By Hailey Bishop Levitate’s Flannel Jam Festival has made its way to Massachusetts for the 2022 season. This year the festival is featuring some of its greatest designs of flannels for the season. I had the opportunity to chat with Jessica Hassett, co-owner of the Levitate Surf Shop about how her and husband Dan Hassett …
One of the most esteemed and talented novelists of the Boston writing community, Jenna Blum, writer of the New York Times best seller, Those Who Save Us, is currently rolling out her latest writing venture, Woodrow on the Bench. This particular work is a product of great effort and love from an owner to her …
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LA JOLLA, CA – The team behind Voyeur de la Jeunesse, a short film that was shot entirely in the Boston area, was recognized with the “Best Creative Concept” at the 12th annual La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival. The festival, which was held from July 23-25, is considered to be the Cannes of the …
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In 2020, Covid-19 affected all. Everyone’s life had to change, including college students whose classes and campus life abruptly shifted online. The arrival of this novel coronavirus in March 2020 hit some harder than others: parents, those in the working-class who still had to go to work, lower and middle-class citizens without the means to …
Not all Graduations are Equal: A College Senior Makes a Plea Read More »
Anoush’ella is a lovely Mediterranean restaurant that has warmed its corner of the South End for the last few years, but with the upheaval of the last year the business has built a secondary operation out of the original location called NU Burger. “We did this so that the brand doesn’t disappear,” the manager told …
Not All Education is Created Equal – Do online learning and remote classes ‘cost’ more than they are worth? – Perspective | By Catherine Pergolis College students across the United States have been facing the challenge of online learning and adjusting to the new challenges that come with earning a degree. Online learning has presented …
Disney Plus built itself into a tough situation when they delivered such a hit as The Mandalorian. Any show launching as a follow up would carry the worry of buckling under that same expectation. Though WandaVision, the launching of the fourth stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is off to an uproarious and eerie …
You know that you’ve reached a peak pop culture moment when a new word, crafted to describe a fictional TV coupling becomes one of the hottest trending topics on real life social media during an election season. The fans of the long-running CW network television show Supernatural were already getting whipped up in a frenzy …
On TV: ‘Supernatural’ and Destiel: Angelic or Hellish LGBTQ Representation Read More »
Good old holiday joy is once again back in Boston. Setting off the merriest of seasons is Macy’s with their annual lighting of their Christmas tree, with a small ceremony to celebrate their iconic tree above Washington Street in Downtown Crossing. Traditionally, the lighting of the tree would happen on ground level and the lighting …
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SEAPORT — Red Sox legend David Ortiz hosted more than 200 select guests at the recent opening of Indochino’s newest location in Boston’s Seaport District in South Boston. The stylish movers and shakers flocked to the newest Indochino location at 79 Seaport Boulevard, which was opened after the company’s Newbury Street location saw 400 percent …
By: Anna Paula Goncalves With pop[ular] culture placing considerable focus on the “marketability” of an artist, most would agree that the misplaced focus has weakened the quality of Pop music and jeopardized the potential of what it can become. It’s no longer solely about the raw “talent” anymore. This can – and to some degree, …
What This Young Pop Culture Needs is An Old Soul: An Evening with Charlie Puth Read More »
ALL PHOTOS and VIDEOS by Joane Nelson By Anna Paula Goncalves LOS ANGELES — I’ll just cut straight to the chase: Go catch “Mile 22” in theaters, Aug. 17! As you can see from watching our fun “black” carpet experience, maybe these 22 [no spoiler, here] reasons of why I think you should, means …
SOUTH BOSTON — Enough NHL players to fill an All-Star roster turned out the other night for the Summer Happy Hour party at Coppersmith in South Boston to support The Corey C. Griffin Foundation. The host committee included: Brian Boyle (New Jersey Devils); Paul Carey (Ottawa Senators); Charlie Coyle (Minnesota Wild); Ryan Donato (Boston Bruins); …
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Susan Hassett, CEO and creator of a new brand of casual footwear called “Cocktail Sneakers” is surrounded by women. Hassett says that she did not intend to work exclusively with women in this new Boston-based venture, but as it turns out that is exactly how the company is getting off the ground. “I did not …
By Anna Paula Goncalves Denzel Washington does it again! In his first career sequel, Washington is back as the retired agent Robert McCall in “The Equalizer 2.” In addition to Washington, director Antoine Fuqua returned to helm EQ2 as did actors Melissa Leo and Bill Pullman. The film also features Pedro Pascal and …
DENZEL, TAKE 2! ‘THE EQUALIZER’ RETURNS TO GIVE BOSTON A CLOSEUP Read More »
