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Author David Sedaris talks writing, women's pants
As he began reading the essay “The Perfect Fit,” it became clear that Sedaris does not take himself too seriously. ...
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SEX ISSUE 2016: Erotic literature to be taught at BU in fall 2016
“It’s not a course in what is pornographic and what isn’t,” Whittier explained. “I’m interested in the erotic as what I would call ‘sex plus something else that is bigger.’ I’m interested ...
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February's must-read book releases
February is stacked with great new releases, and these five books — all coming out today — will keep you turning the page. ...
Movies
Dive into a new dystopian book series
In terms of up and coming fantasy series, Victoria Aveyard’s “Red Queen” has grown in popularity since its release last winter and has sparked rumors of a movie production in the near ...
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Youtube star Tyler Oakley takes his voice from the screen to the page
Oakley writes about glamorous encounters with Harry Styles and Paris Hilton, but does not shy away from talking about the time he totaled his car in front of his high school crush ...
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Literati Reading Series highlights established and student writers
The event featured Annie Christain, an assistant professor of composition and English for speakers of other languages at SUNY Cobleskill, and Carolyn Keller, a first-year graduate student studying English and creative writing ...
Movies
Today's superhero movies don't pack a punch
The contemporary superhero movie has proven to be little more than an action flick masquerading around in masks and colorful tights. ...
Movies
J. Hoberman: Once a film student, now living the dream life
He’s taught film at Harvard, New York University and Cooper Union. In a list of the best movie critics of all time, Complex listed him at number five, writing, “Simply put, there’s ...
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In his new documentary, a BU student's vision emerges
Although the film’s primary purpose is to promote Gbemi’s novel, the depth to which the documentarian investigates the Black experience in the United States lends “Emerge” the authority to stand alone as ...
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Jim Daniels takes readers on a drive through 8-Mile, Detroit
He spoke of his rock ‘n’ roll influences and cited The Stooges, a Detroit-based proto-punk band of the early 1970s, as an influence on the chaos that bleeds through his poems. ...