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Boston Bookstores

By Daily Free Press Admin February 28, 2012

Bookstores around Boston provide a triangle of availability to shop locally with stores in Brookline, Cambridge, and downtown Boston. In this modern era of Kindles, iPads and e-books, the question arises...

There’s an app for *that*?

By Daily Free Press Admin February 27, 2012

By Kimberly Clark, Daily Free Press Staff Writer Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure that you, or at least someone you know, owns a smartphone. We love our smartphones; they are a cellphone, computer,...

Lose Weight With Your Brain

By Daily Free Press Admin February 27, 2012

Scientists target a new part of the body to combat weight loss. Weight loss is an obsession upon which the diet industry feeds, supplying numerous weight loss programs, pills and patches. There are the...

Song of the Week: “California” by EMA

By Daily Free Press Admin February 26, 2012

By Sydney Moyer, Muse Editor With "Going to California," "California Girls," "California Gurls," and "California Dreamin’," the West Coast has often served a muse for love-struck and sun-kissed singer-songwriters....

Just What The Doctor Ordered: The Rise of Dr. Dog

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2012

By Lucien Flores Dr. Dog is finally hitting the big time, but to their droves of loyal supporters, this shouldn’t be a surprise. While ardent fans have long expected this success, to many outsiders,...

Cop-noir Rampart didn’t do anything wrong

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2012

By David Karikomi, Muse Staff Writer Oren Moverman’s sophomore directorial feature, Rampart, does little to separate itself from its contemporaries in the cop-noir genre—it’s gritty, overpowering...

Song of the week: “Comeback Kid” by Sleigh Bells

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2012

By Sydney Moyer, Muse Editor Noise pop duo Sleigh Bells has returned to the music scene with their spectacular sophomore album, Reign of Terror, and it seems they've managed to avoid the all-too-predictable...

Electronica takes Brighton Music Hall

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2012

By Emilia Navarro This Saturday night two Parisians will take over Brighton Music Hall. Expect an eclectic mix of UK funky beats with maybe some tropical-house and minimal bass lines. French Fries and...

The Lady’s a Tramp

By Daily Free Press Admin February 22, 2012

By Lucien Flores In rock music, female singer-songwriters are often never given a fighting chance. Whereas in pop music, your larger-than-life female artists dominate the industry, female solo acts seem...

Making Kevin Garnett a Sandwich

By Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2012

With so many professional sports teams in Boston, it is no surprise that Boston University students oftentimes work for these teams. How can these part-time jobs translate into future careers in the sports...

How to say no to nose-bleed

By Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2012

By Frankie Barbato, Spotlight Editor With so many sports teams in Boston to root for, it is no surprise that both Boston locals and Boston University students enjoy heading out to the games. Even though...

From Mind Researchers to Mind Readers

By Daily Free Press Admin February 20, 2012

Scientists believe they may finally have found a way to read minds. From psychics on the streets to comic book superheroes, many people have toyed with the idea of being able to read minds. Superheroes...

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