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

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Doing time with Laverne Cox

Doing time with Laverne Cox

November 7, 2013

Laverne Cox knows her character in Orange is the New Black in a way most actors can only imagine. Unlike her character, Sophia Burset, Cox has never been...

Alumni curated festival  showcases films shot in retro formats

Alumni curated festival showcases films shot in retro formats

November 7, 2013

While some filmgoers might consider low resolution, lo-fi image quality, scratching and flickering tape recordings, and other types of visual or auditory...

ArtsEmerson dances with diversity for Step Afrika!

ArtsEmerson dances with diversity for Step Afrika!

November 7, 2013

To cater to a city as diverse as Boston, ArtsEmerson works constantly to craft its season with a global focus. Within this season alone, it features Irish,...

Navigating “lost-at-sea” movies

November 7, 2013

Motion pictures as a medium are limitless, yet it’s often the most confined films that give us the most to chew on. You would think this would be...

The bard meets the boogeyman

October 31, 2013

Suspense silenced the dark room as the man on-screen slowly reached for the box. Inside: a fresh human heart.  In it’s first community event...

Changing the channel: Panelists praise new media's potential

Changing the channel: Panelists praise new media’s potential

October 31, 2013

It seems like ages ago when buying physical CDs or watching favorite shows without flipping open a laptop were common occurrences. Many Emerson students...

The lost world of horror master Richard Laymon

October 31, 2013

Richard Laymon  (1947-2001) was one of the greatest 20th century American horror writers, but you won’t find his books at your local Barnes...

Killin' it: Comedian goes dark in Murder Fantasy

Killin’ it: Comedian goes dark in Murder Fantasy

October 31, 2013

“I’m Jamie Loftus, and I love Jamie Loftus.”  That’s how Murder Fantasy, the senior visual and media arts major’s first...

Looney tunes

Looney tunes

October 24, 2013

Skeletons, hippies, wrestlers, and Minnie Mouse gathered in the Little Building Cabaret on Tuesday, Oct. 22 to have their ears pounded by a relentless...

Playing Gay In Hollywood illuminates queer film history

October 24, 2013

In one clip from the 1930s movie Crooner, a lesbian is depicted as having a deep voice, a short haircut, and most bizarrely, a monocle. In early motion...

Baritones and bologna: Lunch with singing stars

Baritones and bologna: Lunch with singing stars

October 24, 2013

On the afternoon of Oct. 16, musical theater students of Emerson College trickled into the Randall Lobby of the Paramount Theater, lunches in hand, and...

Girl Talk and the power of sampling music

October 24, 2013

“Generals gathered in their masses / Get out the way / Just like witches at black masses / Get out the way, bitch,” is quite an introduction....

Emerson Comedy Workshop goes for giggles

Emerson Comedy Workshop goes for giggles

October 17, 2013

In its first show of the semester on Oct. 10, Emerson Comedy Workshop showed off its bold, no-holds barred comedic style. The first sketch began with a...

Live for the applause: Dragtoberfest 2013 glams up Cabaret

Live for the applause: Dragtoberfest 2013 glams up Cabaret

October 17, 2013

Star projections in purple and blue littered the walls on either side of the catwalk as thumping trashy club beats rattled through the room. Soon the lights...

Alum Julian Higgins stresses importance of storytelling

Alum Julian Higgins stresses importance of storytelling

October 17, 2013

For Julian Higgins, an Emerson alumnus now teaching a class in the Los Angeles program, the path to becoming a director was deceivingly simple. “The...

Defying Gravity: Cuarón’s space flick dazzles

October 17, 2013

Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity is the kind of movie that can immediately command one’s attention. At a school like Emerson, people are always...

Birds, words, & finding literature in unexpected places

Birds, words, & finding literature in unexpected places

October 10, 2013

In a review of William Sitwell’s book A History of Food in 100 Recipes posted on The New Yorker’s books blog this past summer, culinary historian...

Girlie Project stands out with stand-up

Girlie Project stands out with stand-up

October 10, 2013

On Thursday, Oct. 3, under the colored lights of the Cabaret, John Bickerstaff, a senior visual and media arts major, stood on-stage and gave a knowing...

Rock on: Wax on Felt hosts annual Battle of the Bands

Rock on: Wax on Felt hosts annual Battle of the Bands

October 10, 2013

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, Emerson’s student-run record label, Wax On Felt, hosted its annual Battle of the Bands in the Cabaret. The contest is open to...

Tuning up: WECB features catchy fall shows

October 10, 2013

Tellingly billed as “The Underground Sound of Emerson College,” WECB’s online stream doesn’t have the range of WERS. However, what...