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Beli: BU Students Take a Bite

Beli, a restaurant-focused social media app, allows the Boston University community to connect with each other through their stomachs By Yasmine Chang Graphic by Melissa Lemieux Boston University sits in the heart of one of the most major cities in the United States. Its history, along with its diverse neighborhoods, creates a culture as unique as the people who live in it. Recently, Beli — a social media app where users can rank restaurants they’ve been to — has become a pop

Yasmine Chang

From Curves to Contours

How the ideal female physique has transformed from Renaissance curves to an obsession with thinness. By Mia Puleo Graphic by Katie King The Renaissance was a boom of cultural and intellectual ideologies that swept over Europe from the 14th century until the 17th century. Humanism was at the forefront of this movement; a non-religious philosophy that emphasized “authenticity and beauty.” This way of thinking flourished in the arts, influencing household names like Michelan

Mia Puleo

Why the “performative male” trend feels too real

He reads Bronte, sips matcha and sympathizes with women. He also might be faking it. By Isabelle Oss Photograph by Sam McGroff Somewhere between self-awareness and self-parody, a new form of attention seeking has found its roots online: the performative male. He’s the man we see in videos online walking down the street with a matcha in-hand – Phoebe Bridgers or Clairo likely playing through his wired headphones. In their other hand, maybe Charlotte Brontë or “Becoming” by M

Isabelle Oss