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The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards— The Horrible Television Program Celebrating The Best In TV: EDITORIAL

Editors September 15, 2022
The award show, which celebrates the best of American Primetime Television, witnessed the lowest viewership in its 74 year run. Anyone familiar with the dying cable platform isn’t surprised at such statistics. With more and more Americans electing to pay solely for streaming, many programs actually on air are expected to suffer. 
Kacper Bazan / DFP Staff

Don’t be a hypocrite: Hi Oscars! Remember, COVID is still here.

Viktoria Popovska February 3, 2022
Although award shows really only impact a small percentage of the population, the shows’ producers seemingly believe their product is so important that it should take precedence over the pandemic
Liz Feldman, a Boston University alumna and the executive producer of Netflix’s two-season television series “Dead to Me,” spoke virtually to BU students on Monday about diversity and creativity in the television industry. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Executive producer of ‘Dead to Me’ shares personal story behind television success

Kyla Denisevich December 10, 2020
The Netflix television series “Dead to Me" recently received approval to film a third season. Liz Feldman, creator and executive producer of the series, spoke to BU students via Zoom.
As the holiday season approaches, Netflix is releasing festive seasons of popular food shows. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Netflix gears up for holidays with baking show specials

Molly Farrar December 10, 2020

The holiday season comes with roasted chestnuts, fruitcake, decorated cookies and the like. Baking during this time is a central tradition, but sometimes, watching others create extravagant pies and cakes...

“Collapse,” the latest album by electronic musician Richard James, known by his alias “Aphex Twin,” released Sept. 14. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: Aphex Twin’s new EP experiments with style, deviates from his strange norm

Kai Hellberg September 16, 2018
Aphex Twin's new album “Collapse EP” will prove any doubts about their legacy wrong. By today’s standards, this EP is extremely outlandish.
Anthea Bhargava (COM ’99) and Kyle Tucker (COM ’07) of NBC’s “The Voice” won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program at Sunday’s ceremony. PHOTO BY ANNALYN KUMAR/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Two COM alumni win Emmys, continue school tradition

Anna Whitelaw September 22, 2016

When Kyley Tucker was little, she wrote that she wanted to win an Oscar, then she put the note into a time capsule. Although her dream haven’t exactly come true, she got pretty close on Sunday....

BURSTEIN: "Game of Thrones" sexual violence excessive, desensitizing

BURSTEIN: “Game of Thrones” sexual violence excessive, desensitizing

Sarah Burstein April 24, 2016

When “Game of Thrones” first premiered on HBO in 2011, I was immediately drawn in. The show combined a world reminiscent of Medieval Europe with a fantasy world that had things like dragons, strange...

BONADIES: Award shows validate streaming services

BONADIES: Award shows validate streaming services

Ben Bonadies January 19, 2016

The 65th Primetime Emmy Award Ceremony in 2013 was a landmark for Team Internet. It was the first time an original piece of online content was nominated for a major award, with “House of Cards” nominated...

EDIT: Beauty and the Finger

EDIT: Beauty and the Finger

Editors February 23, 2015

Another award show, another opportunity to admire people's ... fingers? The 87th Academy Awards on Sunday night brought a lot to the public's eye, from Jack Black taking the stage in an Into the Woods-esque...

Blueberry pie doughnuts sit on display inside Mei Mei as part of a Stacked Donuts pop-up at the restaurant in April. PHOTO BY BROOKE JACKSON-GLIDDEN/DFP FILE PHOTO

Muse picks for best arts and culture of 2014

Hannah Landers December 11, 2014

Best New Boston Bite: 2014, year of the fancy doughnut Brooke Jackson-Glidden While San Francisco is hyperventilating over $4 toast, Boston has the breakfast game down with a new twist on a classic. Let’s...

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