Arts
Solar Eclipse Design
Even after astronomy equipped humanity with the tools to understand and predict the eclipse, the eclipse’s hold on humanity’s collective wonder has not relented.
Shows to Binge-Watch in the Warmer Seasons
When you need a break from the summer sun, the following shows are guaranteed to brighten your summer and merit a feature at your next backyard watch party!
Maggie Rogers Paradise Rock Club Dancing Around
The culmination of frenzied stage lights, churning guitars, and lucid movement precisely embodied the song’s panicked tone.
Maggie Rogers Paradise Rock Club Close Up Looking Left
In a deviation from its recorded version, however, Rogers promised to play "Alaska" acoustic for the first time on the tour.
Maggie Rogers Paradise Rock Club Closing Wide Shot
While Rogers is set to return to Boston in October, nothing will quite match her performance at the Paradise Rock Club on Tuesday.
A Call to Read Problematic Classic Novels
Valuable classic fiction with prejudiced ideas should remain on our shelves, on our syllabi, and in our minds.
Artist Profile: Dr. Merritt A. Moore ’10-’11 on Art, Science, and Saying ‘Yes’ to Both
Dr. Merritt A. Moore ’10-’11 excels at many things — particularly at saying “yes.”
Best Murals in Boston: Bostonian Brushstrokes Make the City a Brighter Place
Boston’s murals serve as a delightful contemporary showcase of skill and imbue the city with creative ambiance.
A History of Solar Eclipses in Art
Art serves as a vehicle for the many feelings spurred by the exceedingly rare and fascinating phenomenon that is a solar eclipse.
Maggie Rogers Concert Review: Boston Won’t Forget Her
With a thousand fans surrounding her and her voice cartwheeling over every song she sang, Rogers’s performance was nothing short of ethereal.
Coffee Art
The coffee we have now — a creamy colloid of light and dark brown — holds the same significance that it did in the early 2000s: something that “completes the look.”
The Rise and Renewal of Coffee as an Art Form
The beverage’s role as an accessory to trending aesthetics has persisted.
Stolen Art Design
Notably, the museum decided to keep the empty frames in place after the robbery, evoking a sense of frozen time.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: What the Robbery Can Teach Us About Loss
The unoccupied frames represent a welcoming sense of hope that their former occupants will, one day, be found and repatriated.
AI Enhancements
The wear and tear left on a creation as it further situates itself in history becomes a part of its temporal experience.
What the Hell Happened: Media Re-Releases Now Made Possible by AI
The current uses of AI in media re-releases are fundamentally unnecessary and could even be harmful to the art.
Music and Love Thinkpiece Cover
The representation of love-related experiences is noticeably dominant in music culture, especially when compared to other artistic forms.
What’s With All the Songs About Love?
There is an untapped non-love-based musical market waiting for engagement, a wealth of experiences waiting to be explored in song.
What Happened to the Starving Artist?
Artists have always had to fight the world they live in and the artists they compete against. Now, they also have to compete with an online copycat.
Maddie Zahm Concert Review: Career Highs and High Energy
Zahm performed at the Sinclair with great stage presence, a tight set, behind-the-scenes insights into her creative process, and an overall memorable show.
What the Hell Happened: The Unexpected Discovery of Ancient Frescoes in Pompeii’s Ruins
Moreover, the excavation offers a reminder of the human stories lost to time.
Sadie Jean Concert Review: The ‘Simple Like 17’ Singer is Anything but in Concert
Sadie’s stage presence was soft yet powerful, her ballads about lost love relating to listeners of all ages.
Gufo's Margherita Pizza
In the grand scheme of Boston-based Italian restaurants — of which there are many — Gufo’s margherita holds its own.