Henry Bova

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Henry Bova

Evelyn Rydz does not know where her fascination with water came from, but it traces all the way back to the day she started speaking. “Agua was my first word, not mom or dad,” said Rydz, raised in Miami by Spanish-speaking parents. “ I’ve always been drawn to water.”As a multimedia artist now living in Arlington, Rydz has embraced her natural interests, creating work connected to aquatic ecosystems, human consumption, and the meeting of natural and unnatural elements.

2 weeks ago | huntnewsnu.com | Henry Bova

During the May 7 graduation ceremony for the College of Arts, Media and Design, or CAMD, Northeastern showed more reverence for artificial intelligence than for its student body. At least, that was how it felt after hearing my name read out in a booming, stilted AI voice rather than by a human after four years of working diligently in the School of Journalism.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Henry Bova

Raouf Jacob, founder of the Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston, understands the power of international film firsthand. He grew up in Sierra Leone in the midst of devastating civil war in the 1990s, and found solace in the local movie theater. “ At that time our fear was, is there a way out?” Jacob said. “Our people, our lives, our property were all destroyed. The only thing that kept the people hopeful in my hometown of Kenema was the Capitol Cinema that showed movies from all over the world.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Henry Bova

At the height of her artistic powers, Michelle Zauner made her boldest move yet: taking a step back. After recording Japanese Breakfast’s highly-anticipated fourth album, “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women),” in December 2023, Zauner spent the next year living in South Korea, immersing herself in the culture and, in the process, dodging some of the attention that seems to envelop her everywhere she goes.

1 month ago | thescopeboston.org | Henry Bova

In January, El Jefe’s Taqueria debuted its ninth location, in Kenmore Square, open daily from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. In such a high foot traffic area, it’s no surprise that the restaurant has been busy — especially at night, when there are few restaurants open past midnight.  El Jefe’s Taqueria is filling an important niche in a city where access to late night food is a challenge.