• Does true crime glorify violent crimes?

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Photo Credit: Netflix In recent years, true crime documentaries have been becoming popular in culture. But do true crime documentaries glorify crimes or even worse serial killers?  All the major streaming platforms are releasing true crime documentaries like Peacock’s documentary series “Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies” or tv…

  • Is “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer’s” message still relevant in 2022

    Briona Bargerstock – Staff Writer bnb5387@psu.edu Photo Credit: The Boston Globe Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a stop-motion film that debuted in 1964. For those who have not seen this classic, it is a tale of a reindeer that was born with a red nose rather than the traditional black nose of his parents and…

  • Reading with The Beacon: “Death Note”

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Photo Credit: Viz Media Mystery, suspense, and fantastical horror: all of these elements are on brilliant display in Tsugumi Ohba’s “Death Note.” “Death Note” started as a manga series written and drawn by Tsugumi Ohba and ran from December 2003 to May 2006. After the series’ first run, “Death…

  • “Criminal Minds” returns with “Evolution”

    Courtney Balcombe – Staff Writer clb6264@psu.edu The return to the Behavioral Analysis Unit, BAU, is one of the most interesting seasons for “Criminal Minds.” As Paramount+ brought the show back following the 2020 COVID pandemic in “Criminal Minds Evolution.” A little background on the BAU, the group itself solves cases following serial killers based on…

  • Editor’s Choice: albums of the year 2022

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu After writing album reviews throughout the majority of the Behrend Beacon’s 2022 production, I feel like sharing with you all my list for the top albums of 2022. Out of the 125 albums which I listened to this year, here are the only which I felt were the pinnacle.…

  • Ring in the holidays with the “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Holiday Special”

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu (Spoiler Warning) A new holiday special is available for people to enjoy this year. Disney Plus has released “The Guardians of the Galaxy: The Holiday Special” for fans to enjoy as they wait for the anticipated “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3”. This holiday special was released on November…

  • “The Santa Clauses” first impressions

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu (Spoilers) Disney has released a mini-series for fans to bring in the holiday season. “The Santa Clauses”’s first episode was released on November 16 on Disney Plus. The mini-series is supposed to have six episodes that release every Wednesday. This series serves as a continuation series to “The Santa…

  • Nintendo and Illumination release second “Mario Bros.” trailer

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Photo Credit – Nintendo/Illumination On November 29, gaming giant Nintendo, in collaboration with animation studio Illumination, released the second trailer for their upcoming movie “Super Mario Bros.” This trailer comes less than two months after the first and was originally shown during a livestream on Nintendo’s Youtube page, later…

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