PinnedBrendan RuberryWhen History Finds You: Reflections from the Class of 2020Co-authored by Philip VerdirameOct 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020
PinnedBrendan RuberryHow to Land a Job at a Prestigious Magazine: Lessons from The Atlantic’s James ParkerO.K., so you think you want to write for one of America’s leading public opinion magazines, huh?Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
PinnedBrendan Ruberry“Jesuit Real Estate” — the Modulars at 50In the aftermath of Boston College Magazine Spring 2020 issue’s inclusion of an article titled, “It’s a Mod, Mod World” — purporting an…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Brendan RuberryBig Weed and a Eulogy for a Neighborhood Dive BarOn the closure of Mary Ann’s and looming consolidation in commercial marijuana.Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Brendan RuberryYoung graduates face historic challengesAs Bloomberg recently cited, one-in-four 18- to 24-year-olds report “Feeling down, depressed, hopeless nearly every, more than half the…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Brendan RuberryLiving in the Machine: Notes from a Falsely Convicted Chicago Surgeon“Resistance to the organized mass can be effected only by the man who is as well organized in his individuality as the mass itself.” —…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Brendan RuberrySoprano, Six Years and Twenty: Inventing (and Reinventing) the TV Anti-HeroThis past January, the stars of HBO’s groundbreaking series The Sopranos celebrated the 20th anniversary of its premiere. They did so…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Brendan RuberryFor the Sake of ArgumentI love to argue. I’ve known that for a long time. Those who know me (and those who wish they did not) will agree.Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Brendan RuberryHistory Professor Savage Offers New Perspective on Brexit — The HeightsIn a referendum on June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Brendan RuberryAround the World in 70 Years: Smith’s Career of Service — The HeightsBefore Charles F. Smith Jr., Professor Emeritus in the Lynch School of Education, was born, his mother, born herself to the child of a…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
