Lifestyles

Tracing her roots, and eating them too

After her grandma became seriously ill and she experienced a sudden breakup with the man she believed would be her husband, Chin set out on an emotional journey. She retreated to the ...


Books

Magazine co-founder gives 'slice' of advice for student writers

Despite the small audiences and payments, literary magazines still hold a prestigious and essential place in publishing. ...


Books

New Amy Poehler book? Yes, Please

What makes “Yes Please” stand out from other comedy memoirs is the fact that it puts a spin on the conventional memoir. There are mementos from Poehler’s past, a letter from Hilary ...


Books

BU alum kills it at reading event

“Be fearless in what you have to say, and read everything,” Pashley said. “Popular books, trashy books, it doesn’t matter. You have to pull from many different places to find out what ...


Books

Getting laid and robbing banks in 'Sex Criminals'

Walk into any comic book store and you’ll see the walls adorned with copies of the latest issue of “Batman,” “Superman” and “The Avengers.” And while comics are generally science fiction or...


Books

4 stimulating works of erotic literature

Most of the works on the bestseller shelf seem like cheap porn, but erotica also has a literary side. ...


Books

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a comic book store at Oakdale Mall!

Charging Star Comics is open to working around BU’s academic schedule for stocking new issues and managing student pull lists and subscriptions. ...


Books

Alum authors find inspiration from their years at BU

McNaugher writes unabashedly about her sexual orientation, and many of her poems described a palpable sexual tension to which anyone could relate. ...


Books

Karen Brown brings dark portrait of suburban life to Binghamton University

Dealing with the idealized bliss of suburban life, “Little Sinners” paints a dark and emotional side of ordinariness in suburban New England. ...


Television

The big names in entertainment who you didn't realize were alumni

Flo from the Progressive commercials isn’t the only standard of greatness you have to measure up to after college. ...