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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

Rareworks’ 2013 Playwright’s Festival presents A Yellow Watermelon

April 4, 2013

The kitchen table is littered with empty Chinese takeout boxes, and a Breakfast At Tiffany’s poster hangs on the wall by the door. Two twenty-something...

Comedian talks sex, divorce, and show business

Comedian talks sex, divorce, and show business

March 28, 2013

Raunchy jokes filled the Cabaret Thursday night as comedian Shawn Pelofsky performed a set of stand-up for a Greek Week event, sponsored by the Greek Council...

Costume design advisor nominated for The Mikado

Costume design advisor nominated for The Mikado

March 28, 2013

Flowing greens and the soft pinks of cherry blossoms adorned the stage, stimulating the exultancy of The Lyric Stage’s musical satire production...

The dangers of leading a literary life

March 28, 2013

What’s the protagonist’s motivation? What’s the tone of this piece of writing? What are some of the major themes of the text? As silly...

Behind the lens of HIV

Behind the lens of HIV

March 28, 2013

The Bright Family Screening Room filled with grave silence as a 21-year-old girl consumed the screen, and told the camera, “I’m going to die....

Professor and actress Broome enlightens us on Boston#039;s Piazza

February 11, 2013

p>,It is virtually impossible to mention Amelia Broome's name at Emerson without hearing an affectionate gasp followed by an urgent recommendation to do...

Blood, blondes and Middle Earth at Brattle

February 11, 2013

p>classic movies, will debut a trio of new series this fall. span style="font-weight: bold;"This October at the Brattle: Cambridge's Brattle Theater, which...

Beacon music columnist gets to the core of Passion Pit

February 11, 2013

p>"I feel like we're at the point right now where we're going to have to decide on a defining sound," says Michael Angelakos, talking about his band's...

Reduce, reuse, Recyclemania

January 24, 2013

In the past few years at Emerson College, trays were banished from the dining hall and bottled water was outlawed at eateries on campus, all in an effort...

Theater center to follow playwright residencies

Theater center to follow playwright residencies

January 17, 2013

Most theatergoers only see the work that goes into writing a new play when it hits a stage. An Emerson-based theater research center is looking to change...

Emerson prof honored with innovative teaching award

Emerson prof honored with innovative teaching award

January 17, 2013

When teaching at Chelsea Public High School, Bethany Nelson told one student to write a monologue about taking control of his life. After performing the...

Fiction & imagination

January 17, 2013

While paging through the literary magazines at Barnes & Noble, I stumbled upon Karen Russell’s new short story “Reeling for the Empire”...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

In his debut novel, McCarthy spins a fantastic tale for the Everyman. After the unnamed protagonist loses his memory in an accident involving "something...

Ch-check it out: Beasties#039; silver screen debut

December 31, 2012

For one night only, the three Beasties-Adam "MCA" Yauch, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, and Michael "Mike D" Diamond-would accomplish the most far-fetched feat...

Can Price#039;s success Carey over?

December 31, 2012

After Bob Barker's tear-filled departure, many The Price is Right devotees were not ready to see another host come on down. CBS took their time searching...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

Davis Shipley and Will Schwalbe; Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home,James Patterson; The 6th Target; Available May 8In the latest novel...

Dull Running with Scissors needs sharpening

December 31, 2012

Dysfunctional casts of characters are not rare in contemporary cinema. Unfortunately, many recent releases have neither improved upon the paradigm nor...

Friday the 13th remake slashes audiences#039; faith in Jason films

December 31, 2012

Despite being a horror movie classic, Sean Cunningham's 1980's iFriday the 13th/i was panned by critics and deemed one of the worst pieces of cinema by...

The voice inside your head says #039;skip this#039;

December 31, 2012

In Stranger Than Fiction's ambitious case, not really.Stranger Than Fiction wears its ingenuity on its sleeve and is forcefully concerned with reasserting...

IFF Birth

December 31, 2012

The Independent Film Festival of Boston is like a child prodigy. Only five years since its birth, it has already discovered the keys to a successful festival...