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Customers wait in line outside Seaport's new PopUp Bagels store. The new location opened Jan. 10.

Column: PopUp Bagels have arrived in Seaport. Are they worth the wait?

Grace Phillips, news correspondent January 28, 2025

Blobs of parkas and puffer jackets — with frigid, blue-lipped faces above them — stand idly in single file, shuffling forward on occasion as if in a trance. Passersby gawk at the behavior, wondering what could have throngs of Bostonians trembling outside midwinter. One concerned...

Bostonians skate on the Boston Common frog pond. Hundreds showed up with friends and family to enjoy the winter tradition despite the gloomy weather.

Column: 6 activities to beat the Boston winter blues

Sarah Pyrce, news staff January 28, 2025

The anticipation and excitement of the holiday season may be over, but that doesn’t mean Northeastern students can’t continue to take advantage of Boston’s winter festivities. There are plenty of activities around the city that can help you beat the gloomy, frigid weather...

Lovestruck Books decorates its exterior with pink, white and magenta balloons. Alongside books, the store set out candy and hosted multiple raffles throughout their opening weekend.

Lovestruck Books has heartwarming grand opening in Harvard Square

Eleanor Hardy, news staff January 27, 2025

Lovestruck Books, Boston’s first brick-and-mortar romance bookstore, opened its doors for three all-day celebrations over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. It officially opened in December 2024 at 44 Brattle St. in Cambridge. The opening festivities Jan. 17 featured a...

Zendaya (left) and Demi Moore pose for a photo together at the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards. Aside from the award announcements, celebrities' glamorous red carpet looks sparked much conversation online. Photo courtesy Phil McCarten, CBS.

Column: The 82nd Golden Globe Awards spark a red-carpet conversation

Jenny Tran, news correspondent January 22, 2025

Kicking off the 2025 awards season, the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards blessed viewers with an impressive nominee list and many deserving wins, spreading across phenomenal cinematic wonders. In addition to “Shōgun”’s triple win, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s...

The main entrance to the MFA. The museum announced it will be hosting its annual free MLK Day Open House with access to exhibits, scheduled tours and art-making activities.

Free admission: A guide to 3 free Boston arts experiences this MLK Day

Eleanor Hardy, news correspondent January 17, 2025

Martin Luther King Jr., or MLK, Day is Jan. 20, and with it comes opportunities for Boston residents to experience the arts through free immersive activities. From art-making to live performances honoring the Civil Rights Movement leader’s legacy, MLK Day opens the arts scene...

Zoleigh Borg (left), a third-year human services major, and Alison King, a second-year business administration major, perform "BFF" from "The SpongeBob Musical." Photo courtesy Gabriella Purvis.

‘Through Thick and Thin’: NU Stage’s fall revue shows friendship behind the curtain

Emily Chung, news staff December 9, 2024

It can be easy to get lost in a cast of over six dozen people, but no performer fades into the background in NU Stage Musical Theater Company’s fall revue. NU Stage’s semesterly revue is a performance of songs and scenes from different musicals centered around one common...

The cast of "Noises Off" performs at Lyric Stage Boston. The characters in the play practiced and put on their on their own play called "Nothing On." Photo courtesy Mark S. Howard.

Lyric Stage Boston’s ‘Noises Off’ gives audiences a peek into the chaos of live theatre through farce

Heidi Ho, news staff December 9, 2024

Lyric Stage Boston opened its production of Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off,” directed and choreographed by Ilyse Robbins, Nov. 15. Based on the 1992 movie of the same name, Lyric Stage Boston put on its theatre production with minimal space but maximal creativity.  “Noises...

Nick Anderson, a 26-year-old chief of staff at Shipyard Software and a Melrose native, competes in Boston's Tom Holland look-alike contest Nov. 24. A Chris Evans look-alike contest organized by the same hosts took place in Boston the week after.

Column: What’s behind the rise in celebrity look-alike contests?

Grace Phillips, news correspondent December 5, 2024

What’s better than meeting Timothée Chalamet? If the recent fascination with celebrity look-alike contests is any indication, it’s finding 50 of his doppelgängers in one place — and some lucky attendees left having interacted with both. A much-anticipated Chalamet...

Abigail C. Onwunali (left) and Asha Basha Duniani on stage during a performance of “Sojourners.” The play followed four characters who move to Houston from Nigeria, and was the first of nine plays in the Ufot Family Cycle series. Photo courtesy Marc J. Franklin.

Review: A nine-part performance series begins with the touching ‘Sojourners’ at Huntington Theatre

Heidi Ho, news staff November 27, 2024

The Huntington Theatre Company opened “Sojourners,” the first play of Mfoniso Udofia’s ambitious nine-part Ufot Family Cycle series, Oct. 31. By definition, a sojourner is a person who stays in a place temporarily. In “Sojourners,” audiences follow four characters,...

The Marquette Studio in the MFA. The studio mimicked that of Moore’s at Perry Green, containing his desk, figures and sketches. Photo courtesy MFA.

Familiarity, fresh dialogue found within MFA’s ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ exhibit

Eleanor Hardy, news correspondent November 25, 2024

Visitors can experience the extraordinary parallel worlds of two distinct artists through the “Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore” exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA. The timed-entry ticket exhibit will be open in Boston until Jan. 20, 2025 and marks the final stop...

A couple leans on each other as Michael Maria previews the last film. The last two screenings of the festival sold out to a packed house.

Boston Palestine Film Festival 2024 at MFA brings audience into heart of the conflict

Aiden Stein, news correspondent November 18, 2024

A sold-out theatre awaited the last film after the weekend-long Boston Palestine Film Festival, part of which was held at the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA. Now in its 18th edition, the festival continues to feature Palestinian filmmakers during the month of October, this year...

Models showcase a variety of outfits on day two of House Fashion Week. A mix of experimental aesthetics, patterns and textures were showcased.

Young designers debut eclectic collections at House Fashion Week

Yashavi Upasani, news staff November 15, 2024

For those in search of 3D-printed breastplates, burnt sustainable blazers or giant, cotton-ruched hoods, look no further than House Fashion Week’s third season. A precursor of Boston Fashion Week, over four days from Oct. 9 to 12, House Fashion Week allowed young designers...