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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Arts

MFA: F is for free

December 31, 2012

Students filed in, plopped down on the dewy grass and sat with their legs crossed, all in anticipation of the storyteller. There was no reading of Dr....

New Scorsese film is unjustifiably grotesque

December 31, 2012

Judging by the advertisements, The Departed promises a return to the grimey, gritty days of Scorsese's classics. After Gangs of New York and The Aviator,...

A whirlwind of success

December 31, 2012

Tabar, a 2006 Emerson alumnus, and the Tsunamis packed the Wallingford, Conn. American Legion to more than twice its legal capacity of 115 people for the...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

by Kathleen BarthJon Stewart and The Daily Show, America (The Book): Teacher's Edition; Available Now If you missed America (The Book) by Jon Stewart and...

Emerson student#039;s video hits MTV affiliate

December 31, 2012

Undeterred, he created a DVD called "Waitlist Purgatory" and sent it straight to the film department and to Sara Ramirez, Dean of Admissions.His method...

BEACON QUICK PICKS

December 31, 2012

by bryan o'tooleU2 AND NEIL MCCORMICK, U2 ON U2; AVAILABLE SEPT. 26I have climbed through highest mountains and run through the fields, but I still haven't...

Dylan looks back to tradition for modern Times

December 31, 2012

Modern Times is not Highway 61 Revisited, nor is it Blonde on Blonde. Modern Times, is for lack of a better phrase, modern Dylan. Dylan...

This sexy Shortbus really wants you to get it on

December 31, 2012

No kidding: the film's opening montage involves autofellatio, voyeurism, hardcore bondage, pegging and two money shots that put Peter North to shame.It's...

That old time rock amp; roll

December 31, 2012

It's a kind of mating game for Lester Bangs disciples. "Did you catch that new band at the Middle East last week? They sound like a cross between early...

Romance according to the boys in Arab Strap

December 31, 2012

As if the group's suggestive name weren't enough (a polite term for a male sex toy involving a metal ring and leather straps), the opening verse of "Stink,"...

Toke a few (music) hits

December 31, 2012

Just as many movies have memorialized marijuana, scores of musicians have sung its praises-often while smoking a joint in the studio. Some bands have even...

Anti-Flag takes on Bush and draws Blood

December 31, 2012

Released just last month, the album's politically charged punk-rock songs are against the war and all things government.,With the three-year anniversary...

Popular musical brings Oz to the Opera House

December 31, 2012

Few will mourn seeing Wicked.,"No one mourns the Wicked," sings the touring company of the latest Broadway blockbuster, currently playing at the Opera...

Spend your day up in smoke with movies

December 31, 2012

The Beacon understands that Emerson students are some of the most dedicated and morally upstanding in the entire country, and would not even know what...

Not so merry production tells predictable story

December 31, 2012

The current production of Sondheim's classic, performed at the Cambridge YMCA by the Longwood Players, is many things, but merry is most defintely not...

Momaday brings his unique voice to Emerson

December 31, 2012

Author N. Scott Momaday joined the ranks of Whoopi Goldberg, Edward Albee and Anna Deveare-Smith as a visiting artist-in-residence at Emerson this weekend,...

LyricStage play is no Folly

December 31, 2012

That was a massive success for the company, and the Lyric chose to substantially lighten the mood by following with a sweet romantic comedy, Talley's Folly,...

This weekend, embrace your Femme side

December 31, 2012

that everyone goes through, with different means of finding it, dealing with it, and expressingit. However, most may not realize how exploratory and performance-based...

Machinal gave audience little to rage against

December 31, 2012

Treadwell left feeling the male press corps and jury could not understand the greater lesson to be learned from Snyder's case, especially when they sentenced...

Pixar director Pete Docter proves that Up is not full of hot air

December 31, 2012

The appearance of a floating house attached to thousands of colorful balloons is worth the price of admission alone, but Pixar's newest film, iUp/i has...