Since the ‘70s, Emerson’s magazine, the Independent, has strived to surface underground autonomous filmmakers who were overshadowed by big-budget productions.
As ten-year-old Mercedes Jacobs sat in the Havana airport in 1962, the wait was long and her clothes were heavy. Already classified as an adult, she was...
Radiohead’s 1995 alternative chart topper, “Fake Plastic Trees,” is about my Christmas tree.
The eponymous fake Chinese rubber plant lives rent-free...
By Hailey Akau, Assistant Multimedia Editor and Magazine Section Editor
/ April 3, 2023
My first year of college, I realized just how little my Hawaiian identity existed in Boston. I remember a distinct feeling of isolation as I came to terms...
The hat looks heavier than it feels. Colorful flowers cover the right side of my head, while thin chains dangle on the left attached to metal medallions....
When meeting someone new, the first thing you learn about them is their name. A name serves as an identifier, signaling who someone is. A person’s name...
By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor & Chief Copyeditor
/ April 3, 2023
Food is necessary for the body, but it’s also necessary for the soul—and I don’t mean that in a metaphorical way. So many of my most cherished memories...
Taking good notes, going to office hours and turning your assignments in on time are all tips you’ll see when you search for general college advice....
By Campbell Parish, Operations Managing editor and Magazine Editor
/ February 4, 2022
After a long year filled with jaw-dropping events and unforgettable memories, it’s now time to ring in 2022. In honor of New Year’s, the theme of our...
Five Emerson departments are collaborating to offer two courses in fall 2020 that will take over the production of The Independent, an indie online film...
By Juliet Norman, Former Opinion Editor
/ April 11, 2019
Juniors Emilie Krone and Liza Rogulina toyed with the idea of producing their own publication since meeting freshman year during an Introduction to College...
Cindy Luu ‘17 realized what it meant to be a survivor from a young age. The writing, literature and publishing major wrote her senior thesis, How Do...
After witnessing student artwork get rejected by organizations and faculty on campus, junior Ben Schifano created a solution: Without Collegiate Approval,...
In fall 2016, SheCult was founded to create a network for queer artists. This year, the collective is publishing its first full-length magazine, to be...
