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

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

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Arts

The limits of literary patriotism

March 25, 2015

In a recent edition of the New York Times Book Review, Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild, and Adam Kirsch, poetry critic for The New...

Supremely Vermin: Presidential hopeful comes to campus to screen doc of his life

Supremely Vermin: Presidential hopeful comes to campus to screen doc of his life

March 25, 2015

Sporting his ubiquitous black boot on top of his head, Vermin Supreme erupted an audience in the Paramount Center into a chorus of his song “Psycho...

Emerson Hillel steps in the ring with screening of alum's film

Emerson Hillel steps in the ring with screening of alum’s film

March 11, 2015

James Ford Nussbaum, who graduated from Emerson in 1984 with a degree in mass communications, said he likes to challenge cultural perceptions of Jewish...

Getting into treble: A cappella group premieres music video, hosts open mic

Getting into treble: A cappella group premieres music video, hosts open mic

March 11, 2015

Donning two dozen blonde wigs, the co-ed a cappella group Treble Makers revealed its newest project—the first a music video made by any Emerson a...

Upcoming play breaks the sound barrier

Upcoming play breaks the sound barrier

March 5, 2015

As she menacingly rose from her rocking chair, wooden staff clutched and rifle slung over her shoulder, senior Cayla Kamarow—playing the titular...

Michael Mirabella makes merry music

Michael Mirabella makes merry music

March 5, 2015

Last weekend, junior Michael Mirabella put his schoolwork on hold—at least for a few days—to travel to New York City and finish the production...

The Beacon's 2015 Oscar Picks

The Beacon’s 2015 Oscar Picks

February 26, 2015

See the films that Beacon staff members think should win Academy Awards. This article is a link to: https://www.berkeleybeacon.com/projects/oscars2015

Elizabeth Bishop’s love poetry ponders what connects us

February 26, 2015

It amuses me to think of how many third-rate poems are exchanged on any given Valentine’s Day. In our culture, which routinely dismisses poetry as...

Uncommon Women gives insight into second-wave feminism

February 19, 2015

Maureen Shea, head of the theater studies program at Emerson, has a straightforward reason for deciding to direct Uncommon Women, and Others: “Because...

Emerson professor has New York Times article turned into indie film

Emerson professor has New York Times article turned into indie film

February 19, 2015

When Benoit Denizet-Lewis, now an Emerson professor, met Michael Glatze in 1998, they were both openly gay writers working for XY Magazine.   In...

New student theatre troupe makes minimalist productions

New student theatre troupe makes minimalist productions

February 19, 2015

An eerie, thought-provoking aura reminiscent of The Twilight Zone came over Little Building’s Cabaret as a young student theater group tested the...

Comedy troupe stays grounded, gets laughs at first show of semester

Comedy troupe stays grounded, gets laughs at first show of semester

February 12, 2015

A persnickety lesbian couple and their ruined wedding. A deaf dancing duo healed by love. A pair of disgruntled railroad workers with an affinity for speaking...

Out of print, out of mind: Director screens documentary about revival theater still projecting celluloid

Out of print, out of mind: Director screens documentary about revival theater still projecting celluloid

February 12, 2015

Getting rid of celluloid film to only watch movies digitally would be similar to only viewing the “Mona Lisa” online, the 2014 documentary...

Writing about writers: Emerson professor Miranda Banks discusses new book on Writer's Guild

Writing about writers: Emerson professor Miranda Banks discusses new book on Writer’s Guild

February 12, 2015

Right as winter break began, professor Miranda Banks’ new book The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild arrived in bookstores...

Students learn visual effect tricks behind Birdman, The Equalizer

February 5, 2015

When filmgoers see the a big-budget movie at their local multiplex, many don’t even try to understand the behind-the-scenes work that went into making...

The Freshmen Four: New students form folk band Ben Mueller and the Low Ceilings

The Freshmen Four: New students form folk band Ben Mueller and the Low Ceilings

February 5, 2015

For the past few months, freshman Ben Mueller and his new band have been harmoniously filling the hallways of Emerson dorms with folksy melodies from their...

Why Poe Matters: Examining the legacy and longevity of a misunderstood writer

February 5, 2015

Edgar Allan Poe’s 206th birthday passed earlier this month, and with the statue of him that now stands at the end of our block on Boylston Street,...

What to watch during the snow day

What to watch during the snow day

January 29, 2015

Nothing warms a snowed-in college student like the warm glow of a television. Here are The Berkeley Beacon’s picks for the best way to spend your...

Troupe aims to open theater roles for women of color

Troupe aims to open theater roles for women of color

November 13, 2014

When Nyla Wissa arrived at Emerson from the Boston Arts Academy, an arts-focused high school, she was surprised to find a lack of people of color in the...

Wide open spaces: Tristan Sharps' art occupies abandoned buildings

Wide open spaces: Tristan Sharps’ art occupies abandoned buildings

November 13, 2014

Tristan Sharps does not display his visual art in galleries. He does not screen his films in theaters, direct plays on a stage, or build installation pieces...