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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...