By Sophie Shatzky, Arts and Community Editor
• October 6, 2025
Over the past seven years, Boston University sophomore Emmett Whitaker has casted, funded, produced and edited five seasons of “Survivor Palisades” — a fan-made version of the competition reality television series “Survivor.” After disaster struck his community, the footage was all that remained.
Earlier this year, a highly destructive series of wildfires swept California, primarily affecting the Pacific Palisades. Whitaker, a Palisades native, was editing his fifth and final season of “Survivor Palisades” when the fires destroyed his home.
As soon as the curtains pulled back and the set pieces rolled in, I was amazed by the level of detail that went into the set. The smoky cigarettes that nearly every performer totes around the stage add another layer of sensory detail that brings you physically into the world the show is recreating.
Boston University’s Department of Film and Television is making a second attempt to search for a new department chair, according to a recent job listing on LinkedIn. Current FTV chair Paul Schneider said he tried to step down last year but remained on staff because a replacement could not be secured.
After Emmy winner, executive producer and Hollywood star Michael Chiklis’s new show “Coyote” premiered on CBS, the actor virtually “came back” to his roots. Chiklis, a 1985 alumnus of CFA, discussed the new drama and the highs and lows of his career in a webinar last Thursday with the college's dean, Harvey Young.
Clips from late-night television often spread on social media after they air, but the process of getting these programs on TV takes a group of people who know how to get their audiences laughing.
The BC Police Department vs. BUPD lip sync battle made CBS’s list of top 30 first responder lip sync challenges. The 10 departments with the most votes will get the chance to travel to Hollywood to perform in a live CBS entertainment special, Lip Sync To The Rescue, which will broadcast later this year.
We’ve all heard the concept of being in a partisan or media “bubble.” However, the term bubble doesn’t really do justice to the phenomenon. Bubbles imply something is loosely contained and visible;...
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On Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., optimism ran through my veins. I turned on CNN while I continued to study for a midterm scheduled for the next day. By 8 p.m., I brushed away some nerves, but I could no longer concentrate...
