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The cast of Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt; directed by Carey Perloff. Photo by Liza Voll

‘Leopoldstadt’: Tom Stoppard gives a personal eulogy to a lost story of the Holocaust

By Jesse Lipschutz, Beacon Correspondent / September 25, 2024
Tom Stoppard constructs a world that was lost to history in “Leopoldstadt” about the Merz-Jacobovitch family of wealthy, assimilated Jews in early 20th century Vienna.
‘Raw, scrappy, hopeful, and vulnerable’: Odie Leigh talks debut album ‘Carrier Pigeon’

‘Raw, scrappy, hopeful, and vulnerable’: Odie Leigh talks debut album ‘Carrier Pigeon’

By Sam Shipman, Assistant News Editor / September 25, 2024
Between your Adrianne Lenkers and Sufjan Stevenses, the world of modern folk music is a vast spectrum.
Freedom and ‘The Fraud': Zadie Smith talks her newest novel

Freedom and ‘The Fraud’: Zadie Smith talks her newest novel

By Danielle Bartholet, Assistant Living Arts Editor / September 25, 2024
Award-winning British writer Zadie Smith’s latest novel, “The Fraud,” is about many people trying to get free.
Photo by Sam Shipman

JPEGed at Roadrunner: Peggy takes Boston

By Rumsha Siddiqui and Sam Shipman / September 18, 2024
“PEGGY” chants erupted at Roadrunner in anticipation of JPEGMAFIA’s Boston appearance on his “LAY DOWN MY LIFE” tour.
There is a Bright Light that never goes out

There is a Bright Light that never goes out

By Ryan Yau, Living Arts Editor / September 18, 2024
Near its 10th anniversary, the Bright Lights Cinema Series has introduced three generations of Emerson students to hundreds of independent films, highlighting social issues and marginalized perspectives.
Photo by Fiona McMahon

Photos: A new cafe experience in Boston: Visiting a Sanctuary Cafe in Beacon Hill

By Fiona McMahon, Beacon Correspondent / September 18, 2024
This new cafe in sunny Beacon Hill lit up the neighborhood in early September, drawing longing stares from those who pass by.
Courtesy of Elisa Gabbert

Alum Elisa Gabbert’s ‘Any Person Is the Only Self’: meditations on a well-read and well-lived life

By Danielle Bartholet, Assistant Living Arts Editor / September 18, 2024
Elisa Gabbert '05 began working on her essay collection before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, causing her writing to take a turn to reflect on the tumultuous time.
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