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Highest achieving students recognized at 12th annual ERA Awards

Highest achieving students recognized at 12th annual ERA Awards

By Meg Richards, Managing Editor / April 26, 2023

The Emerson Recognition Achievement Awards, or ERA Awards, took place in the Robert J. Orchard Theater last Friday, where students across all majors were...

Brooke Shields’ ‘Pretty Baby’ exposes the sting of childhood sexualization

Brooke Shields’ ‘Pretty Baby’ exposes the sting of childhood sexualization

By Sophia Pargas, Editor-in-Chief / April 26, 2023

In a newly released Hulu docuseries, childhood star Brooke Shields opens up about her experience growing up as Hollywood’s adolescent sex icon. Though...

Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, Kent State shooting survivor John Filo discusses modern journalism

Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, Kent State shooting survivor John Filo discusses modern journalism

By Shannon Garrido, Editor-in-chief / April 20, 2023

A little more than half a century after the 1970 massacre at Kent State University, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John Paul Filo feels that...

How to leave 4/20 on a high note

How to leave 4/20 on a high note

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / April 20, 2023

Rejoice! The 2023rd April 20th celebration is nearly upon us! In honor of Thursday’s holiday, here’s an easy-to-read guide on how to participate...

Tim Gunn: Corporate, Couture, and Confidence

Tim Gunn: Corporate, Couture, and Confidence

By Clara Faulkner, Operations Managing Editor / April 12, 2023

Tim Gunn, the well-known fashion consultant and television personality, brought his humorous content and impeccable sense of style to Emerson in Tuesday’s...

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‘Air’ is a slam dunk with an all-star cast

By Rumsha Siddiqui, Editor-at-Large / April 5, 2023

In a nearly sold-out theater at AMC Boston Common, cinemagoers wearing Air Jordans awaited the premiere of “Air,” a dramedy starring Boston’s poster...

Vermilion Theater’s second production of “Constellations” highlights the importance of queer love on stage

Vermilion Theater’s second production of “Constellations” highlights the importance of queer love on stage

By Shannon Garrido, Editor-in-chief / April 5, 2023

The legacies of queer love stories on stage have been breaking barriers for theater since Broadway’s 1983 production of “La Cage.” This weekend,...

A brief history of Kasteel Well

A brief history of Kasteel Well

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / April 5, 2023

Kasteel Well, a Dutch national monument, is a moated castle nestled in the countryside of Well, Netherlands. Each day, students cross a wide wooden bridge...

“Truman and his human”: unconditional love on campus

“Truman and his human”: unconditional love on campus

By Ashlyn Wang, Photo Editor / March 29, 2023

When Melanie Matson met Truman the Beagle-Dachshund seven-and-a-half years ago, she might have never predicted the impact they would make together. The...

The haunting of Gracie Abrams’ melancholic melodies

The haunting of Gracie Abrams’ melancholic melodies

By Clara Faulkner, Operations Managing Editor / March 29, 2023

If there’s a discography to make you feel like you live in the movie series “Twilight,” it is Gracie Abrams’ debut album “Good Riddance.” The...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Hozier rises from his slumber with “Eat Your Young”

By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor & Chief Copyeditor / March 22, 2023

Hozier awoke from the Irish wastelands with a fiery bang after dipping his toes into the nine circles of hell with his new EP “Eat Your Young.” The...

Megan Mitchell as a Good Morning Emerson host in 2013

Emerson Alum, journalist, and viral TikToker: Megan Mitchell does it all

By Emma Bowen and Meg Richards / March 9, 2023

Emerson alum Megan Mitchell has built a wildly successful journalism career off of her TikTok success, bridging the gap between old and new media. She...

Asian actors make history at 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Emerson alum recognized

Asian actors make history at 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Emerson alum recognized

By Sophia Pargas, Editor-in-Chief / March 1, 2023

During the intro of the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, actresses Janelle James and Quinta Brunson marveled at the beauty, energy, and talent in...

The Rise of Reneé Rapp

The Rise of Reneé Rapp

By Rachel Hackam, Correspondent / March 1, 2023

On Feb. 24, 2022, Reneé Rapp released the deluxe version of her EP “Everything to Everyone,” consisting of the long-awaited song “Bruises” and...

Fresh Ink in the quest to uphold local theater

Fresh Ink in the quest to uphold local theater

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / February 23, 2023

In a post-“Cats” franchised theater landscape, every show seems to be a long-running play. To counter this, Fresh Ink Theatre Company is helping new...

Michael B. Jordan makes a knockout directorial debut with 'Creed lll'

Michael B. Jordan makes a knockout directorial debut with ‘Creed lll’

By Karenna Umscheid, Assistant Living Arts Editor / February 23, 2023

Michael B. Jordan makes a strong directorial debut—and superbly continues to star—in “Creed III,” the third installment of the sequel series to...

Blank Street Coffee opens a Back Bay location near Emerson

Blank Street Coffee opens a Back Bay location near Emerson

By Ethan Cotler, Staff Writer / February 15, 2023

Blank Street Coffee’s newly opened shop on Boylston St. in Back Bay sits just a 15-minute walk from Emerson’s campus. It opened on Friday, making it...

Inside the 65th Grammys glitz and glamor

Inside the 65th Grammys glitz and glamor

By Clara Faulkner, Operations Managing Editor / February 9, 2023

Each year, hundreds of musicians are invited to a night to be honored for their talent, and every year, the night is filled with celebrity friendships,...

New Rosalía single ‘LLYM’ celebrates the lovefool in all of us

New Rosalía single ‘LLYM’ celebrates the lovefool in all of us

By Isabella Vega, Correspondent / February 1, 2023

Shimmering Catalan songstress Rosalía has released her new flamenco pop single, “LLYLM.” The song comes just weeks after she released a series of...

Alum film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' leads with 11 Oscar nominations

Alum film ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ leads with 11 Oscar nominations

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / January 25, 2023

Tuesday’s announcement of this year’s Academy Awards nominations came as an impressive feat for the Emerson film community. Emerson alums Daniel...