Laura Emde

Laura Emde is a fourth-year Media and Screen Studies and Journalism major with a minor in Music Industry at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. She is passionate about everything involving the performing arts, such as film, music, theatre and more. 

She is currently on co-op at Boston Globe Media as the Audience Engagement Co-op and on news staff at The Huntington News. Previously, she was Deputy Lifestyle Editor at The Huntington News and the Boston.com Community Co-op at Boston Globe Media.

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Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ shines at its best, but crashes at its worst

When the clock struck midnight April 19, the world listened to Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” for the first time.

Two hours later, fans listened to the album for the first time again, in the form of a surprise double album called “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.”

The album, which has been long-awaited since its announcement at the 2024 Grammy Awards in February, consists of 31 tracks — 16 on the original album and an additional 15 on “The Antho

Why do some Bostonians call subs ‘spuckies’?

Most everyone is familiar with the sub sandwich: a long sub roll split in half, filled with meats of one’s choosing and toppings galore, from lettuce to tomatoes to slices of cheese.

In New England, the sub sandwich has many different names, says New England magazine. In Connecticut and Rhode Island, the sandwich is frequently called a “grinder,” whereas up in Maine you’d be more likely to hear “Italian sandwich.”

In Boston, however, there is a specific name for this common sandwich — a “spuck

Nearly 650 readers voted: Here’s why they support prosecuting 18- to 20-year-olds as juveniles

A bill introduced to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary last month proposed prosecuting those between 18 and 20 years old as juveniles instead of adults, according to CBS News Boston.

One of the reasons for prosecuting older teenagers and 20-year-olds as juveniles is to lower rates of recidivism, or someone previously prosecuted reoffends, in this age group.

Leon Smith, executive director of Citizens for Juvenile Justice, or CFJJ, a group advocating for justice reform for youth, says service