Calm with Tea Mondays through Dec. 1, from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., 808 Commonwealth Ave. BU students can join Student Wellbeing in the ancient practice of gong fu cha — making...

The film, “One Battle After Another,” on Letterboxd. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a paranoid former revolutionary now living off the grid.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall and cast talk family, revolution in upcoming film ‘One Battle After Another’

By Siena Griffin September 22, 2025
What do you do when, after 16 years of solace, you must rejoin a cause you thought you left behind?
The Kyiv-based MacPaw AI Platform. At the top of the server, the site’s team shows its support for Ukraine in the current war with Russia, as MacPaw’s leadership remains focused on Ukraine’s future.

Software company MacPaw embraces its Ukrainian ‘soul’ from Boston to Kyiv

By John Tatum, Associate Business Editor September 22, 2025
How do you run a business during a war? Ukrainian software company MacPaw, which primarily operates out of Kyiv, has been asking that question since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
Sam Fender on stage. The English singer-songwriter played his first ever show in Boston at  Roadrunner Boston, a live music venue, on Wednesday.

REVIEW: At the Roadrunner, Sam Fender gives us everything he has

By Gabby Church, Sports Editor September 22, 2025
After releasing his third studio album, “People Watching,” in February, Sam Fender played to a crowd of 82,500 at London Stadium, headlined three shows at his hometown’s St. James’ Park and even toured a few U.S. cities in the spring — but not Boston. In fact, Fender had never played a show in Boston before Wednesday, so when the northern Englishman finally announced the New England tour stop alongside additional U.S. dates on May 27, it was to much anticipation: The general sale sold out instantly.
A customer buys a carton of blueberries from Dick’s Market Garden stand at the Charlesgate Farmers Market. The market is held every Sunday beneath the Bowker Overpass in Kenmore, offering live music, fresh food and crafts.

Charlesgate Farmers Market transforms abandoned park into cherished tradition, supports local businesses

By Emma Clement, Graphics Editor & Layout Co-Editor September 19, 2025
Less than 10 minutes from Boston University’s Charles River Campus, between the Back Bay, Kenmore and Fenway neighborhoods, is a small, unassuming park underneath the Bowker Overpass. For years, the space was underutilized — but now, each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the park comes alive with food, music and community for the Charlesgate Farmers Market.
Department of Health and Human Services’ press office announcement regarding the firings of 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of HHS, also fired the CDC director in August.

BU experts warn RFK Jr.’s CDC firings threaten public health, point to local scientists for guidance

By Brian Chan, Associate Science Editor September 19, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of HHS, fired CDC Director Susan Monarez and all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. BU experts said this will have consequences on U.S. public health.
A woman admires several works by featured gallery artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez.

‘Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá’ honors bicultural identity during Hispanic Heritage Month

By Paris Hugley September 19, 2025
The College of Fine Arts has seen its fair share of bold colors, but few compare to the new exhibit that opened this fall. Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez’s new installation, Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá — which translates from Spanish to English to “Not From Here, Not From There” — is a new solo exhibition on view from Sept. 5 through Dec. 10 at the Boston University Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery.
Massachusetts Statehouse, the frequented location of the Extinction Rebellion Boston protest group. The group protests climate change and will be attending the Make Billionaires Pay protest in New York City on Saturday.

Extinction Rebellion Boston fights for clean environment in ‘life or death’ battle

By Sam Mandala, Campus Co-Editor September 19, 2025
The voices of the Extinction Rebellion Boston members protesting environmental destruction ring outside the General Hooker entrance of the Massachusetts State House. The activists have flyers in hand and are ready to approach whoever enters their eyeline.  Statehouse Standout, a protest initiative organized by XR Boston, takes place every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and seeks to draw legislators’ attention to the climate crisis. 
“Haunted Hotel” is set to premiere Sept. 19 on Netflix. The animated horror-comedy comes from writer Matt Roller, creator of “Rick and Morty,” and the new series features a similar animation style.

‘Haunted Hotel’ brings horror and heart from scratch to life

By Paisley Huang September 17, 2025
With ghosts drifting down hallways, skeletons rattling behind doors and a demon trapped inside the body of a boy from the 1700s, “Haunted Hotel” is a classic horror series — but with an animated twist.
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