By Sara Tucker, managing editor
In October, comedian and bestselling author Chelsea Handler took to Instagram with a topless picture of herself on horseback – a photo that spoofed one of Russian President Vladimir Putin from 2009, also shirtless atop a horse. Wednesday,...
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
Thomas “Tom” W. Lentz announced his intention to resign as director of the Harvard Art Museums on Thursday. He is set to leave his post in July. Just two months ago, Lentz oversaw the reopening of a new museum complex on Quincy Street.
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Almost a year ago to the day, 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) student Madison Holleran jumped from a Philadelphia parking garage to her death. Yesterday, Holleran’s family released the suicide note she wrote.
By Scotty Schenck, photo editor
Barack Obama stepped through the halls of Congress and into the House of Representatives on the night of Jan. 20 to deliver the annual State of the Union address. He spoke of the numerous issues facing the country and noted the accomplishments...
By Scotty Schenck, photo editor
Two people are dead in Melbourne, Fla. after gunshots rang out in the Melbourne Square Mall food court. Reports came into police at about 9:30 a.m., 30 minutes before when the mall was scheduled to open. The shooter’s name was revealed...
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
Thursday morning saw Academy Award nominee announcements that shocked Hollywood and movie lovers alike. Critically acclaimed "Selma" pulled only two nominations, while “Grand Budapest Hotel,” which was released to mixed reviews, tied “Birdman”...
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
For decades, universities and secondary schools have been in the business of trying to entice young girls to get into science. By idolizing iconic female scientists and marketing to a female audience, those in the field have been trying...
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
On Friday, thousands of Market Basket employees continued the strange developments in the chain’s legal disputes, rallying around Arthur T. Demoulas, the recently fired...
By Nick Marini
Episodes VIII and IX from Disney’s continuation of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” franchise have a new writer/director at the helm: Rian Johnson. The news broke late Friday morning.
He was the creative force behind the movie “Looper” (2012), starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, which was one of the most critically-acclaimed, completely original sci-fi movies of the past 20 years, collecting over $66 million in US box offices and receiving numerous critics’ awards and nominations. He also wrote and directed the neo-noir “Brick” (2005), also starring Gordon-Levitt, which early-on solidified him in the industry as a young, refreshingly classicist, entertaining filmmaker that incorporates old-school skill to fast-paced plots and twisted stories. Arguably the best work in his filmography, however, included two of the most critically-acclaimed episodes of “Breaking Bad:” “The Fly” and “Ozymandias.”
