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How the Media Adapted To Redefine the American Dream

Morgan Vasiliauskas • November 2, 2025

The unbridled belief that anyone in the United States can become anything if they work hard enough is packaged in the all-encompassing phrase, “the American Dream.” Centered around the idea of meritocracy and continued economic mobility, this concept gave millions hope for a better future in a land of possibilities.

Bob Dylan’s New Bootleg Revisits His Folky Beginnings

Milo Priddle • November 2, 2025

This year, Bob Dylan fans across the world will have had an especially happy Halloween—the Dylan camp decided to dispatch the 18th edition of The Bootleg Series, which compiles unreleased songs and alternative versions of existing ones, on Friday.

Finding Power in Pain: Florence + The Machine’s ‘Everybody Scream’

Caroline Ko and Emma Yu • November 2, 2025

It’s no surprise that Florence + The Machine’s Everybody Scream was released on Halloween this year—the album delivers frontwoman Florence Welch’s signature strange, witchy imagery and cathartic themes taken to a new level.

Halloween Rookie Showcase Performance Rocks the Plex

Vivienne Woodard • November 2, 2025

The sold-out annual Halloween performance featured 17 of BC’s dance teams, guaranteeing a show that features a myriad of dance styles, music genres, and themes. As always, Sexual Chocolate provided a skit that acted as the framework for the show—this year, dancers played characters attending a dinner party that soon became a murder mystery.

Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ Is a Gut-Wrenchingly Good Time

Lillian Kelly • November 2, 2025

Bugonia, released Oct. 24, 2025, is a dark comedy thriller that follows conspiracy theorist Teddy Gatz (Jesse Plemons), who, along with his cousin, Don (Aidan Delbis), kidnaps Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone), the CEO of a powerful pharmaceutical company called Auxolith.

‘Love is Blind’ Keeps Asking a Question It Already Knows the Answer To

Ali Zahm • November 2, 2025

This may be hard to believe, but season nine of Love is Blind was even more unsuccessful than the rest. The contestants started as complete strangers and ended that way, too.

Liudmila Georgievskaya Pays Homage to Sofia Gubaidulina in Gasson Recital

Jack Weynand • November 2, 2025

Liudmila Georgievskaya is internationally acclaimed for her piano skills, and on Monday evening, she graced Gasson with her talent during a two-hour recital in honor of the late Sofia Gubaidulina.

“Only Monsters Play God”: Del Toro Breathes New Life Into Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’

Carolina Heeschen • October 30, 2025

In an age defined by rapid technological transformation, del Toro’s adaptation turns Shelley’s novel into a mirror for the present moment. It does not merely retell the classic narrative but reimagines it as a hauntingly contemporary reflection on what it means to create and what it truly means to be human.

A Guide to the Ultimate Halloween Bash: Setting the Scene With Spooky Jams

Nicole Charbit Azpurua • October 30, 2025

The best Halloween playlist doesn't just play on themes of ghosts and goblins. It plays on mood. It needs those infectious and floor-filling anthems that everyone knows and loves, mixed with a few tracks that just evoke gloom and terror.

Are the Arts Alive at BC? Alumni Reflect On Whether the University Is Doing Enough

Maddie Mulligan, Maria Beatriz Saldanha, and Milo Priddle • October 30, 2025

BC has a multitude of dance, a cappella, and comedy groups, as well as a successful theatre program. Yet, there are very few notable BC graduates who have gone on to work professionally in creative fields. Most alumni end up in conventional, white-collar professions—law, business, politics. This prompts the question: Is BC doing enough for its arts scene?

Jeremy Allen White Showcases Performative Depth in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’

Owen Bienen, Sarah Vergura, and Asha Woerner • October 28, 2025

In Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White proves his remarkable range. He embodies a multitude of feelings, expressing the fragility of mental illness, the warmth of familial relations, the exhilaration of artistic expression, and the destructive nature of narcissism.

‘The Kardashians’ Season Seven Premiere: Is Performative the Point?

Carolina Heeschen • October 26, 2025

The Kardashians premiered its seventh season on Thursday, bringing a new wave of luxury designer wardrobes and family drama to our living rooms. This iconic family remains timeless, seemingly holding a permanent position in pop culture.