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Vicki Xu
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Harvard’s ‘Marshmallow Revolution,’ 50 Years Later
Sanders Theatre, ordinarily tranquil and decorous, was in total uproar on the night of March 26, 1971, as the left and right clashed over U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Adventures on the Rift
We played as the sun set and the sky split into pink and yellow, the room awash in gold. We played as the lamps turned on and the rooms around us quieted down to rest. When I went to bed that night, still giddy, I saw the graphics imprinted behind my eyelids, just as vibrant and animated as they’d been on screen.
Toppings in the Square
The Toppings food delivery app allows users to get free food delivery by having a friend or family member grab the order on their way back from the restaurant they were already going to.
Vision: “Sunset”
In the first installment of our new Vision content category, a digital illustration from Vicki Xu.
Under the Sea
Digital illustration, 1080 x 1350 pixels. An exploration of how spaces and shapes carve each other out.
The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo Adapts to the New Normal
COVID-19 made hosting the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo in-person impossible, but cancelling the expo was, too. So many stories from MICE’s past centered on the human connections made at a show — “We’ve heard so many people say things like, ‘I met my future husband at MICE, I met my best friend and collaborator at MICE,’” Paroline remembers.
Sticking with Chinatown
The group decided to partner with Asian American and Pacific Islander-owned restaurants to sell stickers of their iconic dishes or drinks, with 75 percent of proceeds going to the business and a charity of its choice — the goal being to both bring restaurants publicity and support community work. And so Sticky Locals was born.