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Music

UPDATE: WTBU Cancels Virtual Benefit Concert for Massachusetts Bail Fund

August 7, 2020

A photo of the season four cast of Vanderpump Rules

Film & TV

Can Vanderpump Rules and Temptation Island Still Exist in a Coronavirus World?

July 17, 2020

Photo of a computer, haggadah, and candles with a seder plate in the background. On the computer zoom call participants are seen.

Documentary Film

Documenting How Pandemic Lockdown Changed Eternal City’s Religions

July 8, 2020

A photo of anchor Will Reeves on live television with no pants on

Sociology

Is Beauty’s Double Standard for Women in the Public Eye Dead?

June 8, 2020

Photo of long-distance runner, Rylan Pettit (ENG’23), running down a street. Grass is seen in the foreground, Pettit wears his BU jersey. Pettit made a video discussing his improvised training regimen when the pandemic sent him home to Virginia for remote learning.

Student Life

Culture of College Class Creates a Video Record of Learning—and Living—during Pandemic

June 3, 2020

Photo of the stars of the siticom, The Social Distance, Michael Williams (from left), Quentin Nguyen-Duy (CFA’20), Lorin Sklamberg, and Julian Shapiro-Barnum (CFA’21). They group poses in front of a brown wall on the sidewalk.

Film & TV

When Life Gives You a Pandemic, Make a Sitcom

May 28, 2020

A photo of a pan of Shakshuka

Weekender

The Weekender: May 28 to 31

May 28, 2020

News anchors for BUTV10 show Primary Focus on the set.

BUTV10

BUTV10 Scores Four 2020 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Awards

May 26, 2020

Illustration of lit-up marquee sign with a red arrow and text reading "From A Distance: BUTV 10 Variety Hour" on a dark gray background.

Film & TV

Don’t Miss BUTV10’s Star-Studded Variety Show, Airing Tonight

May 21, 2020

A photo of the graduation ceremony held on John Krasinski's Some Good News show

Class of 2020

Two BU Seniors Appear in John Krasinski’s Some Good News Graduation-Themed Episode

May 7, 2020

Composite image of stills from videos of BU classes being taught remote. In the bottom left, Maura Smith, a College of Communication master lecturer in film, is seen standing at a standing desk. In the top left and bottom right, Yo-EL Cassell, a College of Fine Arts assistant professor of movement, reads from a computer and demonstrates movements. In the top right, students for Yo-EL's class are seen moving in door frames.

Remote & Innovative

The Challenge of Remotely Teaching Classes That Usually Demand Hands-on Learning and Collaboration

May 7, 2020

A behind the scenes photo from the film Offbeat

Film & TV

40th Annual Redstones Film Festival, Held Virtually This Year, Was a Success

April 27, 2020

A still from a Redstone Film Festival film

Film & TV

This Year’s Redstone Film Festival Goes Virtual

April 17, 2020

Photo of Nick Mason (COM’22) acting as a production assistant to his father, CBS This Morning co-host Anthony Mason, as they broadcast from their Manhattan apartment. Anthony is not wearing any shoes, and sits in front of a laptop with a suit jacket on.

Film & TV

For One COM Student, Shelter-at-Home Means Learning Hands-on Broadcasting

April 14, 2020

Image of a woman exercising in her home, following an instructor on the TV.

Weekender

The Weekender: April 2 to 5

April 2, 2020

A photo of the D'Orsay museum in Paris

Weekender

The Weekender: March 26 to 29

March 26, 2020

A photo of someone pointing a remote at a television screen

Comedy

Need a Laugh? Check Out Our List of Comedy Shows to Binge-Watch

March 23, 2020

A photo of the cast of A Million Little Things

Arts & Culture

Creator and Cast of ABC’s A Million Little Things Visits BU Tomorrow, Will Screen Latest Episode

March 4, 2020

Still from the movie Leave No Trace; two young people walk through the woods of the Pacific Northwest

Film & TV

Leave No Trace Producer to Speak at COM’s Cinemathèque Tonight

February 28, 2020

Paul Schneider and Debbie Danielpour seated in an office-like setting.

Film & TV

COM, Katzenberg, and Spielberg Embrace Short-Form Videos

February 21, 2020

COM, Katzenberg, and Spielberg Embrace Short-Form Videos