By: Katie Lee, Brennan Carley
Save for yesterday’s gloomy rainstorm, Boston has seen an abundance of wonderful weather in the past week. With that weather comes the promise of summer and the music festivals that accompany the season.
Arts
The Fine Arts Meet Fine Dining
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
On Maslow’s hierarchy, food is one of the most basic necessities, but finding truly great cuisine is more important than simply chowing down. These days, food is more than something eaten, slowly transforming into a wonderful art form of sorts. From decorative presentation of delicacies at Boston’s best restaurants, to the burgeoning food blogosphere, food is no longer restricted to one’s kitchen.
Arts
Stop Requested
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
The winter doldrums finally seem ready to fade into the abyss, making way for a spring with plentiful opportunities to indulge in the arts. So, in the spirit of March Madness, we decided to put our own twist on that all too familiar bracket that sports fans obsess over for weeks.
Arts
Shock Therapy
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
When Britney Spears’ new single premiered last month, it was clear that she had bought in to the revitalization of the electronic sounds from the ’80s and ’90s. The style permeates our pop world today, from the futuristic synthesizers of Katy Perry’s “E.T.” to Lady Gaga’s supersonic “Born This Way.”
Arts
Who’s Going for Gold?
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
For this week’s very special Oscars issue, we decided to host a mock vote among our staffers, Joe Allen, Katie Lee, and Dan Siering, and editors, Arts & Review editors Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, and Charlotte Parish, and Editor-in-Chief Mike Caprio.
News
Pirates Hijack Touring Yacht
By: Michela Gacioch
Reports surfaced Tuesday morning that all four Americans aboard a yacht hijacked by Somali pirates had been killed off the coast of Oman. Rally organizers told reporters Sunday that the crew had been traveling with yachts participating in the Blue Water Rally, a group cruising expedition, since its departure from Phuket, Thailand. On Feb. 15, the yacht, S/V Quest, which was owned by Jean and Scott Adams and worked on by Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, decided to take an alternate route than the group after leaving Mumbai, India. A statement from United States Central Command revealed that gunfire erupted aboard the pirated vessel as negotiations for the captives’ release were underway.
“As they responded to the gunfire, reaching and boarding the Quest, the forces discovered all four hostages had been shot by their captors. Despite immediate steps to provide life-saving care, all four hostages ultimately died of their wounds,” said the statement.
Arts
A Many Splendored Thing
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
“Here’s looking at you, kid.” “You had me at ‘hello.'” “I hate how much I love you.” Song lyrics, movie quotes, they embody a love we usually are not articulate enough to express. Everyone wants to identify themselves as a pop culture couple or place a moment within a pop framework. Why does society partake in this phenomenon? To put it simply, pop culture is the perfect love story.
