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I won’t mind it if you stay | On the Record

Addison Schmidt September 13, 2023
On Sept. 1, I received an email from the Boston Globe opinion section. I have the bad habit of allowing these emails to build up like dust in my inbox, unread and unnoticed, but the headline — which addressed a nameless subject — caught my attention. It read: “We can’t miss you if you won’t go away.” 
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Listen to your grandmother

Bailey Clark October 11, 2021
Something as silly as your age should not be what is holding you back.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Sincerely, Ally: Putting a higher age limit on sex work doesn’t address our problems with over-sexualization in the industry

Alexia Nizhny April 6, 2021
Our priority should be addressing our unconscious biases about women, not the OnlyFans age limit.
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State lawmakers call for clearer definition of hate crimes

Colbi Edmonds March 30, 2021
A proposed bill looks to create a clearer definition and punishment of a hate crime in the state.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Politics Philosophized: The commodification of age

Max Ferrandino March 10, 2021
The perceived age of an actor or actress is important, not just for the viewer's entertainment but for the overall success of a TV show or movie. Fundamentally, age is not just a number — it’s a commodity. The younger you look, the more likely you are to be successful in Hollywood.
Ladies I Am Right: Unstuck in time

Ladies I Am Right: Unstuck in time

Meredith Wilshere November 3, 2017

I worry about everything — a habit that has caused the growth of four novel gray hairs on my head. I can spend 20 minutes just mentally dissecting my face, analyzing each laughter line and wrinkle-soon-to-form...

MINTZ: Welcome to the New Age

MINTZ: Welcome to the New Age

Casey Mintz October 22, 2014

Well, it has officially come and gone: it was my birthday on Oct. 19, and I am now officially one year older. There were the token “Happy birthday, Casey!” posts on my Facebook wall from people I haven’t...

EDIT: Unemployment woes

Daily Free Press Admin September 20, 2012

Being unemployed for long enough can hurt your chances of eventually landing a job, according to an article in The Daily Beast Wednesday. Bullhorn, a company that sells job recruiting-software, surveyed...

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