Off the Gridiron: The sneaky winners of NFL free agency
While the headlines of free agency were stolen by Tom Brady signing with the Buccaneers, the Cardinals robbing the Texans by landing DeAndre Hopkins, the Eagles rescuing Darius Slay from the Lions and the Dolphins making Byron Jones the league’s highest paid corner, several teams made quieter moves that will pay serious dividends during the […]
Oldies But Goodies: ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’
In June of 2001, Wilco presented its newly finished album to its record company, Reprise Records, and was promptly dropped from the label. Time Warner had recently merged with America Online and wanted to cut costs with its record companies, which included Reprise Records. As a result, all it took was for one important person […]
Game Day: Remembering a classic
With temperatures increasing, the grass slowly becoming greener and the sun staying up later, spring is officially upon us. There’s only one thing missing: baseball. Last Thursday should’ve been opening day. I celebrated by sitting in a rocking chair on my front porch reminiscing about little league with a bag of sunflower seeds in one […]
Shades of Gray: Joking ethically
I am a wholehearted believer in absurd, even morbid humor. As someone who’s experienced a fair amount of tragedy and death, I know as well as anyone that humor is perhaps the best antidepressant available to us, especially as college students — it is certainly far cheaper and more accessible than actual therapy — and […]
Primary Colors: The staying power of Bernie Sanders
Once again, Bernie Sanders will not be the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States. As of today, Sanders has won 914 pledged delegates, while former Vice President Joe Biden has won 1,217 of the 1,991 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. The last major primary Sanders won was California on March 3. […]
Medford Mom: Tiny beautiful things
In times of sadness, darkness and confusion, I often cling to the comforting words of my favorite author, Cheryl Strayed. Her book “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar” (2012) is my own personal bible, and I found myself skimming through it nearly every day of the week of March 9, […]
From seniors to citizens: Hard conversations
Senior spring to social security. On the hill to over the hill. Graduation to … grandchildren? Here’s what seniors have to say before all is said and done. Kella Merlain-Moffatt knows who she is. Her mother, and the world, often ask her to assess her identities. At this point, months from her would-be graduation, she […]
Keeping up with the 617: Examining Tuukka Rask’s hazy future
The bad news continues to pile up for Boston sports fans. First reported by the Boston Globe’s Matt Porter, Tuukka Rask has hinted at a retirement following the termination of his current contract, which ends after the 2020–21 season. When asked about his future workload, Rask said: “I have one year left in the contract, […]
Primary Colors: What is Joe Kennedy doing?
At a debate hosted by WGBH on Feb. 11, moderator Margery Eagan asked Representative Joe Kennedy III, “why are you running to defeat a man who’s championed so many of the same policies that you support?” What followed Eagan’s question was a tornado of buzzwords, progressive phrases and calls to action. But what was missing […]
Love It Or Haute It: Hair accessories
Introduction: During these challenging and uncertain times, it can feel like most things are coming to a grinding halt. We are here to remind you that there is something that waits behind for no one: fashion. So, while we would love to be lounging around, scrolling through TikToks, we have a job to do. It […]
