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Carrying On: Coffee cultures representative of larger differences

Having lived for an extended period of time in three major cities, and having visited many more, I’ve found that the best way to really understand a city and... Read more

By Isabel Echarte October 15, 2014

Forgetting the camera and gaining a formative experience

Forgetting my camera was the best thing I ever did. I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 2011. There was an exhibition of world-famous artist Dale... Read more

By Sabrina Kayser October 15, 2014

O’Donovan’s on the Waterfront: Hoping for dining changes on campus

“Leave the cooking and dishes to us—you’ve already got a lot on your plate,” reads one of the many cheerful blue and orange acrylic signs on the tables of... Read more

By Kenneth Lee October 15, 2014

In an age of connectivity, connections are harder to make than ever

A few years ago, I began realizing how casually certain words are used in our culture. It began with the word “love.” In high school, girls I hardly spent... Read more

By Ambika Ahuja October 15, 2014

The Mississippi Revival

Growing up as a huge Florida Gator fan, I have been firmly immersed within the religion that is SEC football. And just like any other belief system, the creed of... Read more

By Jay Benjamin October 15, 2014

Duplicity as Identity Exhibits our Development

Photographs of a woman wearing a bear suit, black-and-white hands, and a maid floating in a swimming pool all collide in the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition “Portraiture Now: Staging the... Read more

By Tori Morgan October 15, 2014

The NFL Thermostat: Week 6

HOT 1. Dallas Cowboys This is a no-brainer; anytime you can beat the Seahawks in Seattle you deserve to skyrocket to the top of the Hot List. Demarco Murray was high... Read more

By Max Roberts October 15, 2014

Is TV Better than Movies?

It’s a great time to be an avid fan of television. We live in a golden age of TV, where you can throw a stone and hit at least three... Read more

By Graham Piro October 15, 2014

After 20 years, Shawshank Still Holds Up

Every moviegoer is different—influenced by personal, cultural, and preferential biases—making it quite difficult for any one film to gain the approval of all who watch it. In fact, it seems... Read more

By Brian McMahon October 14, 2014

The Emergence of Madison Bumgarner

On October 31, 2010, a 21 year-old Madison Bumgarner took the hill for the Giants in Game 4 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers. The 6’5 left hander... Read more

By Steve Filocoma October 14, 2014

An Awesome Evening of Friends &pizza

How far are you willing to journey for good pizza? Amazing pizza? Out of this world fantastic pizza? A delegation of Halftime/Voice staffers and friends decided they were willing to... Read more

By Katherine Landau October 14, 2014

Full Court Press: Sports Culture Needs a Makeover

Over the last few months, the growing conversation surrounding Ray Rice’s brutal and cowardly assault of his then-fiancée and current wife, Janay Palmer, has nearly broken the NFL and its... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 10, 2014

Professor Profile: Matthew Carnes

When asked to describe himself in an image, Professor Matthew Carnes of the government department responded, “leaning forward,” which captures his desire to connect with people. He added, “My first... Read more

By Tori Morgan October 10, 2014

The Ballad of Southampton

The shadows of giants loom large over St. Mary’s Stadium. A founding member of the Premier League in 1992, Southampton is the only team south of London currently in the... Read more

By Sri Ramesh October 10, 2014

Point Break Live! is a Delightful Oddity

Point Break Live!, a traveling theater production paying homage to the 1991 film Point Break, is the love child of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, a 90’s masterpiece, and the... Read more

By Michael Bergin October 10, 2014

And then there Were Four

In my defense, I did at least correctly predict the AL Wild Card Game, which is about as well as any professional sports writers have predicted these playoffs have done.... Read more

By Joe Laposata October 9, 2014

Critical Voices: Hozier, Hozier

As Julius Caesar once said, “experience is the teacher of all things.” No sentiment could ring more true than this in explaining the skill with which Irish singer-songwriter Andrew Hozier... Read more

By Erika Bullock October 9, 2014

The Strain on Aces

Kershaw, Scherzer, Verlander, Price, Shields, Lester, Bumgarner, Strasburg. These are some of the biggest names in baseball. But something separates these guys from a Cabrera or a Trout. Sure, they’re... Read more

By Alex Boyd October 9, 2014