Grann, a staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of best-selling books such as “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Wager” and “The Lost City of Z” spoke to BU students and faculty about his work alongside Debbie Danielpour, a film and television professor in the College of Communication.
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ reputation for posterity is going to be “the pandemic game” — which seems to be the case, if 2020 year-in-review articles are any indication — I hope people remember more than just its obvious utility as an escapist fantasy.
Our definition of beauty is subjective, and it can grow and change to include a diverse range of features, traits and ethnicities. The first step is to get rid of the seemingly harmless trends that perpetuate Eurocentric beauty — they’re clogging up my “For You page.”
Of course, the reality is E-Pal and websites like it are an additional source of income that can be necessary for some people. I’m lucky enough to be able to stop using it at my convenience. But, if you choose to participate, it’s important to be conscious of the implications.
Our thoughts may not change immediately as the result of a debate, and we may leave many debates feeling worse than before. However, through constant exposure to differing ideas and personal techniques in thought, we can hope to live with reasonable and honest beliefs.
The Gadsden flag is racist. It is disgusting to see our administration — not just some random individual living on campus — display the flag so flagrantly.
The ever-growing debate between science and philosophy was explored by three intellectual speakers at the Museum of Science Wednesday in an event called “Make, Think, Imagine: Where is Technology Taking Us?”
Being threatened by shadowy figures, followed by private investigators and consoled by Rachel Maddow are just a few of the things Ronan Farrow experienced when reporting on decades of systematic abuse in Hollywood — and as of Oct. 15, he has a book that details it all.
The best comedy is scary. I don’t mean this in a horror movie sense — I don’t even mean good comedy should necessarily provoke fear. The funniest things are often just the most freewheeling and the...
When was the last time a woman traveled to the restroom while proudly waving a tampon or pad in the air? Why do feminine hygiene commercials focus on active or happy women frolicking in skirts? Probably...
“High Maintenance,” HBO’s new original series, is a fresh take on life in New York City, but it suffers from structural issues.
Initially a web series on Vimeo, a video sharing site, “High...
The monolithic news and culture magazine, The New Yorker, celebrated its 90th anniversary on Feb. 16. Why do I know this? Because, incidentally, it was the first issue of the magazine I’ve ever read....
