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Guest curator: One11Twenty Tuesday picks

October 12, 2016

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...

EmStages opens season with Caucasian Chalk Circle

October 12, 2016

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...

The Sun Sets in the West: Morality in HBO’s Westworld

October 12, 2016

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

Simpsons scribe shares stories, offers advice

Simpsons scribe shares stories, offers advice

October 12, 2016

“Patience, care, and persistence” are the three things necessary to becoming a good writer, according to Mike Reiss, the writer, producer,...

Freshman leads Portland alt-rock band from Boston

Freshman leads Portland alt-rock band from Boston

October 12, 2016

At 19, freshman writing, literature and publishing major Timothy Jordan is already a published children’s book author and lead singer of the band...

Lit mags come together for reading series

Lit mags come together for reading series

October 5, 2016

With a new event series on the rise, Emerson’s literary magazines aim to bring writers together like never before. Throughout the year, the Emerson...

Author Angela Davis talks art, advocacy, and activism

October 5, 2016

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...

Forever Young: Pop music’s fascination with time

October 5, 2016

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...

Those “classics” you may not have read, but should

September 28, 2016

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

Pink Taco hosts first woman-focused soiree of the semester

Pink Taco hosts first woman-focused soiree of the semester

September 28, 2016

In a cozy backyard in Jamaica Plain, Cheese Boys, an all-female folk band, played their set illuminated by Christmas lights and camera flashes—all...

Songs Of Fall: A Playlist By The Berkeley Beacon Staff

September 28, 2016

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

Alumni’s Swiss Army Man kicks off Bright Lights for 2016

Alumni’s Swiss Army Man kicks off Bright Lights for 2016

September 21, 2016

With a sold-out theater of people anxious to see Daniel Radcliffe farting on the big screen, The Bright Lights series kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 13 with...

Camera crunch time: get ready for the 48 Hour Film Fest

Camera crunch time: get ready for the 48 Hour Film Fest

September 21, 2016

With the fall semester beginning and students getting back into the swing of things, Emerson students already have busy schedules. They’re rushing...

ArtsEmerson opens new season with opera trilogy

ArtsEmerson opens new season with opera trilogy

By Owen Elphick / September 21, 2016

Hanging around backstage at the Cutler Majestic Theatre on Saturday, one could not help but hear, “Happy Ouroboros Day!” on the lips of the cast and...

Bike to the Future: Stranger Things and reviving a genre

September 21, 2016

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....

80s movies inspire alum’s self-help book

September 14, 2016

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...

An end-of-year reflection: taking art out of the abstract

April 27, 2016

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...

Senior's thesis play reflects on Boston bombings

Senior’s thesis play reflects on Boston bombings

April 27, 2016

On Patriots’ Day, three years after the Boston Marathon bombings, Emily White, a senior performing arts major and psychology minor, held a staged...

The Silver Stream: The Next Golden Age of TV

April 20, 2016

Some media theorists argue that the late 1940s to 1960 marked the Golden Age of television. That era featured many successful anthology dramas like Alfred...

Photo series: Acappalooza 2016

Photo series: Acappalooza 2016

April 20, 2016

At Acappalooza last Friday, Emerson’s four a capella groups came together for a group performance in the Paramount Center. It was the show’s...