Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author
Oct 2, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon. Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author. Boston-born author Amor Towles knew he’d find his father on the same bench at Faneuil Hall before work every day: sipping a Starbucks latte and eating half of a pre-bought stale scone because “the scone was stale to begin with.”. Towles regaled the Emerson Colonial ...
Michael Kiwanuka sings: a month before “Small Changes”
Michael Kiwanuka shared the Boston leg of his co-headline tour with Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard last Monday, performing songs from his eponymous Mercury Prize-winning collection “KIWANUKA” in anticipation of his fourth full-length album “Small Changes,” set to release on Nov. 15. Signed Brittany Howard Poster.
Who are the core leaders behind EmersonTogether? - The …
Aug 24, 2024 · DJ Mara (he/him) is a sophomore political communication major from Worcester, MA who currently serves as a Kasteel Well Bureau Chief for the Berkeley Beacon.DJ previously served as a Beacon Staff Writer and Assistant News Editor for the Beacon’s citywide coverage.When DJ is not writing for the Beacon, he can be found working on political campaigns or exploring his love for photography by ...
The Thursday Paper
The Thursday Paper. Nov 07, 2024 • Volume 78, Issue 8. View the ePaper layout. View the ePaper Archives.
Brass music fills Davis Square during HONK! Festival
Oct 9, 2024 · Festival’s opening ceremonies on Saturday. Bands from across the country, including one from Brazil, flooded Davis Square last weekend for the 19th annual HONK! Festival, where brass music and activism combined to connect and unite the Greater Boston community. “From civil rights marches to environmental protests, music.
We Should No Longer Separate the Art from the Artist - The …
Engaging critically with art, and considering context, eliminates the need to separate the art from the artist. When consuming a work of art made by an artist you disagree with, it’s important to analyze the era they existed in. Shakespearean and literary historian Stephen Greenblatt’s literary theory of New Historicism presents a good ...
Freedom and ‘The Fraud’: Zadie Smith talks her newest novel
Sep 25, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon. Freedom and ‘The Fraud’: Zadie Smith talks her newest novel. Award-winning British writer Zadie Smith’s latest novel, “The Fraud,” is about many people trying to get free. It pieces together a microcosmic picture of the problems and character of Victorian England, set against the backdrop of the infamous Tichborne ...
‘Leopoldstadt’: Tom Stoppard gives a personal eulogy to a lost …
Photo by Liza Voll. Tom Stoppard constructs a world that was lost to history in “Leopoldstadt” about the Merz-Jacobovitch family of wealthy, assimilated Jews in early 20th century Vienna. “Leopoldstadt” opens the Huntington Theatre’s 2024–25 …
Five-story bookstore opens in Beacon Hill - The Berkeley Beacon
Oct 19, 2022 · In a five-story townhouse on Charles Street, customers can peruse the newly-opened Beacon Hill Books and Cafe. The shop’s cool gray walls, warm white lights, and soft background music create a bibliophile’s ideal atmosphere. A spiral staircase runs through the building as each unique floor peels off its trail. Blue-and-white striped carpet covers the floors, meeting the slate bookshelves ...
Emerson alum Ben Collins finds success covering dystopian beat
Feb 13, 2020 · The Berkeley Beacon. Emerson alum Ben Collins finds success covering dystopian beat. Ben Collins ’10 writes about disinformation and extremism on the internet for NBC. One of his most recent articles discusses conspiracy theories that formed around the cancelled Iowa poll. One morning in August 2015, Ben Collins ’10 woke up and saw the news ...