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

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Quinn Marcus shares her 'coming of gay' story

Quinn Marcus shares her ‘coming of gay’ story

November 4, 2014

Quinn Marcus grew up in the south, attended a high school full of close-minded classmates, and has known she was gay since age six. In Marcus’ attempt...

One City, one story: a 'common text work'

One City, one story: a ‘common text work’

November 4, 2014

In the first scene of Jennifer Haigh’s short story “Sublimation,” a mother and son sit down to watch Jeopardy!. As he sips on his drink,...

Doom’s Day: Laughs, Love, and Lava

September 25, 2014

Sometimes the best superhero is actually a supervillain. That’s the premise of an upcoming show, Doom’s Day, produced by Emerson Independent...

Mixtapes: the best ‘Thank You’

April 24, 2014

In eighth grade, my class was asked to write about a recent experience that meant a lot to us. I decided to write about my first concert -- Fall Out Boy's...

Rafael Yglesias: wading through a 'sea of regrets'

Rafael Yglesias: wading through a ‘sea of regrets’

April 24, 2014

At 47, Rafael Yglesias had written 10 novels, adapted four screenplays into movies, and worked with famous directors such as Peter Weir and Roman Polanski,...

The eerie music of Anne Malin

The eerie music of Anne Malin

April 17, 2014

In the woods of Interlochen, Mich., freshman Anne Malin Ringwalt discovered a bog while exploring the forested campus of her art school. Here, she had...

VMA students remember marathon with short films

VMA students remember marathon with short films

April 17, 2014

Visceral snapshots of last year’s Boston Marathon bombing were screened last Tuesday night, as audience members watched iconic moments, like the...

Dead right: Joel Stillerman, alum, helps foster AMC hits

Dead right: Joel Stillerman, alum, helps foster AMC hits

April 17, 2014

Joel Stillerman has a knack for knowing cool before it’s cool. He knew MTV was going to be cool back in the days of 24-hour music video programming....

A whole new world

A whole new world

April 10, 2014

While most students spend their summer vacation at a dead-end job or lounging at a pool, Mahesh Harwani, a senior marketing communication major, spent...

Being Benincasa

Being Benincasa

April 10, 2014

Sara Benincasa enrolled at Emerson in the fall of 1999. In her time at the college she was an honors student and performed a solo performance in the Cabaret...

Solitude and the American writer

April 10, 2014

Chad Harbach’s new anthology MFA vs NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction is creating quite a stir among literary circles. The anthology is an...

To learn about syrup, ask Whynott

To learn about syrup, ask Whynott

April 3, 2014

Douglas Whynott is quiet. He stands at about 6-foot-4 but he’s one of the most soft-spoken writing, literature, and publishing professors at Emerson....

Changing the tune of music criticism

April 3, 2014

Last week, Canadian musician and composer Owen Pallett wrote an essay for Slate that applauded Katy Perry’s “genius” pop hit “Teenage...

Navigating the 'worlds' of storytelling

Navigating the ‘worlds’ of storytelling

April 3, 2014

Student filmmaker Eli Powers is projected on a screen 50 feet across. He’s roughly 10 feet tall, with a face like a moon and hands that could pluck...

Wayans' World

Wayans’ World

March 27, 2014

Marlon Wayans does not believe in idle time. When a two-hour window appeared in his two-month promotional tour for A Haunted House 2—during which,...

From lobotomies to the limelight

From lobotomies to the limelight

March 27, 2014

Barbara Kopple’s career began while working among lobotomy patients at Medfield State Hospital with Northeastern University, where she decided she...

College announces residency with playwright Daniel Beaty

College announces residency with playwright Daniel Beaty

March 27, 2014

On Tuesday, March 25, Emerson College announced a three-year civic engagement program and artist residency with writer and performer Daniel Beaty, funded...

Muppets Most Wanted finds what fans are looking for

Muppets Most Wanted finds what fans are looking for

March 27, 2014

Muppets Most Wanted is a movie that is all the better when compared to its predecessor. 2011’s simply-titled The Muppets had a lot to prove, bringing...

On with the Show

On with the Show

March 20, 2014

On the night of Wednesday, March 12, just a few minutes after 11 p.m., the 12th floor of Piano Row was silent — except for the various...

If you can't join 'em...

If you can’t join ’em…

March 20, 2014

When freshmen Dan Goldberg, Pablo Escobosa, and Maggie Noren auditioned for Emerson’s comedy troupes at the beginning of the fall semester, they...