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Pondering Bell’s Books

Sofia Schlozman
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June 16, 2019
Arts & Life
Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy" breaks every rule of storytelling, but somehow it remains entertaining (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ to unusual narrative

Mark York
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June 16, 2019
Arts & Life
Dr. Usha Iyer is not only a professor of film and media studies, but also an avid reader (courtesy of Usha Iyer).

Shelf-Indulgence: What professors are reading (Part 3)

Claire Francis
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June 7, 2019
Arts & Life
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Stanford Spoken Word Collective shines at CUPSI

Chasity Hale
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June 5, 2019
Arts & Life
Actor Sarah Bockel stars as the songwriter Carole King in the touring production of "Beautiful." She brings natural nuance and warmth to the role (courtesy of Joan Marcus).

A ‘Beautiful’ look at the life of Carole King

Chloe Wintersteen
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June 3, 2019
Arts & Life
The Stanford Collaborative Orchestra, or SCOr, makes marvelous music without a conductor (courtesy of Stanford Collaborative Orchestra).

SCOr picks up ‘Good Vibrations’

Caroline Baker
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May 31, 2019
Arts & Life
"Creative Confidence" asserts that everyone has the ability to unleash the imagination (SARAH KIM/The Stanford Daily).

‘Creative Confidence’ here

Sarah Kim
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May 30, 2019
Arts & Life
During the eighth season of "Game of Thrones," the creative team eschewed coherence to create spectacle (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

‘Game of Thrones’ never made it out of ‘The Long Night’

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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May 29, 2019
Arts & Life
Peter Dinklage's superb performance cannot save "Game of Thrones" from subpar writing (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

Weak writing wrecks ‘Game of Thrones’

Hannah Blum
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May 29, 2019
In "Northanger Abbey," Jane Austen combines a touching coming-of-age story with a comic sendup of the Gothic novel (courtesy of Flickr).

Romanticism and its ripples

Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
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May 28, 2019
Arts & Life
Although the dynamic Freddie Mercury died in 1991, he remains an icon (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

On the legacy of Queen

Jennifer Park
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May 28, 2019
Arts & Life
Former Stegner fellow Lysley Tenorio contemplates Filipino-American identity in his short story collection "Monstress" (courtesy of Lysley Tenorio).

‘Monstress’ melds the marvelous and melancholic

Shana E. Hadi
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May 24, 2019
Arts & Life
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Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith rejuvenate Frost

Jacob Kuppermann
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May 20, 2019
Arts & Life
"Knock Down the House" illuminates the stories of four women who ran for public office in 2018 (courtesy of Netflix).

‘Knock Down the House’ is a must-watch in the current political climate

Annie Chang
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May 17, 2019
Arts & Life
After Steve Rogers entered the modern world, Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, gave him crucial support (courtesy of Disney and Marvel Studios).

Justice for Steve Rogers, Part 2

Claire Francis
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May 15, 2019
Arts & Life
Steve Rogers is not just a stolid super solider. As he notes, he "knows the value of strength, and knows compassion" (courtesy of Disney and Marvel Studios).

Justice for Steve Rogers, Part 1

Claire Francis
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May 14, 2019
Arts & Life
When "The Women" was released in 1939, MGM publicists embarked on an advertising bonanza (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

‘The Women’ is about far more than femininity

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 13, 2019
Arts & Life
Madeline Miller is the bestselling author of two books on Greek mythology--"Circe" and "Song of Achilles" (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

A delightful storytelling evening with Madeline Miller

Cooper Veit
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May 13, 2019
Arts & Life
The 2019 edition of the Bay Area Book Festival proved to be a boon for bibliophiles (courtesy of Bay Area Book Festival).

Reflections from the Bay Area Book Festival

Shana E. Hadi
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May 10, 2019
Arts & Life
Bestselling author Robert Dugoni writes about spies, but his characters are never caricatures (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

The mind of an author with Robert Dugoni

Mark York
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May 8, 2019
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