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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

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Disney Marvels over its latest acquisition

December 31, 2012

Okay, not really. Not yet, at least.On Aug. 31, a massive deal was made that few people seem to know about: Disney bought Marvel, Inc. According to the...

Walk like a man, talk like an Emerson alum

December 31, 2012

Joseph Leo Bwarie, who graduated from Emerson College in 1999 with a BFA in acting, is a seasoned traveler. He grew up in Los Angeles, Calif., and has...

Timeless musical thrills when Jersey Boys come to town

December 31, 2012

A street lamp lowers from the ceiling. "But four guys under a street lamp, when it was all still ahead of us.,"They ask you, 'what was the high point?'"...

Leno returns: Emerson alum answers queries

December 31, 2012

While on the road promoting his new show, The Jay Leno Show, late night talk show host and Emerson alumnus Jay Leno made his first stop at his home town...

Trailer Park

December 31, 2012

Harry Vaughn, Margaret Bateman

Jay Leno packs Majestic in kick-off to promotional tour

December 31, 2012

The late night personality, whose famed monologues on "The Tonight Show" were beamed live into millions of homes until May 29 2009, delivered the laughs...

What to watch and skip on TV this fall

December 31, 2012

"Lost" ABC, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.Premieres Oct. 4As if "Lost" wasn't crazy enough before the second season's finale, we are now concerned with four-toed statues...

quot;Matterquot; trumps quot;Mindquot; in Vanderwarker#039;s imperfect Pantheon exhibit

December 31, 2012

The great thing about a free exhibit is that even if half of it is less-than-stunning, it still ends up being worth the trip. iVanderwarker's Pantheon:...

Exploitation 101: a guide to the grind

December 31, 2012

Movies are about escaping from the everyday. When grindhouse theatres would play double or triple features, the films shown would be based in some sort...

Strong monologues, powerful acting in effective Vagina

December 31, 2012

If I told you that iThe Vagina Monologues/i was being performed on the Emerson campus, chances are you wouldn't think twice about it. Eve Ensler's famous...

Boston home life and comfort: Redefined

December 31, 2012

Terri Ciccone

Buraka Som Sistema brings big beats to Harper#039;s Ferry May 1

December 31, 2012

Does the word "kuduro" mean anything to you? No? Me neither, but the Portuguese, progressive kuduro techno project "Buraka Som Sistema" or BSS, sure...

Francis in Paradise, Anarchy in the Church

December 31, 2012

At eight years old, Robert Francis was invited up on the stage at The Mint Club in L.A. to perform with actor Harry Dean Stanton and singer Chaka Kahn....

Barbie takes a trip to ancient Troy and asks for her money back

December 31, 2012

An array of plastic doll limbs hangs on hooks over the desolate setting of a war camp. The scene is set for the new play iTrojan Barbie/i, now playing...

Rian Johnson#039;s Brothers Blooms then wilts, leaving its third act high and dry

December 31, 2012

In his hip, seductive directorial debut, 2005's iBrick/i, Rian Johnson took a traditional noir thriller concept and layered it with uncompromisingly stylized...

Elvis-infused musical ain#039;t nothing but a hound dog

December 31, 2012

Elvis Presley's 1950's-era hits are crooned to 1950's-era teenyboppers by a man who looks, sings and even quivers his lip like The King.While the widely...

Huntington Theater Rocks to Stoppard

December 31, 2012

Kate Andrews

Holy Halo! Great video games exist outside of Guitar Hero III

December 31, 2012

John Richardson, Pushing Buttons

MIT welcomes suburban rockin#039; Ben Folds on April 25

December 31, 2012

Ben Folds, the bespectacled troubadour of a generation of awkward suburbanites, will be headlining Massachusetts Institute of Technology's annual Spring...

Pleasure for Millett#039;s art, but not for her oppressive character

December 31, 2012

There is a question that museums and galleries often do not address or answer; should a work be able stand on its own, without the artist's or curator's...