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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 pink outline of a girl with symbols representing girlhood around the outline.

‘Good’ Girlhood: ‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ is an evocative Black family portrait

Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 25, 2024
Screen
Three silhouettes of women stand in front of a pink backdrop with the text "'good' girlhood" written on it.

‘Good’ girlhood: ‘Girlhood’ balances tenderness and violence

Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 16, 2024
Music
A broken, red heart listening to music through headphones, looking dejected in from of a background of ripped paper.

In ‘treble’ with love: Anti-Valentine’s Day songs 

Ribka Desta, Hana Dao, Charlotte Kearns, Erin Ye, Dan Kubota, Emma Kexin Wang, Blyss Cleveland and Sarayu Pai
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Feb. 13, 2024
Music
(Left to right) Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, The Rolling Stones and Noah Kahan pictured against a yellow background with "2024" in yellow text displayed in front.

Concerts we’re anticipating this year

Alexandra Blum, Charlotte Burks, Charlotte Kearns, Brandon Rupp, Leyla Yilmaz, Blyss Cleveland, Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez and Cameron Duran
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Feb. 1, 2024
Music
Orquideas listed 5 times with flowers in the foreground.

Kali Uchis’s ‘ORQUÍDEAS’ showcases an artist in full bloom

Blyss Cleveland
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Jan. 31, 2024
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Three silhouettes of women stand in front of a pink backdrop with the text "'good' girlhood" written on it.

‘Good’ girlhood: Muslimahs usher a Riot Grrrl renaissance in ‘We Are Lady Parts’

Blyss Cleveland
  •  
Jan. 10, 2024
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An ornate stage with a rippled bright red curtain.

Screen Staff Selects: Favorite film worlds

Cate Burtner, Blyss Cleveland, Emma Kexin Wang, Olena Bogdan, Anthony Martinez Rosales, Elena Vasilache and Lauren Boles
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Dec. 7, 2023
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Three silhouettes of women stand in front of a pink backdrop with the text "'good' girlhood" written on it.

‘Priscilla’ is an uneven entry in Sofia Coppola’s canon of girlhood studies

Blyss Cleveland
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Nov. 10, 2023
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Three silhouettes of women stand in front of a pink backdrop with the text "'good' girlhood" written on it.

‘Good’ girlhood: ‘Everything Now’ portrays the pain of grappling with conformity for survival

Blyss Cleveland
  •  
Oct. 27, 2023
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Three silhouettes of women stand in front of a pink backdrop with the text "'good' girlhood" written on it.

‘Good’ girlhood: ‘Aftersun’ and the pain of turning girlhood memories into adult wisdom

Blyss Cleveland
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Oct. 16, 2023
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Two girls standing flustered staring straight ahead with the title " Bottoms" written behind them

‘Bottoms’: The perfect teenage-lesbian-fight-club fever dream 

Blyss Cleveland
  •  
Oct. 5, 2023
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A pink-toned graphic with a movie camera on it.

Movie night at The Daily: What to watch this AAPI Heritage Month

Carolyn Stein, Hana Dao, Kristofer Nino, Blyss Cleveland and Anthony Martinez Rosales
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May 31, 2023
Music
Says "Staff Playlist" next to a red Spotify logo over the words "The Stanford Daily"

The Daily takes the aux: What to listen to this AAPI Heritage Month

Richard Coca, Blyss Cleveland, Nick Sligh, Kelly Wang, Hana Dao and Anthony Martinez Rosales
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May 31, 2023
Culture
A wall of paintings with water projected in the background.

Tracing family history through waterlines, Bhumikorn Kongtaveelert’s ’25 art offers hope and preservation amidst climate uncertainty

Blyss Cleveland
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May 2, 2023
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Dom and Yas from "Rye Lane," with the text "Rye Lane" above them.

‘Rye Lane’ looks at love from both sides 

Blyss Cleveland
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April 25, 2023
Music
Caroline Polachek is seen crawling on her latest album cover (with her name written numerous times behind her in green).

Caroline Polachek’s new album captivates audience with an island of misfit feelings

Blyss Cleveland
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March 7, 2023
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a graphic with a split screen. the left half is a background of black text on white, with an illustration of a pale person with short brown hair wearing a sweater. on the right, it is a photo of a person with dark brown skin and black hair wearing the same sweater.

The Black love interest: Black casting through racebending

Blyss Cleveland
  •  
Feb. 15, 2023
Arts & Life
Movie reel feature Rae's new shows, "Rap Sh!t" and "The Hair Tales."

Issa Rae’s post-‘Insecure’ era is an exploration of Black women’s interiority and creativity

Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 9, 2023
Music
Says "Staff Playlist" next to a red Spotify logo over the words "The Stanford Daily"

The Daily takes the aux: January 2023 music staff picks

Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Richard Coca, Nick Sligh, Theo Baker, Kelly Wang, Ximena Sanchez Martinez, Ananya Udaygiri and Blyss Cleveland
  •  
Feb. 1, 2023
Music
Says "Staff Playlist" next to a red Spotify logo over the words "The Stanford Daily"

The Daily takes the aux: Fall 2022 music staff picks

Oriana Riley, Nick Sligh, Neil Rathi, Kelly Wang, Blyss Cleveland, Elena Vasilache, Nicole Tong and Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez
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Dec. 7, 2022
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