With 1.287 million record sales in the first week alone (more than the combined sales of last week’s 70 biggest-selling albums), former queen of country Taylor Swift has solidified her transition to the pop market.
The battle of the sexes is an ever-present theme in society, discussed onboth today’s college campuses and, perhaps surprisingly, inancient Greece. NU’s Acting Out, the socially-conscious student theatre group, will perform Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata,” a comedy about the connection between sex and war. Penned in 411 B. C., “Lysistrata” still remains relevant today – as an example of the power of female unity and the (somewhat inappropriate) means taken to assert dominance in a male-run culture.
As summer transitions into fall, there comes a change in the music people listen to. Gone are the summer jams and autumn merits the return of emotional ballads. Fitting into that change is a new EP by Monterey, called “Sailors.”
Northeastern School of Journalism graduate Tania Dall was recently nominated for an Emmy Award following her coverage of the Boston Marathon Bombings for WWL TV in New Orleans.
The summer after her freshman year at Northeastern, Madeline Heising, now a senior communication studies major, wanted to do what many other students want to do when they’re getting ready for beach season: lose the freshman fifteen.
Entry of The Week: Saturday, Nov. 1
Experience the mystery and intrigue of “Dracula” at a midnight showing of one of the earliest film renditions of Bram Stoker’s famed novel. This Saturday night, the Coolidge Corner Theatre will screen the 1931 film starring Bela Lugosi and directed by Tod Browning. It tells the story of Count Dracula’s move from Transylvania to England where he preys upon an innocent young girl named Mina (Helen Chandler). While not particularly scary by today’s special effects standards, the film is a classic example of early Hollywood horror and has influenced many adaptations since. 290 Harvard St., Brookline; 11:59 p.m.; $10.25.
I’m convinced that my cable company is out to ruin my life, or at least drain my piggy bank of whatever pennies I have saved up for spring break. They’re the absolute worst, and if I never have to talk to them – or rather, stay on hold for 25 minutes – again, my life will be a much happier place.
An 8 a.m. class may not seem like a well of inspiration for most students, but middler business administration majors Ali Kothari and Johnny Fayad have their fall 2013 financial accounting class to thank for now-burgeoning business venture New Grounds Food.
Students looking to become more fashion-savvy or discover the latest in cross-campus trends, look no further. The international style website CollegeFashionista released a lookbook this past Monday, showcasing the 75 most fashionable freshmen in the country and it features nine of Northeastern’s very own first-years.
Accomplished author and Northeastern Law School alumnus Peter Orner will be releasing a screenplay starring Edward Asner as soon as next year, based on his novel “Love and Shame and Love.” The film is currently in post-production and will be released through film festivals.
With the holiday season coming up again and online shopping in full force, why not try purchasing uniquely crafted and designed products that benefit disenfranchised women? In our busy lives, it is sometimes difficult to carve out the time to dedicate ourselves to each cause we want to support. By becoming a conscientious consumer, we can show solidarity with people we might not have any other way of reaching. And women take the good bestowed upon them and share it with everyone around them, creating a ripple effect of social change. Here are some companies working hard to empower women in various parts of the world:
If you are easily offended, of posh tendencies and/or prefer to keep game nights as clean and PG-rated as possible, do what you must, but don’t pick up a copy of F**ktionary. The mantra of this new game (think a bold, and slightly morally corrupt crossover between the likes of Card Against Humanity, Balderdash and Pictionary) is, after all, to “discover your twisted side.”
