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- Spotting and Surviving Rip Currents June 23, 2017Rip currents—those mighty tentacles of fast-moving water that drag swimmers away from shore—are estimated to kill more than 100 people at US beaches annually. They do not pull victims underwater, as many assume. Rather, “People drown in these because they panic or get tired from trying to swim back to shore,” says Cliff Merritt, BU […]
- Guy in the Bear Suit June 23, 2017You may remember him from such roles as Guy in the Bear Suit on the Late Show with David Letterman and Party Guest in the 1993 drama Rift. Not ringing any bells? Donick Cary (CGS’88) might have the on-screen résumé of someone waiting for their big break (and waiting tables), but behind-the-scenes, he’s big time. […]
- Annual Summer Disco Party at City Hall Plaza Tonight June 23, 2017It’s time to put on your flared pants, lace up your roller skates, and head to City Hall Plaza tonight for the Fourth Annual Summer Disco Party honoring the late disco diva and Boston native Donna Summer. The popular event draws thousands of disco, dancing, and Donna Summer fans. The five-time Grammy winner and member […]
- Cutting-Edge Comedy Courtesy of ImprovBoston June 22, 2017Looking for some of the freshest, most cutting-edge comedy to be found anywhere in New England? You’ll find it tonight and every Thursday in Cambridge at ImprovBoston’s SketchHaus. Each week, the nonprofit comedy theater presents a changing roster of carefully curated teams from the greater Boston area presenting material in development. Audiences are treated to […]
- Fake News Influences Real News June 22, 2017“Faculty and students have been agonizing recently about the emergence of fake news—false information packaged to deceive the public into thinking it was produced by professionals with respect for truth,” notes Thomas Fiedler (COM’71), dean of the College of Communication, in his spring 2017 COMtalk column. Another interested consumer of news—Barack Obama—described the new media […]
