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Author: Evan Tuohey

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Singing in the Rain: A Weekend at Boston Calling

May 30, 2014May 29, 2014 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

“And we’ll remember this when we are old and ancient/Though the specifics may be vague.” Those lyrics from The Decemberists’ song “July, July!” perfectly encapsulated the atmosphere this past Saturday …

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“Suits” Comes to BU

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

Last Wednesday, February 26th, the promotional team for the USA original television show Suits stopped by Boston University as a part of their college tour aimed at promoting the show’s upcoming season 3.5 premiere. …

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Catching Up with Topaz Jones

February 4, 2014February 3, 2014 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

Last October, New York-based hip-hop artist Topaz Jones performed at Boston University’s BU Central and was interviewed by The Quad’s very own Jon Giardiello. In that interview, Jones talked about …

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Is “The Wolf of Wall Street” a Moral Film?

January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 - by Evan Tuohey - 2 Comments.

Wall Street has never been quite the place where peaceful individuals can come together to hold hands, sing “Kumbaya,” and express an unwavering love for each other that would have …

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Pipe Dreamz: From 3,000 Paper Cups to Art

November 22, 2013November 22, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

All photographs by Evan Tuohey Imagine being given almost 3,000 paper cups and then being told to make “art” out of them. Some may find the request itself too challenging …

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Iran: From Conflict to Compromise

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

Up until August of 2013, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had served as the President of Iran for eight long years. If there was one distinct quality to note about Ahmadinejad during his …

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Why Can’t Everyone Be Edward Snowden?

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

“Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived in great comfort. I also had the capability …

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Breathing New Life Into “The Walking Dead”

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

Few can deny that AMC has done an exceptional job of establishing itself as one of television’s major power players. Between Mad Men and Breaking Bad, AMC has not only brought a new …

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“Masters of Sex”: TV’s Hot New Experiment

October 25, 2013October 26, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - 1 Comment

Sigmund Freud once theorized that sex is one of the primary driving forces behind all human behavior. After all, whether two people have sex in order to produce a child, …

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Just Who the Hell Am I, Anyway?

October 18, 2013October 22, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

On most days, I wake up with just enough time to shower, get dressed, and race to catch the 57 bus to my first lecture. I have just enough time …

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Why That “Low Winter Sun” Just Won’t Rise

October 10, 2013October 10, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - 9 Comments.

A few minutes into the first episode of AMC’s Low Winter Sun, shady cop Joe (Lennie James) is convincing fellow cop Frank (Mark Strong) to help him to kill dirty cop …

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BU Hip-Hop: A Community with a Passion

October 3, 2013October 23, 2013 - by Evan Tuohey - Leave a Comment

Imagine it is late afternoon on a Wednesday, and you’re a BU student passing by the GSU. You notice a large group of people standing in a circle surrounding a …

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