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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

Illustration Rachel Choi

From fanfiction to film: the normalisation of toxicity

By Josie Arteaga, Dept. Opinion Editor / January 15, 2025

About a month ago, I made a disturbing discovery. After a quick doom scroll on TikTok, I saw a video recommending a movie promising to exceed my expectations...

Katie Redefer - Graphic by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

Read It and Weep: Writing fan fiction shaped my adolescence

By Katie Redefer, Former Staff Writer / January 29, 2019

At 12 years old, I spent most school nights in my room writing new tensions, romances, and plot twists for my Harry Potter fanfiction that I shared with...