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Sophie Garrigus as Lorna James in "The Effect"
Visual Arts

‘The Effect’ Preview: ‘Love, Drugs, and Ethics’

“The Effect,” running Nov. 10 through Nov. 13 at the Loeb Ex, follows two volunteers in a clinical trial who fall in love. It aims for realism and an immersive, thought-provoking experience.

"Stop War" Graffiti Ukraine War
Visual Arts

Why Artists Care About Ukraine

Putin’s unprovoked and inhumane attack relies on destroying a future world where Ukrainian artists can exist — and that is precisely why the current generation of musicians, poets, and artists from all over the world have stood up in support of Ukraine.

Legally Blonde Still
Visual Arts

Legally Blonde Still

Reese Witherspoon in “Legally Blonde.”

Sofi and Timothée
Visual Arts

Sofi and Timothée

The author with Timothée Chalamet.

Sofi and Joy at “Stillwater” premiere
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Sofi and Joy at “Stillwater” premiere

Sofi and Joy after the premiere of “Stillwater.”

Alternative Yet Edgy Playlist
Arts

Arts Playlist: Songs for When Someone Hands You the Aux And You Want To Seem Alternative Yet Accessible

The faint smell of cultural superiority is clogging everyone’s lightly made-up pores, and Top 40 tunes will indubitably get you uninvited from all such parties in the future.

Ariana Grande still
Arts

Unpopular Opinion: Ariana Grande Needs to Start Putting Her Voice to Good Use

Grande’s problem is not whether she has vocal prowess but rather that the quality of her music rarely matches her potential.

gossip girl loft
Arts

Unpopular Opinion: Quit Rooting for the Upper East Siders

Revisiting “Gossip Girl” nearly a decade later, one feels a real absence of glamor that the show’s protagonists once had.

Arts

Arts Playlist: Songs for Crushing

The Arts Board presents Songs for Crushing. Happy Valentine's Day!

gillette we believe
Arts

Does Gillette Get to be Part of #MeToo?

"We Believe: The Best Men Can Be" exemplifies why commodity activism is fundamentally incompatible with movements like #MeToo.

"boygenius" album cover.
Culture

Top Five Supergroups

I present to you Top Five: Supergroup Edition — with a few caveats.

"Hamilton" cast members at the White House.
Culture

Five Show Tunes to Get You Through Finals

I present five songs to get you through finals — show tunes edition.

Still from the "Shrek 2" trailer.
Culture

Unpopular Opinion: ‘Shrek 2’ is Better Than ‘Shrek’

The sequel takes everything that’s great about “Shrek” and makes it 10 times more entertaining.

Whole Heart Provisions
Arts

Whole Heart Provisions Brings a Taste of LA to Cambridge

It’s time to move over, Clover. Healthy just got a whole lot tastier.

Ramen at Yume Wo Katare
Arts

Community Ramen Hotspot Still the Stuff of Dreams

Above a swooping, hand-painted “Yume Wo Katare,” the restaurant’s sign reads “until 2030.” Yet after just one meal here, it is easy to imagine this cheeky community of dreamers keeping its doors open for much longer.

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