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Image: Photo showing Keira Knightley, dressed as a 1960s woman with blonde hair tied back in a coif and wearing a burgundy wool jacket. She looks over her shoulder as she holds a payphone to her ear. Test to the left of her reads "Boston Strangler" in bold white font.

Film & TV

BU Alum With Tie to Boston Strangler Applauds Hulu’s “Myth”-Busting Movie

March 21, 2023

Roasted red peppers, shallots, and sausage seasoned with fennel make a great flavor medley in this easy-to-prepare, one-pan pasta bake. Photo by Mara Sassoon

Recipe Series

No Mess, One-Pan Sausage Pasta Bake

March 13, 2023

Collage: Three covers from Roald Dahl's books are shown in a row. From left to right, the covers of "Matilda", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and "James and the Giant Peach" are shown.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Revising Roald Dahl’s Classic Children’s Books Is a “Dangerous Portent of Future Censorship”

March 10, 2023

Photo: Movie poster for Scream VI movie. Various cast members looking in different directions in a V formation. Ghost face is in the middle/sky background. A cityscape is in the background, behind the test reading "Scream VI".

Movie Quiz

Who Is the Lucky Scream Superfan?

March 10, 2023

Photo: Professor Amy Appleford leads an ENG 101 Encounters class at the Center for Computing & Data Science. A white woman with brown hair and wearing a black long sleeved top and pants, laughs and looks to the right as she holds a stack of handouts. She stands in front of a bright classroom as student sit in seats in front of her and turn to look at her.

Academics

Medieval Meets Contemporary in New English 101 Class

March 9, 2023

Film & TV

The 2023 Academy Awards Are Sunday Night: Here’s What to Watch For

March 8, 2023

Author Tracy Kidder and Dr Jim O'Connell at WBUR to discuss Kidder's new book, Rough Sleepers. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Books

Award-Winning Author Tracy Kidder’s Rough Sleepers Focuses on BU’s Jim O’Connell

March 3, 2023

3/11/22 -- Dorchester, MA Christy Li (Questrom’25) weeds in the greenhouse at Victory Programs’ ReVision Urban Farms in Dorchester March 11. Li was there with other volunteers from BU who were participating in a modified, localized Alternative Spring Break for the week. The group helped unroll massive tarps to cover crops, rake columns for growing and weed outside and in the farm’s greenhouse. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

ASB

Alternative Service Break Trips Return to Normal after Three Years

March 2, 2023

neighborhoods near Boston University BU, Jamaica Plain, food, restaurants, local, entertainment, parks, recreation

In the City

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain

March 1, 2023

Photo: A collage of different non-fiction or children book covers.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

11 Books to Read in Celebration of Women’s History Month

February 28, 2023

An image with a green background and a lightbulb shaped like a brain flickering yellow. The text reads "Today I Learned"

Listen Now

Today I Learned: The Smell of Formaldehyde Makes You Hungry

February 28, 2023

New Music

New Music March 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

February 28, 2023

Photo: Joel Christian Gill teaches a new MFA program in Visual Narrative on November 7, 2022. A black man wearing a short-sleeved red collared shirt gesticulates with arms outstretched as he speaks to a student sitting in front of an electric drawing tablet. Other students can be seen in the bright classroom working on similar tablets.

Academics

Comics Artist Joel Christian Gill Launches BU’s New Visual Narrative MFA Degree

February 27, 2023

Photo: Two people are looking at framed artwork and comic pages in a gallery. The individual on the left is wearing a tan jacket, a white canvas bag, denim pants, sneakers, and a scarf in their hair. The individual on the right is wearing an all black ensemble with a black fedora.

Gallery

New Stone Gallery Show Makes the Case That Comics Aren’t Just for Kids, but for Everyone

February 21, 2023

Photo: Colorful movie poster for Ant-Man and Wasp: Quantumania. Features Ant-Man in the center and those in the movie all around in colorful blues, reds, pinks, and purples.

Film

We Have Your Friday Night Plans! How about Two Free Tickets to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania?

February 16, 2023

1/20/23 -- Boston, Massachusetts The opening of the Mathemalchemy Project Jan 20 at the 808 Gallery. The Mathemalchemy project became in 2020 an exciting collaborative enterprise, driven by the energy and enthusiasm of twenty-four mathematical artists and artistic mathematicians including BU’s Research Assistant Professor, Dr. Li-Mei Lim. After more than a year of meeting only remotely and fabricating components in their separate locations, they met in the summer of 2021 and built a large multimedia art installation that celebrates the creativity and beauty of mathematics. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Visual Arts

Mathemalchemy: Art and Math Converge in New Show at 808 Gallery

February 16, 2023

Bonnie Shao [playing Quack] and Echo Kaufman [Playing Mack] throw their hands in the air in the duck costumes they wear for Make Way For Ducklings, a musical at the Wheelock Family Theatre.

Theatre

Make Your Way to Make Way for Ducklings, the Musical at Wheelock Family Theatre

February 16, 2023

Image: Black background with the word "Resistance" in bold, capital letters. The outline of the words is shown above and below the center word with a red, yellow, green gradient.

Black History Month

What “Black Resistance” Means to Me

February 15, 2023

Photo of the facade of 1369 Coffee House in Inman square. A Black and white sign hangs over the door. People sit on the benches outside chatting, while others wait to cross the street. Several bikes are parked out front, and neon signs that read "1369," "Espresso," and a coffee cup with red steam hang in the window.

In the City

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Inman Square

February 15, 2023

Photo: A collage of different book titles.

Literature

12 Books to Make Your Heart Beat Faster This Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2023

12 Books to Make Your Heart Beat Faster This Valentine’s Day