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Blyss Cleveland

Blyss Cleveland is an Arts & Life staff writer and Screen columnist for Vol. 266. “A Place in the Sun” is one of her favorite movies, but she dislikes the ending.
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A panel of speakers sits in Oshman Hall for the inaugural Black women's film festival at Stanford.

Inaugural Black women’s film festival unearths gems to convene community  

Blyss Cleveland
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Yesterday
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Photo of Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo's MFA ’15 latest film, “Mistress Dispeller."

Q&A: Elizabeth Lo’s MFA ’15 ‘Mistress Dispeller’ examines a unique solution to China’s rising infidelity rate

Blyss Cleveland
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April 15
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘Forbidden Fruits’ mystifies the mall

Blyss Cleveland
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April 13
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A TV screen with popcorn in front of it on a blooming grass field.

What Stanford students watched over spring break

Anisha Pandey, Daniel Xu, Emmett Chung and Blyss Cleveland
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April 5
Culture
In recognition of Women's History Month, students shared personal tributes to the women in their lives. (Graphic: Chinyoung Shao/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford students reflect on the women in their lives for Women’s History Month

Blyss Cleveland, George Porteous, Daniel Xu, Emmett Chung and Sebastian Strawser
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March 10
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Songs that Stanford students are ‘locking in’ with over winter quarter

Angikar Ghosal, Quinn Cook, Miro Swisher, Caroline Cho, Chloe Loquet, Anisha Pandey, Blyss Cleveland, Dayanara Yepez Ramirez, Daniel Xu and Jacqueline Larsen
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March 9
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ professes the cost of convictions 

Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 24
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Students pick the best and worst options for a Valentine's movie night. (Photo: CHLOE HANNSZ/The Stanford Daily)

The best (and worst) movies to watch with your Valentine

Caroline Cho, Blyss Cleveland, Melita D’Souza, Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz, Miro Swisher and Daniel Xu
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Feb. 11
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘Hamnet’ treats grief as a catalyst to reimagine the world

Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 3
Arts & Life
A photo of headphones leaning on a stack of records.

Students pick their anthems for 2026

Audrey Chang, Allie Skalnik, Emerson Prentice, Anthony Martinez Rosales, Anisha Pandey, Blyss Cleveland, Mei Knutson, Melita D’Souza and Megan D'Souza
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Jan. 7
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘Sorry, Baby’ hits hard, apologizes for nothing 

Blyss Cleveland
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Jan. 5
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: Who gets to survive ‘A House Of Dynamite’ in the United States?

Blyss Cleveland
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Nov. 12
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: How ‘Materialists’ sells choices that are hard to buy 

Blyss Cleveland
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Oct. 30
Arts & Life
Three jack-o-lanterns.

Students share their fall film picks

Daniel Xu, Emerson Prentice, Mei Knutson, Blyss Cleveland and Sophia Teyolia
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Oct. 19
Music
Some songs hit differently, transporting the listener into another world — one where your problem set gets done. (Graphic: GRETA REICH/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford Soundtrack: Crisp‑leaf study jams

Chloe Shannon Wong, Jenny Wang, Emerson Prentice, Ananya Navale, Blyss Cleveland, Olive Pacal, Bella Kim, Grace Yan, Tanya Rastogi, Jacqueline Larsen, Siena Weisman, Grace Feng, Chris Procaccino, Mei Knutson and Sophie Nguyen
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Oct. 14
Reads
(Courtesy of Thought Catalog via Unsplash)

Listicle: What did Stanford read this summer?

Sebastian Strawser, Emerson Prentice, Blyss Cleveland, Adeline Lee and Kaylee Chan
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Oct. 8
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

‘Summer of 69’ says: Forget the guy — make a friend instead

Blyss Cleveland
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May 27
Culture
Students enjoy the sunset at Lake Lagunita. (Photo: AVNI VATS/The Stanford Daily)

What does mental health mean to The Daily?

Allie Skalnik, Chloe Shannon Wong, Madisyn Cunningham, Grace Zhao and Blyss Cleveland
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May 22
Reads
A book with text "Great Big Beautiful Life" lies on a green background.

‘Great Big Beautiful Life’ weighs truth versus facts, but skips out on character growth

Blyss Cleveland
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May 15
Film
To commemorate Mother's Day, The Daily recounts their favorite depictions of motherhood on the screen, in all of its many forms. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Our favorite depictions of motherhood on screen

Charlotte Burks, Ellaheh Gohari, Grace Zhao, Kelly Wang, Yinlin Zhao and Blyss Cleveland
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May 14
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘Hamnet’ treats grief as a catalyst to reimagine the world

Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 3
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