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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

Tyler Durden loves his explosives. Cambodia does not.

Tyler Durden loves his explosives. Cambodia does not.

January 26, 2023

“Fight Club” is not a movie about fighting.  Author Chuck Palaniuk says “it’s about two men and a woman, and one man, the hero, is shot to...

Illustration by Ryan Yau

Gobble gobble: Thankskilling and Birds Aren’t Real reflect new Marxist canon.

November 16, 2022

I’m an addict. I can’t stop watching low-budget, B-list horror flicks that are certifiably shit. I would consider films like “Sharknado,” “Llamageddon,”...

Rachel Choi

Meditated so hard my ass cracked: Buddhism is not Islamophobic

November 10, 2022

When Siddartha Gautama went outside of his opulent palace for the first time and saw poverty, disease, and old age, he drew a central conclusion: existence...

Illustration by Hailey Akau

When it comes to durian, spitters are quitters

October 19, 2022

Durian is an acquired taste—a taste westerners can’t seem to acquire, so they make fun of it on the internet. The stinky “king of fruits” endemic...

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