Under the eye of the FBI
Writer and professor Asimov drawn into communist paranoia Among the anti-war protesters of Boston University in the 1960s, prolific science fiction writer and biochemist Isaac Asimov made a place for himself as a professor and mentor. Asimov wrote about everything from mystery and fantasy to science fiction to popular science, but he never wrote about […]
Seeing life through a different lens
Boston-based study shows majority of hemianopia patients prefer peripheral prism glasses to help them get around. Imagine walking around and constantly stumbling over objects or accidentally running into walls and people. This might sound silly, but that is exactly what hemianopia patients experience on a daily basis. However, to help ease the obstacles that hemianopia […]
Pentatonix revamps tired hits with an a cappella twist in second album
“More of the same” is a phrase that Pentatonix most definitely does not understand. How lucky for their listeners, who as a result were treated to the unexpected and awe-inspiring sounds of the a capella group’s newest album, PTX Volume II, released Nov. 5. The group, which consists of members Scott Hoying, Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, Avi […]
REVIEW: Not diggin’ Taye Diggs in ‘The Best Man Holiday’
Raking in a staggering $10.7 million Friday, Malcom D. Lee’s The Best Man Holiday has already exceeded Universal Studio’s expectations for a $17-million-dollar budget film. Though the film certainly had its bright moments, this blockbuster still fell short in many regards. One thing The Best Man Holiday certainly did not fall short of, however, was time — this 127-minute film […]
INTERVIEW: Dr. Dog’s Pearson polishes lo-fi sound in ‘B-Room’
Childhood friends Toby Leaman and Scott McMicken form the crux of Dr. Dog, a rock band from West Grove, Pa. Others members have come and gone, but the two have remained constants, sharing vocal duties and songwriting credits throughout the band’s evolution from their 2001 debut Psychedelic Swamp to 2013’s B-Room. While the former album is a mishmash […]
Events
- Absence of confidence kills cat: Jagwar Ma at Sinclair
- So you think you can dance?: BU Hip-Hop hosts break dancing event on campus
- The Day of the Locust: Adam Aries immortalized in photography showcase
- INTERVIEW: Comedian Braunohler doesn’t care what you think
- BU Hip-Hop releases mixtape ‘The Ill Rhettoric’ with boisterous clarity, throws listening party
Music
- Absence of confidence kills cat: Jagwar Ma at Sinclair
- The Black Keys’ ‘Turn Blue’ makes us green with new single ‘Fever,’ hope not lost
- The Dandy Warhols’ ‘Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Live at the Wonder’ served raw, uncut
- Karmin’s ‘Pulses’ needs a defibrillator stat
- Skrillex schools dubstep kings in ‘Recess’
Features
- Feline frenzy: Ellen Gifford animal shelter is cat’s meow in Allston area
- Ryles Jazz Club serves up classic food, tunes at weekly Sunday brunch
- Marlon Wayans on frighteningly funny ‘A Haunted House 2′
- Belly laughs for empty stomachs: Liquid Fun raises money for Greater Boston Food Bank
- Study reveals decline in food quality due to rising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
Science Tuesday
- Study reveals decline in food quality due to rising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
- MIT researchers show that particles in sneezes, coughs travel farther than expected
- Arguing over argumentation: BC survey finds science teachers wary of students’ abilities, standardizeds tests
- Dire warnings about climate change increase in frequency
- BU professors hail evidence of cosmic inflation as ‘most exciting’ astronomical discovery in 15 years
Spotlight
- Feline frenzy: Ellen Gifford animal shelter is cat’s meow in Allston area
- Belly laughs for empty stomachs: Liquid Fun raises money for Greater Boston Food Bank
- B. Hynz up front: Student drag queen relinquishes crown
- Feminist activists celebrate Women’s Rights Movement
- With help from innovators, BU earns recognition as top research university
The Muse
- Ryles Jazz Club serves up classic food, tunes at weekly Sunday brunch
- Marlon Wayans on frighteningly funny ‘A Haunted House 2′
- ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ packs more action, substance than first installment
- Simmer Mag caters to student foodies all around Boston
- Absence of confidence kills cat: Jagwar Ma at Sinclair
