Sustainability never looked so good. A student-hosted thrift market brought a surge of fashion lovers to Krentzman Quad Oct. 29. Northeastern’s Fashion Society hosted an event for students to buy and sell secondhand clothes for a more sustainable and fashionable future on...

Most Bostonians are familiar with the iconic Blue Man Group, whether they’ve seen them on a billboard or have actually attended a show. But who are the performers that make the show happen? With the group’s unusual style of mute performances and audience engagement, their...

Every dedicated TV fan knows the pain of finding a new favorite show only for it to be canceled. Frustrated viewers often bemoan how networks never keep good shows running, but over time, their disappointment fades, and they move on. Sometimes though, when they don’t forget,...

Salem is known to many as the “Witch City” that rests along Massachusetts’ northern coastline. Like many Massachusetts towns and locations, Salem’s rich history has transcended time. Whether it be through its physical preservation of one of the last standing concentrations...

In September 2023, singer-songwriter Chappell Roan sat at about one million monthly listeners on Spotify. Roan secured an opening gig on Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS World Tour” in early 2024 as well as several dates along Rodrigo’s previous “Sour Tour,” performing...

Oct. 25 to 27 is Family and Friends Weekend — a time when family and friends flock to Northeastern to explore the Boston campus and reunite with their student.  There will be lots to do on campus, but in a city as bustling as Boston, the possibilities are nearly endless...

The Huntington Theatre opened Iranian German playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s “Nassim” an experimental theatrical production about language and sharing of cultures Oct. 4. This two-person play is unique — the show features a different local guest performer each night,...

For Halloween fanatics, October is marked by horror movies, pumpkin carving and, of course, excessive amounts of candy.  There are dozens of varieties of candy distributed on Halloween, ranging from classics like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to Sour Patch Kids — a much...

When the climate crisis causes the end of the world, people will still need to get their hair cut. Directed by Melinda Lopez, “Sävë thë Whälës, etc.” is an environmental comedy featuring an ensemble cast of six characters. The play will run from Oct. 23 to 27 at The...

In 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi started designing playing cards in a small shop in Kyoto. Over the next 135 years, this business venture would grow, evolve and transform into one of the biggest gaming companies in the world: Nintendo.  The cards Yamauchi created were known as...

Following a prolific acting career that spanned more than seven decades, Dame Margaret Natalie Smith — known more fondly by her countless fans around the world as Maggie Smith — passed away Sept. 27 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London at 89.  Smith left...

Netflix released the second season of its “Monster” series Sept. 19, with the spotlight on brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez. The season, titled, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” follows the story of the brothers’ 1996 conviction for murdering their parents....