Hardcore chef Jamie Bissonnette rocks his way to James Beard Award
Often referred to as “the Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Awards celebrate professionals in the culinary arts. This year, three Boston-based chefs received nominations for the ‘Best Chef: Northeast’ award. This is the second in a three-part series profiling the chefs. Chef Jamie Bissonnette has always been a hardcore kid. A stocky, [...]
“Shouts and Confessions”
Sitting in a circle on the grassy lawn outside the College of General Studies, a group of 15 people laugh at a pedestrian running by on pogo shoes. Passersby would never guess that this group is a college-level creative writing class that is collaborating on a soon-to-be-published book. The book, titled Shouts and Confessions, compiles [...]
Researchers deem social media usage detrimental to GPA
Whether someone is hitting the books in the library or completing an online problem set, the temptation to procrastinate is always present. Facebook is often opened in another computer tab and a cellphone is always nearby, buzzing with text messages or Twitter updates. Regardless of the type of media being used, these distractions are always [...]
INTERVIEW: Dan Scanlon & Kori Rae on self-discovery in Monsters University
MUSE’s interview with the director (Dan Scanlon) and the producer (Kori Rae) of Monsters University, the prequel to 2001’s Monsters Inc.. Q: Thank you very much for doing this. How did the idea of a prequel for Monsters Inc. come about? DAN: Early on, we loved the characters of Mike and Sulley and we loved the relationship of Mike [...]
REVIEW: Krewella at Royale push EDM envelope to promising heights
I’ll be the first to admit that I know next to nothing about electronic dance music (EDM) — the closest I had come to immersing myself in the genre is blasting Daft Punk’s catalogue while writing papers. As such, I’ve never really had much of an opinion on its merits or lack thereof as a [...]
