Beautiful confusion and ambiguity in Malick’s To The Wonder
A strange sense of timelessness manifests itself throughout Terrence Malick’s films. While he generally defines eras and physical places concretely, Malick’s stories could originate from any world or any time. hiss singular and enigmatic style — defined by his engagement with the world in creative gestures, whispering melancholy voices, even animated dinosaurs — also creates […]
Beating Biscuits: A Profile of Hungry Mother’s Barry Maiden
Often referred to as “the Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Awards celebrate professionals throughout the culinary arts. This year, three Boston-based chefs received nominations for the ‘Best Chef: Northeast’ award. Don’t forget to tell MUSE which chef you think should win, and in the meantime, here’s the first of MUSE’s three-part series […]
Boston bands hold benefit show for marathon attack victims
Following the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, local musicians rallied together to organize a benefit concert at TT the Bear’s, featuring music from local acts such as Mean Creek, The Field Effect, Endation, Earthquake Party, Dan Nicklin of Oldjack, Cameron Keiber of the Beatings/Eldridge Rodriguez, Ruby Rose Fox […]
BU FaceAIDS hosts Condom Couture to raise awareness
Boston University Jacob Sleeper Auditorium was the site of fashion and glamour as well as public awareness Thursday night as FaceAIDS, an organization that works to fight HIV/AIDS and promote global health equity, hosted Condom Couture, a fashion show featuring dresses made of condoms. BU FaceAIDS Jeremy Meltzer, one of the co-founders of FaceAIDS, who […]
INTERVIEW: Disconnect’s Henry Alex Rubin on authenticity, documentaries and Jason Bateman
“You can easily pitch this movie badly and have people roll their eyes and say, ‘I don’t want to watch a movie about technology and how it’s bad,’” said director Henry Alex Rubin over lunch at the Eliot Hotel in Boston. The film Disconnect, starring Jason Bateman and Alexander Skarsgård, is the first leap into […]
Events
- 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
- MUSE Clues: What to look for in 2014
Features
- Liam Neeson flops in Non-Stop
- Lone Star Taco Bar serves up authenticity at Chipotle prices
- Class is in session: ScHoolboy Q masters his sound
- Health and beauty: New Renfrew Center treats, empowers Boston women with eating disorders
- THC for HIV: Researchers connect psychoactive ingredient of medical marijuana to HIV treatment
InBusiness
- WeWork aims to create dynamic office spaces for startups
- New Balance funding launches BU varsity lacrosse program
- Sweetheart Spending: COM prof. on why advertisers are a girl’s best friend
- Sweetheart Spending: Boston florists sell red but look to get back in black with Valentine’s rush
- Show me the money: Boston-based companies help startups start up
Science Tuesday
- THC for HIV: Researchers connect psychoactive ingredient of medical marijuana to HIV treatment
- A place to ‘build stuff’: Touring Boston University’s EPIC facilities
- Smaller is better: Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., discover new technique to analyze space dust
- Added sugar can double risk of heart disease mortality, researchers find
- Helmet designs can reduce concussion risk by 50 percent, study shows
Spotlight
- Health and beauty: New Renfrew Center treats, empowers Boston women with eating disorders
- Business is Booming: Entrepreneurship Club helps ambitious students turn visions into reality throughout decade
- Any way and every way: BU Triathlon Team prepares for half-marathon
- Great Boston Couch Race promotes pan-Asian cuisine
- Fighting for their final breath: Participants climb 82 flights of stairs to raise money for lung cancer research
