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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Jake Guldin

Jake Guldin, Audiovisual Editor

Jake Guldin is a third-year media and screen studies and journalism major with a film production minor. He currently serves as the lifestyle editor of The News and, previously, was one of two deputy lifestyle editors and a staff writer. Moreover, he was most recently on co-op with TheStreet's Retirement Daily, writing and editing articles about personal finance. You can follow him @jakeguldin on Twitter — not "X," "Twitter."

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Olivia Rodrigo sings on stage. She dazzled the crowd with her vocals during songs like teenage dream, traitor and making the bed.

Review: Olivia Rodrigo played TD Garden and fans couldn’t be ‘happier’

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
April 10, 2024

Ecstatic Livies, the title singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo’s most ardent fans proudly brandish, swarmed TD Garden April 1 with everything from jewel-encrusted cowgirl hats to flowy ribbons atop their...

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Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre March 11. Films and artists were nominated across 23 categories. Photo courtesy Frank Micelotta, Disney.

Column: ‘Oppenheimer’ wins big at best-produced Oscars ceremony in years

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
March 15, 2024

Hollywood’s biggest stars convened in the Dolby Theatre March 11 for the 96th Academy Awards, anxious to see which films and artists would take home the gold across the show’s 23 categories. The...

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VIDEO: The 10 Best Picture nominees summed up in a sentence apiece

VIDEO: The 10 Best Picture nominees summed up in a sentence apiece

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
March 10, 2024

  Ahead of the 2024 Academy Awards ceremony, 10 lucky films are nominated for Best Picture, but amateur moviegoers may only recognize the year's most popular films like "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer."...

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Greta Lee stars as Nora Moon, a New York-based playwright, in Past Lives. The film garnered two Oscar nominations: Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Photo courtesy A24.

Review: ‘Past Lives’ tells a not-so-average love triangle story

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
March 10, 2024

Since its premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, critics have lauded Celine Song’s “Past Lives” — and it’s easy to ascertain why.  The film, nominated for Best Picture and Best Original...

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Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper star as actress Felicia Montealegre and composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein in Maestro. The film endured several controversies before opening to positive reviews last year. Photo courtesy Netflix.

Review: ‘Maestro’ miraculously manages to carry a tune

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
March 10, 2024

Every awards season, like clockwork, pundits and film fanatics comb through the perceived frontrunners across the major categories for one thing — a villain. Think “Elvis,” “Green Book” or “Bohemian...

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Madonna raises her hands as dancers circle around her. The Celebration Tour showcased various milestones across her decades-long career.

Review: ‘The Celebration Tour’ revels in 40 years of Madonna’s hits

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
February 8, 2024

Madonna arrived fashionably late at TD Garden Jan. 8, emerging on the smoke-shrouded stage two hours later than expected. But the pop icon’s ardent fans, dressed in “do-it-yourself” renditions of...

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VIDEO: Northeastern students dictate 2024 trends with their “ins and outs”

VIDEO: Northeastern students dictate 2024 trends with their “ins and outs”

Chris Tung and Jake Guldin
January 26, 2024

  As the new year arrived, people took to social media to share their “ins and outs” for 2024, declaring what’s trending this year and what to leave behind. Lifestyle editor Jake Guldin...

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The News presents ‘Lifestyle Wrapped 2023’

The News presents ‘Lifestyle Wrapped 2023’

Jake Guldin, Kristina DaPonte, and Laura Emde
January 7, 2024

Throughout 2023, contributors of The News’ Lifestyle section commented on the latest trends overtaking social media, covered live events ranging from concerts to celebrity-driven conversations and, of...

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Barry Keoghan (left) and Archie Madekwe (right) star in Saltburn. The film is Emerald Fennells follow-up to Promising Young Woman. Photo courtesy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

Review: ‘Saltburn’ lacks the allure of its titular estate

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
December 21, 2023

For an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Emerald Fennell sure doesn’t know how to pen a compelling third act. Three years after the ending of “Promising Young Woman” left a bad taste in some...

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Isakov leans into the microphone, while Varney sings behind him. The Roadrunner show was part of his Appaloosa Bones Tour, named after his most recent album.

Review: Gregory Alan Isakov envelops fans in melancholic ballads at Roadrunner

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
November 16, 2023

His face shrouded by his signature fedora resting comfortably atop his head, Gregory Alan Isakov brought his often somber, folk-infused tunes to his second performance on Roadrunner’s stage Oct. 22. The...

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WRBB News Episode 1: Israel-Hamas, Crime Log and Climate Justice Jam

WRBB News Episode 1: Israel-Hamas, Crime Log and Climate Justice Jam

In the inaugural episode of WRBB News, our new weekly radio show with WRBB Radio, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Liza Rosen speak with The News about three recent stories. Editor-in-chief Eli Curwin and campus...

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Customers line up outside the Apple store at 815 Boylston St. This years iPhone launch included the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Unique features, shipping concerns compel locals to snag new iPhones on launch day

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor
October 2, 2023

Dedicated Bostonians swarmed the Apple Store on Boylston Street Sept. 22, forming a lengthy line that wrapped around the building’s pristine exterior in the hopes of securing the latest iPhone on the...

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Michael B. Jordan plays Adonis Creed in Creed III. “Creed III” manages to thrive on a plethora of knock-out performances and sharp direction — elements that often tend to be absent from comparable films. Photo courtesy Ser Baffo of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures.

Review: ‘Creed III’ holds its own in the ever-expanding sea of blockbuster fare

Jake Guldin, deputy lifestyle editor
March 14, 2023

Over the past decade, once-beloved, dormant franchises — “Jurassic Park,” “Top Gun” and “Halloween,” just to name a few — have returned to the silver screen, yielding mixed results. Building...

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Review: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ is Shyamalan’s best in years — but that isn’t saying much

Jake Guldin, deputy lifestyle editor
February 17, 2023

Following the critical and commercial successes of M. Night Shyamalan’s first two features at the turn of the 21st century, Newsweek boldly heralded the auteur as “the next Spielberg.” In the decades...

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Lucy Dacus took to the stage Jan. 29 in Blackman Auditorium to put on a mellow acoustic performance. Audience members journeyed from as far as Middletown, Connecticut to see Dacus in person.

Lucy Dacus takes the ‘Night Shift’ at Northeastern

Jake Guldin, deputy lifestyle editor
February 6, 2023

In the dimly lit Blackman Auditorium Jan. 29, singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus emerged, guitar in hand, to the delight of an audience best characterized by their affinity for Dr. Martens’ boots.  Dacus...

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57 Questions with Clay Cave President James Muslu

57 Questions with Clay Cave President James Muslu

Renée Abbott and Jake Guldin
February 2, 2023

Learn more about Northeastern's brand new ceramics club from president James Muslu. Tune in to hear about his past sculptures, his instagram captions and his experience as being a premed mechanical engineering...

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The News presents ‘Lifestyle Wrapped 2022’

The News presents ‘Lifestyle Wrapped 2022’

Juliana George, Cathy Ching, and Jake Guldin
January 12, 2023

In 2022, Lifestyle had a lot to write about. The writers and staff that contributed to this section commented on prominent moments in pop culture, covered local art and music events and reviewed countless...

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Review: Steven Spielberg re-examines the highs, lows of his youth with ‘The Fabelmans’

Jake Guldin, deputy lifestyle editor
November 30, 2022

Recently, a plethora of renowned auteurs — Kenneth Branagh, James Gray and Paolo Sorrentino, to name a few — have turned to their childhoods for inspiration. The result is a myriad of semi-autobiographical...

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Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Jaboukie Young-White took to Matthews Arena Nov. 10, delivering an evening of stand-up comedy, dynamic dialogue and more.  Minhaj and Young-White tackled trivial topics, like the best cereal consumption method, and serious concerns, such as the financial strain induced by predatory student loans.

‘A Conversation with Hasan Minhaj’ provides hearty laughs to campus community

Jake Guldin, deputy lifestyle editor
November 28, 2022

Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Jaboukie Young-White took to Matthews Arena Nov. 10, delivering an evening of stand-up comedy, dynamic dialogue and more for  “A Conversation with Hasan Minhaj” organized...

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Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár in Tár (2022). Photo courtesy Focus Features.

Review: Todd Field brilliantly orchestrates one woman’s downfall in ‘Tár’

Jake Guldin, deputy lifestyle editor
November 27, 2022

To say a lot has changed in the 16 years since a Todd Field feature graced the silver screen would be an understatement. During his absence, social media’s dominance has emerged, progressive movements...

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Review: ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ is a stunning testament to the efficacy of activism in the arts

Jake Guldin, news correspondent
November 7, 2022

The arts are far too often deemed incapable of acting as vehicles for meaningful social change. At best, they are reduced to mere entertainment for the masses; at worst, they are labeled an exclusionary...

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57 Questions with Cheese Club Presidents Shaked Lotem and Toby Van Schaick

57 Questions with Cheese Club Presidents Shaked Lotem and Toby Van Schaick

Renée Abbott and Jake Guldin
October 22, 2022

You mozza-really don't want to miss this interview. Host Renée Abbott interviews NU Cheese Club presidents Shaked Lotem and Toby Van Schaick and asks them about their favorite cheese, favorite late night...

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Review: Queer love, history, culture are front and center in deftly humorous ‘Bros’

Jake Guldin, news correspondent
October 16, 2022

This year has seen a widespread rejuvenation of romantic comedy films. From massive theatrical releases like “The Lost City” to streaming juggernauts like “Fire Island,” audiences have been presented...

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57 Questions with Sailing Team Captain Reid Wishner

57 Questions with Sailing Team Captain Reid Wishner

Renée Abbott and Jake Guldin
October 11, 2022

We learn more about Reid Wishner and the NU sailing team on a picturesque afternoon at the Charles River. Hear him discuss how many times he has capsized, his favorite famous Tom and why people commonly...

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Ana de Armas stars as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominiks Blonde. Photo courtesy of Netflix. © 1997-2016 Netflix, Inc. All rights reserved.

Review: ‘Blonde’ lacks anything substantive beneath its gorgeous facade

Jake Guldin, news correspondent
October 5, 2022

After 10 years of production stalls, casting switch-ups and distribution struggles, Andrew Dominik has finally completed his quest to bring “Blonde” — author Joyce Carol Oates’ fictionalized account...

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57 Questions with LMA President Alex Eubanks

57 Questions with LMA President Alex Eubanks

Renée Abbott and Jake Guldin
September 22, 2022

Learn about Northeastern's Live Music Association and hear about Alex's red flags, whether or not he can do a backflip and who his favorite member of One Direction is.

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The Northman is director Robert Eggers latest work. The film takes viewers on a vast, brutal journey through Viking territory. Aidan Monaghan / © 2022 Focus Features, LLC

Review: Herculean storytelling shines in ‘The Northman’

Jake Guldin, news correspondent
April 27, 2022

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...

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