What would Marie Curie do if she found out she was the posthumous lead inspiration for Ali Hazelwood’s newest book? (Seriously, Curie is mentioned more than 100 times throughout the story.)  “Love on the Brain,” Hazelwood’s sophomore novel, is both an homage to Curie...

The Northeastern Council for University Programs hosted lo-fi artist Dreamer Boy to kick off AfterHours programming for the fall semester Sept. 15.  Dreamer Boy, or Zach Taylor, is a Nashville-based artist who grew up in Spokane, Washington. He released his first album, “Love...

The phrase, “You never know what’s coming next,” is an audience favorite when discussing films. However, “Barbarian” goes beyond that familiar adage. “Barbarian” is a horror-mystery film from actor and director Zach Cregger. The film stars Georgina Campbell as...

Whether it comes as a suspicious direct message on Instagram or as a text from a distant high school acquaintance, the script rarely wavers: “Hey, boss babe! I have an opportunity for you.”  Messages like this make enticing promises of financial security and entrepreneurial...

The early 2000s are making a comeback to modern television — this time, with more diversity.  Heeding criticism about the lack of diversity in television, Hollywood producers have rebooted shows like “Pretty Little Liars,” “Gossip Girl” and “Teen Wolf” that...

Movies about getting too famous too fast and sacrificing integrity to get there are nothing new — but Quinn Shephard’s sophomore film “Not Okay,” which premiered on Hulu July 29, gives the genre a new context. In the age of TikTok and social media, virality has never...

At the start of the month, a musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Beautiful and Damned,” created by Northeastern alum Brooke Di Spirito, a 2021 Northeastern graduate, premiered in Port Washington, New York.  The 1922 novel that inspired this show was...

What do a two and a half year hiatus, a Better Homes and Gardens spread and a bona fide rock star have in common? Welcome to Harry’s House.  Harry’s House, Harry Styles’ hotly anticipated third album, is certainly worth the wait. The singer adopts a mature sound far...

Everyone’s seen the Hallmark movie: a big city hotshot is forced into some humdrum — yet charming — Middle America small town. Their life is forever changed by some idealized rough-around-the-edges townie — a shop owner, a single parent, maybe a lumberjack – so they...

Sally Rooney’s 2017 debut novel — and arguably her best — “Conversations with Friends” gets the limited series treatment in Hulu’s adaptation, which premiered on the platform May 15.  “Conversations with Friends” follows Frances (Alison Oliver) and her ex-girlfriend-turned-argumentative-best-friend...

The Kar-Jenner girls are back and on Hulu for an all too familiar iteration of their first hit reality television show, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” or “KUWTK.” The first episode of the new series — with a new moniker, “The Kardashians” — is almost three...

Women and children weep as heads roll and villages burn in director Robert Eggers’s bloody and violent revenge epic, “The Northman.”  Focus Features’ latest release follows Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård), a brooding and vindictive Viking prince, as he seeks retribution...