The Berkeley Beacon
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Emerson poetry stars slam soliloquies
The event hosted by the Emerson Poetry Project, the college’s slam team, featured local poets, Emerson alumni and current Emerson students.
Birds to Bullets: MFA students screen films
The 3 Suicides of Paul Hamilton by Daniel Gerges was one of five films screened in Emerson College’s Bright Family Screening Room on Sunday night for the MFA Media Arts Thesis film screening.
Student remembered for his "All-Star" talent, humor
Members of Emerson comedy troupe Jimmy’s Traveling All-Stars said they remember Griffin O'Brien, the troupe’s head writer, as the funniest man in the room. A guaranteed laugh producer. The star of the show.
Hollywood Reporter ranks Emerson ninth for film
And for the second year, Emerson College found a spot on the list. The college placed at number nine, soaring past its position at number 18 during the inaugural year.
Art Comes to Emerson
In an effort to transform the skeleton scaffolding surrounding the Little Building, Emerson College installed a banner and light show created by two contemporary artists, Yoon Lee and John Powell.
Sorkin and Sexism in The Newsroom
Maggie’s just a girl trying to navigate her relationship and her job, not the thirteenth member of Pussy Riot.
Money$hot Funneling to Fame
On an inconspicuous rooftop in the South End, onlookers from below might have believed it was just drunk college kids enjoying the summer night. In reality, there was a much bigger bacchanal.
Rethink Music Conference Day 2
Welcome to the “no excuses” era of music: A world where your resources are virtually unlimited, leaving you with the entirely responsible for making or breaking your own future.
Rethink Music Conference Day 1
At the start of this year's Rethink Music Conference, Yoga Girls, Karmin, and Junior Boys showed off different ways musicians can incorporate technology into their work.
Take this on faith: Religion and confessions in essay collection Sweet Baby Jesus!
If you have ever been bothered by the fact that your thighs touch or you aren’t sure whether to go to church with your parents anymore, Caroline Praderio has good news for you — you aren’t alone.
Pub Club author talks processes, humor, and revelations
Caroline Praderio, author of essay collection Sweet Baby Jesus!, spoke last week about her creative processes.
Nothin’ wrong with a little nostalgia
I, like all the other lifelong fans of the series who sat with me in that advanced screening, had been watching American Reunion with Nostalgia Goggles. You know that languid haze you feel settle upon you when presented with a relic of your past?
Nice Guys rock Allston underground
Nice Guys, a recently-formed band featuring three Emerson students, thrives in the Allston underbelly for both rehearsal and performance space.
Event celebrates Emerson's authors
Among cheese plates and chatter, just a stone’s throw from the set of Will & Grace, new books by Emerson faculty waited for their spot on the shelves. Last Thursday, the Iwaski Library hosted its annual Emerson Authors event to honor faculty and staff that had works published in the previous year.
EVVY nominations announced
The nominations for the 31st EVVY Awards were announced yesterday and recognized student work across the college's departments.
