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Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/24/16

Will Sullivan
Local athletes flooded down Commonwealth Avenue and Boylston Street last week sweaty and wide-eyed, flying/stumbling down the course of the Boston Marathon. Meanwhile, college students swarmed local libraries, significantly less sweaty but perhaps just as physically and emotionally compromised as they crawl towards the finish...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/11/16

Will Sullivan
As I write, the last few patches of snow (knock on wood) fade away in my backyard, leaving room for what at this point must be a completely baffled patch of crocuses. Perhaps now Boston’s music lovers will begin to poke...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/3/16

Araz Havan
unxsutawney Phil is my number one enemy right now, because it’s not fair that a few days ago I was driving with my windows down, but today I’m bundled up in all the knitwear I didn’t put away yet. Petition...
Ripe

Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/27/16

Will Sullivan
We now enter the last week of March, which means April is right around the corner. And with April comes Opening Day, Fenway Park, and the beginning of the baseball season. The crack of the bat, the roar of the...

Weekly Wrap Up – 3/20/16

Araz Havan
Hello spring, and hello snow! New England weather always keeps us on our toes. Houseguests to Move in a New Direction Houseguests, a pop-punk group from Allston, announced they are disbanding. Following band member Noah Yastrow’s decision to move back...
Del the Funky Homosapien

Interview: Del the Funky Homosapien

Jon Simmons
When most people hear the name Del the Funky Homosapien, they’re not sure what to make of it. But to hip-hop heads of the last 25 years, Del is a major force in the underground rap scene, mentioned alongside names...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 3/6/16

Araz Havan
Spring is just around the corner, and I can’t wait. Warmer weather means I won’t be toting a voluminous jacket to concerts, and really, is there anything better than skipping coat check? No, there isn’t. Gallery 263 Launches Kickstarter Campaign Gallery 263 started...

Weekly Wrap-Up 2/21/16

Araz Havan
  This week “The Walking Dead” is back on air and The Donald is still somehow a front-runner in the race to be president. Music, at least, is a nice constant, and will never frighten you like zombies on fire...