In November 2008, 19-year-old Taylor Swift ended her breakthrough album, Fearless, with the song “Change.” In a conversation with Country Aircheck that same year, Swift said she wrote the song “about being on a small record label, being a 16-year-old girl and having a lot...
Coffee shops dominate college culture around the country as a convenient place to study, meet and enjoy food and drinks. Businesses like Starbucks, Dunkin’, Peet’s Coffee and Panera Bread surround campuses and are a critical part of student life. With this wide variety of...
Lil Nas X released his highly anticipated single “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name),” Friday, March 26. Since July 2020, the artist has been teasing his fans with snippets of the catchy song, so it’s no surprise that the music video reeled in almost 40 million views on YouTube...
Since the beginning of her career, American pop star Britney Spears has been the subject of inappropriate speculation, jokes and criticism. Rising to fame at the age of just 16, she not only dealt with all the typical teenage struggles, but experienced all of them in the spotlight...
When Dua Lipa released her sophomore album Future Nostalgia a year ago March 27, the world’s attention was focused elsewhere. The COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing, stretching hospitals to full capacity, emptying city streets and shutting down businesses. The global mood...
In 93 years of the Academy Awards, only ONE woman has won best director and only seven have been nominated. In 2021, the Academy recognized more than one woman in the best director category for the first time ever, nominating both Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell. Only about 1.5...
Rachel Erwin, deputy lifestyle editor
• March 15, 2021
For the second year in a row, it looks as though COVID-19 is throwing a wrench in St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Though we cannot celebrate at massive parades and parties, there are still ways to make March 17 festive this year. Here are some ideas to get you started!
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Sunday, March 14 is the first day of daylight savings time. This means the community will lose an hour of sleep in exchange for an extra hour of sunlight. After months of a bone-chilling, dark winter, some extra time in the sun will leave more room for fun activities around Boston....
“TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️: skinny jeans.”
That was the caption on a video posted on Glow Up University (@glowupu), a TikTok account featuring videos comparing the latest fashion trends. “Gen Z has spoken, and skinny jeans are officially over,” the video’s narrator...
Last week, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, or HFPA, released this year’s Golden Globe nominees. Films such as “Mank,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Nomadland” found themselves up for one of the top prizes of the night, Best Picture – Drama.
One of...
Valentine’s Day is the single remaining holiday with festivities not yet altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. But unfortunately, the holiday’s fate is sealed. Although our nation’s efforts to roll out a vaccine are finally starting to progress, the pandemic will be far from...
A new face has joined the A-list of queer celebrities – JoJo Siwa. Siwa inspired a flurry of discussion Jan. 20 when she posted a TikTok video lip-syncing to Lady Gaga’s song “Born This Way.”
“No matter gay, straight, or bi, / Lesbian, transgendered life, / I’m...
