November 2023

OPINION

Italian Pastries

Marina Eigenmann

I’ve been eating and making Italian pastries for years now—part of my ongoing wish to connect more with my family lineage. The recipes I use are often family ones, but some are taken from online or print cookbooks. There are some I love more than others, so here is a ranking of the most famous Italian pastries. To find good Italian . . . KEEP READING

ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA

This Just In: War And Peace Made Shockingly Digestible! 

Hildy Wicks

DISCLAIMER: (1) This show was made by The Weinstein Company. I hate it and it haunts me every day that someone so purely evil could be behind something I love so much. But, also, when you read further about some of the details of the show, it is unfortunately a very fitting passion project for Harvey Weinstein. (2) It’s impossible to . . . KEEP READING

ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA

A Curse for True Love: A Love Story Fated to End

Olivia Dodak

Travel to the beautifully written land filled with small curiosities and tremendous secrets. In a world full of dragons, sprawling gardens, and bejeweled courts, readers will be swept away from the very first sentence. Blast Taylor Swift’s song, “Mastermind” and get the tissues ready, because once you have turned that first page, there is . . . KEEP READING

ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA

Concert Review: Who Would We Be Without Boygenius?

Lili Temper, Media & Communications Manager

On September 25th, in Boston’s Fenway area, a line to enter MGM Music Hall stretches hundreds of feet along Lansdowne Street, buzzing with uncontainable energy. It’s the first of two sold-out nights in Boston for indie supergroup Boygenius, who are about to kick off their North American tour nearly six months after the release of . . . KEEP READING

ADVICE & MORE

All Ears

Advice by Ayla Shimoni

Advice columnist Ayla Shimoni '24 addresses questions about holiday stress, work-life balance, and the discovery of queer love in the very first edition of "All Ears." Lean in, listen close, and ask any burning questions . . . KEEP READING

ADVICE & MORE

"Elizabeth"

Ayla Shimoni

By the first time we’d spoke back in kindergarten

the universe had deemed us best friends

and our lives intertwined . . . KEEP READING

ADVICE & MORE

Earth’s Gravity on Spaceships

Eon Stern

It may be possible to have normal gravity on a spacecraft. After reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, I started thinking about having gravity similar to our own, even while flying through space. There are multiple ways it can be created, but one recurring issue was the effect it would have on humans and the human body . . . KEEP READING