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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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Guster rocks planetarium with quot;Satellitequot;

December 31, 2012

In a dimly lit planetarium, subtle undertones of purple cast out over the audience. The spectators wait under the starry dome with anticipation. Upon the...

The Beacon staff picks its favorites of 2006

December 31, 2012

staffRise Against; The Sufferer the Witness Rise Against made just what America under the Bush regime needed: a hardcore album full of aggressive anthems...

It#039;s the Rock! Stallone#039;s back in Rocky Balboa

December 31, 2012

Sylvester Stallone wrote and re-wrote Rocky Balboa until his hands were worn, as if they had just gone 12 rounds in the fight of his life. With each draft,...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

BY Richard CherecwichTHE IRAQ STUDY GROUP; THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT; AVAILABLE NOW Here's a tasty morsel for the political junkie in all of us. Actually,...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

by Bryan O'TooleTHOMAS HARRIS; HANNIBAL RISING; AVAILABLE NOWHarris, who has devoted the majority of his career to chronicling the clever cannibal Hannibal...

Emerson graduates rock the (Parker) House

December 31, 2012

The creatures of the stage must become gods as they control your heart, thumping to the bass that reverberates from the speaker you strategically placed...

Beacon quick picks

December 31, 2012

LITERATUREby Lynda seumoPHILIPPA GREGORY; THE BOLEYN INHERITANCE; AVAILABLE DEC. 5 Author of 2002's The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory has extraordinarily...

Gwen Stefani hollas back onto the pop scene

December 31, 2012

However, the resulting album cannot escape the dreaded sophomore slump, which is a shame as poor little Kingston Rossdale deserved a better introduction...

Dicaprio shines as the Diamond in the rough

December 31, 2012

DeBeers and the International Gemological Institute are worried about the effects of the film this holiday season. A new Web site opened by an industry...

New Emerson Stage production is bewitching

December 31, 2012

Emerson Stage's latest must-see production, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, begins with the arrival of free-thinking Kit Tyler to a Puritan Connecticut town...

Un-merry The Holiday nothing to celebrate

December 31, 2012

There are two things audiences look for in movies these days: unimaginable destinations and scenarios, or a situation to connect and relate to while still...

Twelve Angry Men leaves one happy audience

December 31, 2012

The play follows the story of the dozen men set to deliberate on the murder of an abusive father by his 16-year-old son.,The lights dim, and with the noisy...

Altar Boyz brings God to the boy-band hood

December 31, 2012

Just before the beginning of Altar Boyz, the stage is bare except for a brightly lit sign featuring the play's title in capital letters. Smoke billows...

Beacon quick picks

December 31, 2012

by Alexandra LeachDAVE EGGERS; WHAT IS THE WHAT; AVAILABLE NOWDave Eggers' latest, What is the What, is a moving, fictionalized memoir that centers around...

Spring break alternative at the Brattle

December 31, 2012

Andrew Bujalski knows that if you want your own program at the Brattle, you better show your Boston pride. After earning his Beantown cred with a degree...

Actor Harrison Ford is still reaching higher

December 31, 2012

His rugged face and grizzled voice have been all over celluloid for the past thirty years.,Millions of children have grown up around the world watching...

Kal Penn is moving up without getting high

December 31, 2012

Kal Penn pushes his chair back so that it teeters on its back two legs and balances himself with pizza in hand. The whole setup-a tiny room in Northeastern's...

GLBT characters prominent in new films

December 31, 2012

"It was insane," Marie Nikiforova, a freshman film major and employee at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, said of her experience.,The opening weekend...

Lit mashup master shares rapid rise

Lit mashup master shares rapid rise

December 13, 2012

A million stories walk down the star-studded avenues of Hollywood. Although there is no right path on the road to recognition, author, screenwriter, and...

Rhapsodists rally in Atomic Age Theater's poetry slam

Rhapsodists rally in Atomic Age Theater’s poetry slam

December 13, 2012

With a mix of conversational smooth-talking and fast-paced tongue twisters, sophomore writing, literature, and publishing major Donnie Welch, captivated...