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

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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...

The poem as a sonic experience

March 20, 2014

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending poet Tracy K. Smith’s reading at Boston College’s Gasson Hall. Smith’s latest collection,...

Why the Oscars’ Best Original Song nomination process is a mess

March 16, 2014

This year’s Academy Awards was nothing short of expected outcomes, inspiring speeches, and  ever-painful snubbing (it’ll be okay, Leo)....

Getting vulgar with Bulger: Doc comes to Emerson, accompanied by gangster's former flame

Getting vulgar with Bulger: Doc comes to Emerson, accompanied by gangster’s former flame

March 13, 2014

When Lindsay Cyr’s boyfriend wanted to take their relationship to the next level — “the one that happens in the dark,” she specifies...

The Beacon’s Oscar Picks

February 28, 2014

The Beacon's in-house selections for Oscar gold. This article is a link to: https://www.berkeleybeacon.com/oscars2014

EBONI examines and educates on misrepresentation

EBONI examines and educates on misrepresentation

February 27, 2014

A clip of CNN’s coverage of the “Knockout Game” — in which attackers assault unsuspecting passersby — prompted...

Q&A with grad, American Idiot star Mariah MacFarlane

Q&A with grad, American Idiot star Mariah MacFarlane

February 27, 2014

A 2013 performing arts graduate of Emerson College, Mariah MacFarlane is now on tour as part of the cast of THE Broadway hit American Idiot. The musical...

Obscure Bard play gets new life

Obscure Bard play gets new life

February 20, 2014

Against the backdrop of a black curtain and atop a black and white tiled floor, motionless bodies lay with fake blood across their faces, slain from an...

Breaking News delivers the funny facts

Breaking News delivers the funny facts

February 20, 2014

You turn on The Emerson Channel and see that a news program is coming up next. The title sequence rolls as the Breaking News logo fills the screen. The...

A fitting farewell for a master of animated filmmaking

February 20, 2014

In The Wind Rises, a saying is repeated that “artists are only creative for 10 years.” Whether this is supposed to taken as self-deprecation...

Emerson prof. emphasizes media literacy

February 20, 2014

A man sits in a room. He’s talking into a camera. There’s another camera filming that camera. The man’s face is obscured. He’s...

Film producer, alumna Jillian DeFrehn talks Vampire Academy

February 13, 2014

Jillian DeFrehn spent almost 10 years in Los Angeles becoming a PR guru, working for both NBC and CBS. But now, DeFrehn, a 2004 Emerson College graduate...

Preventing prejudice with paintings

Preventing prejudice with paintings

February 13, 2014

In celebration of African-American Heritage Month, Emerson’s Black Organization with Natural Interests, a group that supports black culture on campus,...

WECB spring semester embraces diversity

WECB spring semester embraces diversity

February 13, 2014

Four friends from three different countries — India, Tanzania, and Mexico — discovered that as they attended Emerson...