“Waters of March” by Art Garfunkel, originally sung in Portuguese as “Águas de Março” by Antônio Carlos Jobim, is about spring in Brazil as an allegory for life: how it continues on despite our best efforts to control it. It reminds us how with the ugly, comes the beautiful.
I tend to believe that our bedroom theme from when we were little kids is a defining feature of who we are. Growing up, I was one of those little girls who wanted a Paris-themed bedroom. Every time I saw a picture of the Eiffel Tower at HomeGoods or another Paris-themed room while at a playdate, I yearned for mine to look the same.
I make it a point to ask my Uber drivers how their day is going, maybe even strike up a conversation about where they’re from or what they do. Those who are receptive to it turn it into a peaceful conversation — something to pass the time on the drive. Sometimes it doesn’t go anywhere, and you just have to respect that, but most of the time you can tell they appreciate your empathy and will engage just as far as you’re willing.
In a special edition of The Mezzala, columnist Benjamin Lee recaps every group in the World Cup, how we got to the knockout stage and the morality of the "Qatar World Cup."
The long-awaited United Nations COP26 Climate Summit came to an end last Saturday, and continued a long-standing trend of world leaders pairing incremental steps with big promises to create a false illusion of direct and effective action.
Boston University has been given approval to start sequencing all positive COVID-19 tests to scan for the newly identified variants of the disease, according to a member of BU’s Medical Advisory Group.
International students returning to campus for the Spring semester have reported varying degrees of difficulty in traveling back to the United States because of delays in receiving paperwork from the International Students and Scholars Office.
Every fourth Thursday of November, Americans flock to their dinner tables to celebrate Thanksgiving, but it's become widely adopted in other countries with different twists within each culture.
