The North End is known for many different things. There are picturesque brownstones, endless pasta and gelato and of course two of the best cannoli places around: Mike’s Pastry and Bova’s Bakery. So with the two places just a short walk around the block from each other, it could be difficult to pick where to [...]
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Finding My Roots
Terraced vineyards surrounded my Mom, Dad and I as we drove down a winding road towards the tiny town of Bickensohl, Germany. Entering the village there are a few houses, a closed hotel, a church, and a winery. We slowly drove up the narrow road to find the bed and breakfast. Not knowing where we [...]
Holy Brunch!
Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef, T.V personality, and author, offers this bit of interesting advice: don’t eat brunch. According to his 2000 book, Kitchen Confidential, brunch is an excuse for chefs to use up the week’s leftovers. “Brunch menus are an open invitation to the cost-conscious chef, a dumping ground for the odd bits left [...]
Finishing the Second Half of Your Semester The Right Way
Now that spring break is over and we’re back in our dorm rooms with our eyes trailing across textbook pages and our fingers reluctantly typing up papers, the thought of finals and the rest of that dreadful, heavy end-of-the-semester workload looms in our minds. BUT if you plan accordingly, your last few weeks of this [...]
How To Tie Your Shoes
If you’ve made it onto the computer, found this blog, and have started reading, you can probably tie your own shoes to the degree that they won’t fall off your feet. But hey, maybe you’ve worn slip-on Vans, ballet flats, or cowboy boots your entire life. Even if you’ve been lacing up your Chuck Taylors or [...]
Discovering Prague
Walking down the streets in Prague is like walking straight into a fairytale storybook. Even though it was snowing I couldn’t take my eyes off of the buildings that kept catching my eye. Every corner brought a new interesting and old-fashioned building. And if each building didn’t look interesting enough on it’s own, they all had their [...]
ASLemerson’s Silent Dinner
On Thursday, ASLemerson hosted its first Silent Dinner in an effort to better understand deaf culture. Over 20 participants communicated through American Sign Language, gestures, writing, and other forms of communication that didn’t include speaking. Before the dinner and “chatting” commenced, guest speaker and Emerson alum Sara Blazic spoke to the group. Blazic, who is [...]
Religious Students at Emerson
Religious students at Emerson? Do those exist? Sure they do. I happen to be one of them. Though I don’t go to church every single weekend or attend a weekly prayer group, I grew up in a Catholic family and made my Confirmation. Therefore, I identify myself as a member of the Catholic Church. At [...]
Ben Parinello: Open Mic Night Winner
Ben Parinello, a senior film production major, is bringing chill vibes to Boston with his guitar heavy, expressive original music and covers, which he has been recording and performing for the last three years. A solo-act hailing from a small town in New Jersey, Ben originally began experimenting with music in middle school when he [...]
Emerson’s Newest Rap Sensation, “M-Lap”
Though he is but a freshman, Mitchell Lapierre, or “M-Lap” as he is known on stage, is currently making waves in the Emerson College music scene. At Your Mag’s open mic night event on Valentine’s Day, Lapierre was one of the evening’s two winners, wowing the crowd and the judges with his smooth rapping skills. [...]
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