Tuesday, May 13

Restaurant review: The Poke Co. & Wings provides diverse, accessible option for Bruins

This post was updated May 12 at 8:13 p.m. The Poke Co. & Wings is proving that opposites do attract. Located in the same vicinity as Trader Joe’s and Ministry of Coffee, the restaurant opened April 5. Read more...

Photo: The beige exterior of The Poke Co. & Wings is pictured. The new restaurant in Westwood opened earlier this month. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)


Film review: Heady tennis romance ‘Challengers’ aces action-packed melodrama

This post was updated April 28 at 7:17 p.m. In this backhanded game of love and tennis, “Challengers” has an ace up its sleeve. Slicing into theaters Friday, director Luca Guadagnino’s riveting romantic melodrama circles a tightly coiled love triangle culminating in a tennis match showdown. Read more...

Photo: Mike Faist, Zendaya and Josh O’Connor (left to right) star as tennis players in a love triangle in the romantic drama “Challengers.” Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film released in theaters Friday. (Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)




Album review: ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ is chaired by sultry slang, melodramatic monotony

This post was updated April 21 at 11:37 p.m. While the poet may be tortured, the poems themselves exude both monotony and melodrama. Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album Friday in the form of a surprise double album “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY.” The album explores the singer’s experiences with prior relationships while weaving themes of addiction, manipulation, parenthood and family through the 31-song marathon. Read more...

Photo: Taylor Swift clutches her torso as she lays across pillows and sheets on the cover of “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.” The 2023 TIME Person of the Year released her 11th studio album, which included a surprise follow-up anthology late into the night. (Courtesy of Republic Records)





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