Arts & Lifestyle

‘Hitpig!’ crew members talk creating new animated feature film

By Annie Sarlin, Dept. Living Arts Editor / October 30, 2024

Directors David Feiss and Cinzia Angelini and composer Isabella Summers discussed their upcoming animated feature, “Hitpig!,” starring Jason Sudeikis and Lily Singh.

‘Anora’: A dream is a wish your heart breaks

By Bryan Hecht and Max Ardrey / October 30, 2024

We have been led to believe that if a woman’s garments are turned into a gown, a pumpkin into a carriage, and her raggedy shoes into glass slippers, she may be seen as royalty.

In light of a sound crash, Emerson’s actors and crew shine in a powerhouse performance.

By Jesse Lipschutz, Staff Writer / October 24, 2024

“Imogen Says Nothing” ran from Oct. 16 through Oct. 19 at the Robert J. Orchard Stage at the Paramount Theater.

Celebrating 41 years of Jamaica Plain history with The Lantern Parade

By Fiona McMahon, Magazine Editor / October 24, 2024

Winter is looming, and one Boston neighborhood in particular has a special way of celebrating this impending season of cold and darkness.

Sally Rooney returns with ‘Intermezzo’

By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / October 24, 2024

For a writer with limited press engagements and a staunch refusal of air travel, Irish novelist Sally Rooney seems to pop up everywhere in the book space.

The Blue Man Group become unlikely arbiters of AI, mass surveillance, and today’s internet age

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / October 23, 2024

The mute men in blue have been performing their act in Boston since 1995, combining comedy and musical sketches with percussion instruments and neon oceans at the Charles Playhouse.

The Boston Asian American Film Festival opens its doors once again

By Ryan Yau, Content Managing Editor / October 18, 2024

The 16th annual Boston Asian American Film Festival will be held from Oct. 17 to 27.

‘A form of resistance’: Boston Palestine Film Festival showcases Palestinian voices

By Maddie Barron, Beacon Correspondent / October 17, 2024

At the forefront of the Boston Palestine Film Festival, now entering its 18th year of operation, a vast array of Palestinian stories ranging from family histories to speculative utopias

Coldplay’s ‘Moon Music’ demonstrates disconnection and chaos in the pop music sphere

By Kaitlyn Smitten, Staff Writer / October 16, 2024

Coldplay's new album “Moon Music,” released on Oct. 4, marked the band's 10th album since their debut in 1998.

Oh He Dead’s new project explores a range of ‘Ugly’ moments

By Sam Shipman, Editor-at-large / October 16, 2024

Today’s indie music scene follows a lot of the same patterns: a hot new artist discovered on social media throws out a couple of singles followed by an album and struggles to break out of the sound that threw them in the spotlight.

MacKenzie Galloway, MFA ‘23, spotlights Afrofuturism in Washington, D.C.

By Meg Richards, Deputy Projects Editor / October 16, 2024

MacKenzie Galloway ‘23 has many titles—filmmaker, writer, fashion designer, Howard University doctorate student, and congressional staffer for Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

Gracie Abrams knows our secret

By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / October 16, 2024

White and purple lights blasted from the top of the stage at MGM Music Hall on Oct. 9 as rising pop star, Gracie Abrams, took the stage.

‘He was a legend, a bright light in a tough business’: musical theater icon Gavin Creel dies at 48

By Jesse Lipschutz, Staff Writer / October 14, 2024

On Sept. 30, the world lost beloved musical theater legend Gavin Creel.

Becky Moon’s open house: a local artist’s philosophy

By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / October 10, 2024

Becky Moon told me to imagine a tomato—and in my mind, one appeared: minimal gloss, blush red, fresh and bulbous with a fuzzy green toupee and barcode sticker.

Brass music fills Davis Square during HONK! Festival

By Hannah Hughes, Staff Writer / October 8, 2024

“Why do we honk? How do we honk? When do we honk?” These were the questions asked by performers during the HONK! Festival’s opening ceremonies on Saturday.

The WNDR Museum makes art tangible

By Allison Po, Beacon Correspondent / October 8, 2024

Just a short walk from Emerson College’s Boylston Street campus in Downtown Crossing lies the WNDR museum, an engaging public art experience that explores sight, touch, and sound via 21 different installations for everyone of all ages to enjoy.

Michael Kiwanuka sings: a month before “Small Changes”

By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / October 7, 2024

There was no disco, yet the ball kept spinning above us, and as much as I wanted this moment to freeze forever it would not—still, I could not help but overflow; because music this beautiful could not be clung to like water, only felt—and if not for my eyelid’s border or the skin of my eardrums, I would have melted all together. 

Dorm room dreams: local art at the Carcass flea market

By Elisa Ligero, Beacon Correspondent / October 6, 2024

It began when MASSART students started vending their projects on Evans Way park—but last Saturday, the first Carcass of the semester, a local DIY open-air art exchange by students for students, kicked off. 

Threads of Time: 50 Years of Paris Fashion Week

By Elisa Ligero, Beacon Correspondent / October 6, 2024

As Fashion Week turns 50 in Paris, creative directors continue to push boundaries with new collections while paying homage to their iconic legacies.

‘Mamma Mia!’ takes the stage at Citizens Bank Opera House

By Tess Gleason, Deputy Kasteel Well Bureau Chief, News / October 2, 2024

The national tour of “Mamma Mia!” made its return to Boston at the Citizens Bank Opera House on Tuesday after a seven-year absence.