Readers, I knew I wanted this edition of The Berkeley Beacon Magazine to be about the United States, because selfishly I needed to create...
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Cigarettes are back. Is it the inherent uncoolness of vaping or the nihilism of a younger generation? Photos by Carson Dyer, modeled by Paige...
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I had Mr. McAllen in mind when I started thinking about “Neo-Americana.” He was my middle school social studies teacher, and he bled red,...
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As a woman, I know that, societally, my future goals should include marriage and children. One may call me a scorned child of divorce, but even...
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A year after the attack on the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, country music goliath Alan Jackson released the emotive and poignant anthem “Where...
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Three things I learned when I became sentient: the alphabet lied to me, the world was, in fact, not my oyster, and the American Dream was the...
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I’ve become fearful of red baseball caps. It’s an involuntary reaction—I literally do a double-take. I analyze the design—is that...
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I feel safest on the grass, in the dirt, and at the top of any mountain. I value nature more than anyone I know. At 1850-feet altitude on...
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A naked titan crouching in darkness, clutching the torso of a pale, dangling body, about to tear rib cage in two; some bold script pasted over...
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For Tennessee-based obstetricians like Laura Andreson, work has become a lot more complicated since June 2022. Andreson, who began practicing...
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The year was 2017. My YouTube homepage began filling up with videos of young men and women scouring their local Goodwills and Salvation Army...
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Dear Grandma, It’s taken me a while to smile when they say our name. If only I had grown up with you braiding my hair and telling captivating...
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With the popularity of Martin Scorsese's newest movie “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a great deal of attention has been brought back to Indigenous...
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The statue in the entry hall served as a better reminder of the shadow over our shoulders than any nun brandishing a ruler could have....