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Jesse Eisenberg, left; Kieran Culkin, right. (Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures)

‘A Real Pain’: How ignoring wounds can lead to scars

By Max Ardrey, Beacon Staff / November 21, 2024

Jesse Eisenberg directs and stars in “A Real Pain,” a poignant and deeply Jewish exploration of grief wrapped in equal parts humor and heartache....

Charles Yu signs local author Cynthia Yee's copy of "Interior Chinatown" at the Boston Asian American Film Festival. Yee writes her own column called the Hudson Street Chronicles, a collection of personal essays about growing up in Boston's Chinatown during the '60s. She says the book saved her life. (Bryan Liu/ Beacon Staff)

‘Interior Chinatown’ responds to model minority myth

By Bryan Liu, Living Arts Editor / November 20, 2024

Taiwanese American author Charles Yu’s National Book Award-winning novel, “Interior Chinatown,” lept off the page, literally—he adapted it...

From Boston to Nashville and back: Meg Elsier returns eight years and an album later

From Boston to Nashville and back: Meg Elsier returns eight years and an album later

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / November 20, 2024

Most indie artists would try to hide their suburban roots. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Meg Elsier, who grew up in Westborough, Mass., a town 40 minutes...

Shawn Mendes peels back the curtain with fifth album ‘Shawn’

Shawn Mendes peels back the curtain with fifth album ‘Shawn’

By Danielle Bartholet, Assistant Living Arts Editor / November 20, 2024
The Canadian singer and songwriter released his fifth album “Shawn” on Nov. 15 after postponing the original Oct. 18 release date.
(Courtesy of Danielle Cohen)

EDC explodes with talent in ‘Wanderlust’ showcase

By Danielle Bartholet, Assistant Living Arts Editor / November 20, 2024
Emerson Dance Company presented “Wanderlust” as their Fall 2024 showcase.
Dawes the Band left to right: Griffin Goldsmith, Taylor Goldsmith

Dawes returns with a rebound of creativity in latest album ‘Oh Brother’

By Sam Shipman, Assistant News Editor / November 20, 2024

Regardless of relationship status, family bond is forever. With Dawes’ latest record “Oh Brother,” brotherly love goes deeper than its title. Taylor...

Members of Sweet93 performing at The Sinclair on Oct 15. (Nick Peace / Beacon Staff)

From a shoegazey haze, Sweet93 emerges

By Sam Shipman, Assistant News Editor / November 19, 2024

The five members of Sweet93 quietly set up their instruments in a relaxed room of 20 or so people. A few songs in and the gathering was fixated on the...

Werthe by Jem’s final model walks down the runway. Based in Brockton, Mass., Werthe focuses on size and offers high-fashion clothing. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: 2024 Boston Fashion Awards celebrates Massachusetts designers

By Rian Nelson, Staff Photographer / November 15, 2024

On Nov. 11th, the Boston Fashion Awards brought the Massachusetts fashion industry together to celebrate the best models, salons, photographers, and more....

'Here': Three generations from a single perspective

‘Here’: Three generations from a single perspective

By Max Ardrey, Beacon Correspondent / November 13, 2024

Time seems to happen all at once in director Robert Zemeckis’ latest film “Here,” which chronicles the generations of people that have lived in...

American reggae singer Matisyahu, ended his set with the 2009 hit, "One Day," on Thursday night, Nov. 7. (Bryan Liu/ Beacon Staff)

Yallapalooza Boston celebrates Jewish music

By Bryan Liu, Living Arts Editor / November 11, 2024

Act two of the three-part Yallapalooza 2024 concert series kicked off in Boston at the Emerson Colonial Theater on Thursday. The tour, presented by Hillel,...

Courtesy of The Emerson Colonial Theatre

Character of Mystery: Louise Penny releases 19th novel

By Danielle Bartholet, Assistant Living Arts Editor / November 7, 2024

“Three Pines was not on any map and was only ever found by people who had lost their way.”    This was how Louise Penny described the fictional...

Behind the scenes on "La Bibliothèque." Courtesy Dana Koops

Emerson alum Dana Koops commemorates her brother with short film ‘La Bibliothèque’

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / November 6, 2024
Dana Koops, BFA '23, wrote, directed, and starred in her thesis film "La Bibliothèque,” which follows a woman receiving a supernatural FaceTime call from her recently deceased brother.
Alice Phoebe Lou opening for Clairo at Roadrunner Oct. 29 (Sam Shipman / Beacon Staff)

Alice Phoebe Lou delivers short but bubbly and riveting set during the Charm Tour

By Sam Shipman, Assistant News Editor / November 6, 2024
German singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou opened for Clairo at the Roadrunner on Oct 28–30 at three sold-out shows on the first leg of the “Charm Tour.”
Album art for “Mad Rap Verses.” See a hidden message? Here’s a hint: the album title is hidden in the illustrations. Image credit to Nick Shea.

$1 portrait artist Nick Shea talks ‘Mad Rap Verses’ album release and Boston DIY scene

By Fiona McMahon, Beacon Correspondent / November 6, 2024
Nick Shea's new album "Mad Rap Verses," featuring tracks like "Jumbalaya" and "Sing a Song," will release on Nov. 16.
Courtesy Mike Mejia

The Boston Pops present ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert’

By Max Ardrey, Beacon Correspondent / November 4, 2024

“There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best,” boasts Jack Skellington, the spindly Pumpkin King of Halloween Town in “The Nightmare Before...

A booth selling books by AK Press, a worker-run publishing and distributing company.

Faces of the Boston Anarchist Bookfair

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / November 3, 2024

Since 2011, the Boston Anarchist Bookfair has provided a physical space for anarchism and wider leftist thought, hosting book retailers, vendors, and...

Boston Fashion Week brought Caribbean style to local runways

Boston Fashion Week brought Caribbean style to local runways

By Rosa Morales Simmons, Beacon Correspondent / November 3, 2024

Boston Caribbean Fashion Week finalized its eleventh year of fashion week on Oct. 19 with an intimate showcase that vibed through the neighboring halls...

Boston En Vogue shines for Boston Fashion Week

Boston En Vogue shines for Boston Fashion Week

By Rosa Morales Simmons, Beacon Correspondent / November 3, 2024

On Oct. 15, the Boston En Vogue Luxury Fashion Show, set against the romantic goth style architecture of Newbury St.’s Emmanuel Church, became a place...

"The Brutalist" (2024), dir. Brady Corbet. Courtesy Film at Lincoln Center Press

IFFBoston Fall Focus brings an exciting lineup of films this Halloween weekend

By Max Morin, Beacon Correspondent / November 2, 2024
In a city of young filmmakers and movie lovers, an exciting slate of 14 upcoming films are coming to...
Leni Robredo at a political rally featured in “And So It Begins.” Courtesy Boston Asian American Film Festival

‘And So It Begins’ review: Lessons from the Philippine elections through blood, sweat, and lots of pink

By Julianna Jemima Badajos, Beacon Correspondent / November 1, 2024
“And So It Begins” is not only the dramatic storytelling of a political campaign, but also a cautionary tale of what happens when history is written by the victors.