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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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Arts

Gwen Stefani hollas back onto the pop scene

December 31, 2012

However, the resulting album cannot escape the dreaded sophomore slump, which is a shame as poor little Kingston Rossdale deserved a better introduction...

Un-merry The Holiday nothing to celebrate

December 31, 2012

There are two things audiences look for in movies these days: unimaginable destinations and scenarios, or a situation to connect and relate to while still...

Twelve Angry Men leaves one happy audience

December 31, 2012

The play follows the story of the dozen men set to deliberate on the murder of an abusive father by his 16-year-old son.,The lights dim, and with the noisy...

Altar Boyz brings God to the boy-band hood

December 31, 2012

Just before the beginning of Altar Boyz, the stage is bare except for a brightly lit sign featuring the play's title in capital letters. Smoke billows...

Beacon quick picks

December 31, 2012

by Alexandra LeachDAVE EGGERS; WHAT IS THE WHAT; AVAILABLE NOWDave Eggers' latest, What is the What, is a moving, fictionalized memoir that centers around...

Spring break alternative at the Brattle

December 31, 2012

Andrew Bujalski knows that if you want your own program at the Brattle, you better show your Boston pride. After earning his Beantown cred with a degree...

Actor Harrison Ford is still reaching higher

December 31, 2012

His rugged face and grizzled voice have been all over celluloid for the past thirty years.,Millions of children have grown up around the world watching...

Kal Penn is moving up without getting high

December 31, 2012

Kal Penn pushes his chair back so that it teeters on its back two legs and balances himself with pizza in hand. The whole setup-a tiny room in Northeastern's...

GLBT characters prominent in new films

December 31, 2012

"It was insane," Marie Nikiforova, a freshman film major and employee at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, said of her experience.,The opening weekend...

Lit mashup master shares rapid rise

Lit mashup master shares rapid rise

December 13, 2012

A million stories walk down the star-studded avenues of Hollywood. Although there is no right path on the road to recognition, author, screenwriter, and...

Rhapsodists rally in Atomic Age Theaters poetry slam

Rhapsodists rally in Atomic Age Theater’s poetry slam

December 13, 2012

With a mix of conversational smooth-talking and fast-paced tongue twisters, sophomore writing, literature, and publishing major Donnie Welch, captivated...

Pub Club releases Bad Poetry

Pub Club releases Bad Poetry

December 13, 2012

Modern art is not extinct. Although many aging intellectuals have given this century the gloomy prognosis that this is the death of creativity, originality,...

Evil Mustache Productions develops campaign

Evil Mustache Productions develops campaign

December 13, 2012

Whether it’s a handlebar, a goatee, or a meager collection of peach fuzz, facial hair is not usually invoked as a muse. “I have had a fascination...

Getting down to business

Getting down to business

December 13, 2012

No one is surprised to hear lyrics on the radio about sex and violence, or a combination of the two. It’s pretty much expected in modern rap. However,...

Rockettes and Zombies: EDC graces the stage

Rockettes and Zombies: EDC graces the stage

December 13, 2012

Emerson Dance Company’s performances started with energetic neon dancers, ended with zombies, and had everything in between. An amalgamation of body...

Subverting norms with Zanna, Don’t

Subverting norms with Zanna, Don’t

December 13, 2012

It’s a teenage outcast’s dream. Football players are shy, awkward, and misunderstood by the student body. Chess players are egged on by hoots...

Sara Zuckerman on Yuck

December 13, 2012

Sara Zuckerman’s Yuck is the latest work to be released to be released by Undergraduate Students for Publishing’s Wilde Press. The first novella...

Why you need to go to a house show

December 13, 2012

Boston’s music scene gets more vibrant each year. Brighton Music Hall replaced Harper’s Ferry in 2011, ending the establisment’s 40-year...

Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands

December 13, 2012

Wax on Felt held its annual Battle of the Bands event on Friday, November 16 in Allston. Six bands played at the event, with the band Ripe, whose members...

The Cyclops and the one-eyed monsters

The Cyclops and the one-eyed monsters

December 13, 2012

 A cacophony of neon stage lights and thumping electro music invoked more of a rave party than ancient Greek theater as penises dangling from sticks...

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