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Critic’s Pick

Mary Poppins (El Beh) and Bert (Wiley Naman Strasser) during a Jolly Holiday with other park strollers (Rudy Guerrero and Sophia LaPaglia). (Courtesy of Jessica Palopoli)

SF Playhouse’s ‘Mary Poppins’ is ‘practically perfect’

Olivia Popp
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Jan. 22, 2019
'Some Like It Hot' focuses on an all-girl band--except two members aren't girls at all (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

In ‘Some Like It Hot,’ Billy Wilder explores the attributes of artifice

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 18, 2019
The Ambersons spend much of their time sequestered in their magnificent mansion (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and The Criterion Collection.)

Orson Welles documents a family’s dizzying decline in ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 17, 2019
Warren Beatty plays a hedonistic hairdresser in Hal Ashby's "Shampoo" (courtesy of Sony Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

Sex, society and ‘Shampoo’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 14, 2019
MINT Magazine's fall 2018 issue explores "the politics of inversion"(KELSEY WANG and JESSICA YEUNG/MINT Magazine).

MINT Magazine, fall 2018 — reviewed

Chasity Hale
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Jan. 11, 2019
At bookstores, customers encounter surfeits of superb stories (TIM FRITZ/Flickr).

Reflections on book selling and book readers

Sofia Schlozman
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Jan. 10, 2019
Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld) finds an unlikely friend in the autobot Bumblebee, a refugee to Earth whom Charlie discovers. “Bumblebee” is the most recent installment in the Transformers franchise. (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

‘Bumblebee’: A masterfully nostalgic love letter to the 80s

Olivia Popp
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Jan. 9, 2019
Hua Chenyu's cover of Cui Jian's "Fake Monk" is completely compelling (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Hua Chenyu’s peerless performances

Enshia Li
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Jan. 7, 2019
Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the Grinch as a cute creature (courtesy of Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures).

‘The Grinch’ for the modern moment

Hayley Hodson
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Dec. 17, 2018
Ice cream shop Salt and Straw serves some seasonal flavors for the holidays (courtesy of Salt and Straw).

Salt and Straw brings tasty scoops to Palo Alto

Blake Sharp
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Dec. 12, 2018
Jefferson Mays stars in the Geffen Playhouse world premiere adaption of Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol,” directed by Michael Arden. (Courtesy of Chris Whitaker)

Geffen Playhouse’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ shines with a solo holiday performance

Olivia Popp
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Dec. 7, 2018
Brian de Palma's "Sisters" centers around a mysterious murder (courtesy of Janus Films).

De Palma steals from the masters in ‘Sisters’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Nov. 30, 2018
Meth addiction tears a family apart in "Beautiful Boy" (courtesy of Amazon Studios).

‘Beautiful Boy’: A tragic story of addiction

Emilia Diaz-Magaloni
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Nov. 30, 2018
Ariana Grande has singlehandedly revitalized pop music (EMMA SHEEHAN/Wikimedia Commons).

Ariana Grande proves she is the future of pop with ‘thank u, next’

Ugur Dursun
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Nov. 29, 2018
Anatoly Solonitsyn plays a renowned Russian painter in Andrei Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev" (courtesy of Janus Films).

In ‘Andrei Rublev,’ Tarkovsky contemplates artistry and reality

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Nov. 28, 2018
As evidenced by this shelf, Dr. Emily Rabiner is an avid reader (courtesy of Emily Rabiner).

Shelf-indulgence: What professors are reading (Part 2)

Claire Francis
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Nov. 28, 2018
Rosamund Pike powerfully portrays war correspondent Marie Colvin in "A Private War" (PAUL CONROY/Aviron Pictures).

‘A Private War’ grounds a journalistic goddess

Noah Howard
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Nov. 27, 2018
Courtesy of Chicago the Musical

Touring production of ‘Chicago’ razzles and dazzles

Olivia Popp
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Nov. 17, 2018
Neil Gaiman is the award-winning author of "The Sandman," "American Gods," "Coraline" and "The Graveyard Book" (STANISLAV LVOVSKY/Flickr).

The stardust surrounding Neil Gaiman

Shana E. Hadi and Claire Francis
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Nov. 16, 2018
Many actors in "Gaieties" are freshmen, making their debuts on Stanford's stages (KHUYEN LE/The Stanford Daily).

Gaieties 2018 is an enchanting testament to individualism and community

Chloe Wintersteen
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Nov. 15, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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