Once a week in the fifth grade, I would walk with my sister and three younger cousins to my Aunt’s house after school, where we’d eagerly await...

Timothy Jordan and his band One11Twenty are spreading the Portland music tunes. In this week's Beacon, the band is featured in the Arts section. Read more...

This article contains major spoilers for the first episode of Westworld. Content Warning: rape and graphic violence.   If a piece of media exists...

When you think of a play, what usually comes to mind? Three acts, no music, and one actor per role? Emerson Stage’s production of Bertolt Brecht’s...

While many try to define what it means to be human, Angela Davis seems to have it figured out.  “To be human is to collectively struggle to...

I lied about my car this summer. When anyone asked, I told them the aux jack broke, and if we were going to listen to music, it had to be via radio. Not...

Contemporary literature is having an incredible moment right now—it’s evolving and redefining itself and inventing new methods of storytelling....

This playlist tries to capture the essence of a season that is defined by dropping temperatures, breathtaking foliage and pumpkin flavored everything....

E.T. had heart and charming kids on bikes. Jaws had innovative cinematography and mastered the art of building terror while barely showing its source....

How can Ferris Bueller’s Day Off help you to have a more positive mindset? What can The Karate Kid teach you about dealing with bullies? How can...

Dancers in a room of mirrors can never miss a step. More glide into the music, and the formation of sleek figures is fraught with a brief frenzy of confusion—a...