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

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

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Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

by Richard CherecwichSTEVEN LEE BEEBER; THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES AT CBGB'S: A SECRET HISTORY OF JEWISH PUNK; AVAILABLE NOW CBGB's closed its tattered doors for...

Comically poor Harsh Times is waste of time

December 31, 2012

Unfortunately, he swigs Jose Cuervo and smokes a lot of dope the day before his urine exam. At the last minute, Jim decides to solve the problem by taking...

Fur puts twist on Diane Arbus#039;s unique life

December 31, 2012

He portrays it not as a troubling taboo one must sweep under the rug, but as an open door into an exhilarating realm of self-discovery and growth. Perversion...

Bee Movie exhausts puns like a college newspaper

December 31, 2012

What's the deal with celebrities lending their voices to computer-animated films? Is there really a demand for Robert De Niro to voice a shark or Bruce...

Reconsider seeing this Hollywood skewering

December 31, 2012

Working in an industry that is rumored to be full of narcissistic, avaricious and superficial twits, it's unsurprising that some of the sharpest filmmakers,...

That#039;s a wrap: The Beacon reviews the best films of 2008

December 31, 2012

b1. iThe Dark Knight/i/bIt took a comic book adaptation by director Christopher Nolan to bring about 2008's most telling and bone-chilling allegory about...

The Beacon picks the 81st Academy Awards

December 31, 2012

bBEST PICTURE/biThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button/iiFrost/Nixon/iiMilk/i - Should winiThe Reader/iiSlumdog Millionaire/i - Will winSnubbed: iThe Wrestler/ibBEST...

Royalty#039;s recent release a little less than regal

December 31, 2012

He's been called many things over the course of his career, but Prince has never been uninteresting. From branding himself a "slave" in protest of record...

Joshua Radin: music for Garden State fans

December 31, 2012

Not one of those good-handshake-and-a-plastic-smile nice guys you see all too often when they've been beaten and brazened by celebrity. Radin is the genuine,...

Body Works 2 offers unique look at anatomy

December 31, 2012

Well, not anymore. Thanks to Dr. Gunther von Hagens' unique plastination process, it is possible to create an exact replica of a human body by extracting...

Beacon quick picks

December 31, 2012

Literatureby Jeannette PomeranceLemony Snicket; The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13); Available nowHere we have the final, miserable 13th...

Nas returns, staves off hip-hop rigor mortis

December 31, 2012

As the lights dim, the crowd chants his name. Finally, the beat drops and Nasir Jones plunges into his set, his diamond-studded chain sparkling as it swings...

Spelling Bee is heartwarming C-O-M-E-D-Y

December 31, 2012

Every small theatre company dreams of having its original play adapted and produced on Broadway. For New York-based improv-comedy group The Farm, this...

Catch a Fire lacks the spark needed to ignite

December 31, 2012

Under apartheid in South Africa, three million white Afrikaners dominated over the 25 million Africans who were pushed to the outer edges of their own...

You can#039;t deep-six Stephen Kellogg and band

December 31, 2012

On stage, the band from Northampton, Mass. cracks jokes with the audience, telling stories about first kisses, interjecting movie quotes between guitar...

Beacon quick picks

December 31, 2012

by Bryan o'tooleStephen King, Lisey's Story, available Oct. 24First Michael Jordan, then Jay-Z. Now add King to the list retirees who can't help but come...

Local bands bring the rock back to Boston

December 31, 2012

In case you were wondering, it's not.Emerson alumni (class of 2002) Foster Hoyt (vocals and guitar) and Jason Edmands (bass) and Boston College grad Brian...

No flag-waving for new Eastwood war movie

December 31, 2012

Every few years, an unforgettable war epic emerges in the entertainment industry and captivates the hearts and twists the guts of Americans with an invigorating...

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,...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

by lynda seumoJohn Grisham, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town; Available Oct. 10 If you believe in the fairness of the criminal justice...