★★★☆☆ Similar to the rest of his work, decorated surrealist director Charlie Kaufman’s Jackals & Fireflies is almost impossible to encapsulate in a few words. A surface-level synopsis would identify that an unnamed woman (Eva H.D.) gets up from bed and travels through New York as she shares her observations, feelings, and questions about her surroundings and herself. … [Read more...] about Charlie Kaufman’s Short Film ‘Jackals & Fireflies’ Falls To Unvaried and Strained Poetry
Newton Zoning and Planning Committee Reviews Village Center Zoning Redesign Framework
Newton city councilors reviewed a framework for revised zoning maps of the city’s village centers at a Zoning and Planning Committee meeting on Monday. During Monday’s meeting, city representatives reviewed findings and public feedback regarding an original set of maps created by the Planning and Development Department. These maps depicted proposed changes to zoning of the … [Read more...] about Newton Zoning and Planning Committee Reviews Village Center Zoning Redesign Framework
Homemade on the Heights: Vegetable Rice Soup
With all of the recent weather changes, my roommates and I have constantly been under the weather. When we aren’t pointing fingers and blaming one another for bringing a cold into the dorm, we are laying in bed feeling lousy. Whenever I’m sick at college, I crave homemade soup because it always helps me power through my symptoms. … [Read more...] about Homemade on the Heights: Vegetable Rice Soup
27–3 Run Propels Eagles Over Wake Forest in BC’s Final Road Game of Season
Just a season ago, Boston College men’s basketball delivered a fatal blow to Wake Forest’s NCAA Tournament hopes with a stunning overtime upset in the ACC Tournament. And in their last road game of the 2022–23 season on Tuesday night, the Eagles (15–15, 9–10 Atlantic Coast) dealt with the Demon Deacons (18–12, 10–9) again in a thrilling 71–69 victory, supplying a similar … [Read more...] about 27–3 Run Propels Eagles Over Wake Forest in BC’s Final Road Game of Season
An Eagle on Ice: Wiese Competes for Team USA as Synchronized Skater
Elyse Wiese’s days are currently jam-packed as she writes her senior thesis and conducts biochemistry research with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. … [Read more...] about An Eagle on Ice: Wiese Competes for Team USA as Synchronized Skater
Soap, Songs, and Rollercoasters: The Power of Associative Memory
Every single day we create new memories. And in doing so, we subconsciously intertwine specific experiences with our surroundings. Associative memory is an incredible psychological ability that preserves our memories in sensory experiences, from the song that defines your childhood to the smell that reminds you of home. I’d consider myself a relatively sentimental person, but … [Read more...] about Soap, Songs, and Rollercoasters: The Power of Associative Memory
Newton Businesses Look to Recover With Pandemic Recovery Grants From Mass Cultural Council
Mass Cultural Council (MCC) provided 5,218 grants worth $51,063,360 for long-term pandemic relief to cultural and art organizations across Massachusetts, including several Newton businesses like Newton Community Pride (NCP), Historic Newton, and the New Art Center, according to a release from MCC. “MCC has been great to us,” Blair Lesser-Sullivan, executive director at NCP, … [Read more...] about Newton Businesses Look to Recover With Pandemic Recovery Grants From Mass Cultural Council
BC’s Student Demonstration Policy Needs To Be Updated To Better Serve Student’s Free Speech Rights
Boston College needs to ease its policies and restrictions on student demonstration to better support its students’ free speech rights. Section 11.10 on student demonstrations in BC’s Student Code of Conduct forbids students from hosting any demonstrations without approval from the administration in advance. Students are also not allowed to disturb any day-to-day operations of … [Read more...] about BC’s Student Demonstration Policy Needs To Be Updated To Better Serve Student’s Free Speech Rights
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously, Undermining Its Plot and Its Characters
★★☆☆☆ Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania checks all of the boxes of a typical Marvel epic—mostly great CGI, a witty sense of humor, and a formidable villain. This go-round, however, feels like Quantumania is too small a film for such an ambitious plot. Whereas Quantumania succeeds in its message of family and loyalty, it asks too much of the audience to take the film—and … [Read more...] about ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously, Undermining Its Plot and Its Characters