REVIEW: Captain Phillips’ perfect premise still disappoints
If all movies from now on were built solely on Tom Hanks and xenophobia, worse things would have happened. After all, wouldn’t the true story of a soft-spoken New Englander and his brush with foreign terror spell success without a second thought? In theory, Captain Phillips has the perfect premise, which helps it before the […]
REVIEW: Unknown Mortal Orchestra brings modern psychedelia to Brighton Music Hall
It’s slightly awkward to use the term “new age” to describe psychedelic rock, a genre so conceptually and musically rooted in the ‘60s culture of bell-bottom jeans, Jimi Hendrix and hallucinogens. But that’s exactly what Unknown Mortal Orchestra embodies: a new, fresh sound that arcs toward the older vibe of psych-rock. When Unknown Mortal Orchestra […]
INTERVIEW: Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Ruban Nielson is the brain behind Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the 1960s-influenced group that headlined Boston’s Brighton Music Hall on Monday night. Yes, “1960s-influenced” is an overused description for bands, but Unknown Mortal Orchestra is one of the few that actually sounds straight from the past. After years of touring with New Zealand band The Mint […]
Lighting up at BU
Smokers on campus engage in the debate on e-cigarette use. Lauren Howard, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, makes her way down the three flights of escalators in Warren Towers, reaching for a cigarette in her purse. Instead of pulling out a pack of Marlboro Lights and a lighter bought at a City Convenience […]
Boston-based researchers make new development in stem cell research
Stem cell research is surrounded by loaded controversy over the bioethical issues that it poses. What many people don’t understand is that there are two different types of stem cells currently being used for research: embryonic and adult. Adult stem cell use is not the cause for discussion, allowing research to continue with the hopes of changing the treatment of disease. Researchers worldwide, who have […]
Film & TV
- 2013 in arts and culture: MUSE reflects
- ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ gives gloomy portrayal of ‘60s folk movement
- Disney’s ‘Frozen’: A frosty fairytale with feminist twist
- REVIEW: Film “Philomena” breaks cliché movie mold with great expertise
- INTERVIEW: Oscar Isaac of new Coen brothers’ film,“Inside Llewyn Davis”
The Muse
- 2013 in arts and culture: MUSE reflects
- ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ gives gloomy portrayal of ‘60s folk movement
- Disney’s ‘Frozen’: A frosty fairytale with feminist twist
- REVIEW: Film “Philomena” breaks cliché movie mold with great expertise
- INTERVIEW: Oscar Isaac of new Coen brothers’ film,“Inside Llewyn Davis”
