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Arts & Life
Stanford recording engineer Elena Georgieva M.A. '19 operates the sound board in the CCRMA recording studio. (Photo courtesy of Elena Georgieva)

Artist Spotlight: CCRMA recording engineer Elena Georgieva M.A. ’19 on working with award-winning Stanford a cappella groups

Natalie Francis
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April 3, 2020
Arts & Life
Sonja Johnson-Yu ('18) conducts a Summer Chorale at MemChu. (Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Sano)

Taking notes from a trio of Stanford music majors

Timothy Dai
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Dec. 5, 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
  •  
June 7, 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
Arts & Life
Korean rap artist Tablo is a Stanford alumnus. As a student, he enjoyed taking creative writing classes and spending time at the Media and Microtext Center (courtesy of Brian Khoe).

Q&A: Talking with Tablo of Epik High on music and society

Linda Zhou
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May 3, 2019
Arts & Life
Alexandra Kleeman is the author of "You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine." She wrote the acclaimed novel in unusual locations, like a Wendy's restaurant (courtesy of Arturo Olmos).

On Alexandra Kleeman’s ‘You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine’

Carly Taylor
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May 1, 2019
Arts & Life
While growing up in Hollywood, the author's grandmother became acquainted with screen siren Fay Wray, best known for her role in "King Kong" (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

Golden-Age Hollywood: An interview with my grandmother

Noah Howard
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April 19, 2019
Arts & Life
Bobby Pragada '19 and Gwen Le '22 star in Olivia Popp '21's "Double Vision," a riveting sci-fi musical comedy. (Courtesy of Olivia Popp)

With ‘Double Vision,’ Olivia Popp ’21 envisions new creative paths

Jacob Kuppermann
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March 14, 2019
Arts & Life
"In the Heights" showcases the musical and dramatic talents of Stanford students of color (courtesy of Renata Miller).

Making Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music soar in ‘In the Heights’

Natalie Francis
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March 8, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Vela" is a serial speculative fiction story, but it addresses the current refugee crisis and climate change (courtesy of Serial Box).

Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 2)

Shana E. Hadi
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March 7, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Vela" is a serial speculative fiction story, but it addresses the current refugee crisis and climate change (courtesy of Serial Box).

Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1)

Shana E. Hadi
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March 6, 2019
Producer and writer James Cameron, director Robert Rodriguez, actor Rosa Salazar and producer Jon Landau attended the Los Angeles premiere of their film "Alita: Battle Angel" (courtesy of Eric Charbonneau).

Time to fly for ‘Battle Angel’

Noah Howard
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Feb. 15, 2019
"Michael Richards: Winged" is on view at the Stanford Art Gallery through March 24 (HENRIK KAM/The Michael Richards Estate).

Curators Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin on rediscovering Michael Richards’ work

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
Jan. 31, 2019
"Less" follows the misadventures of an aging writer (courtesy of Lee Boudreaux).

‘Less’-ons: An interview with Andrew Sean Greer, Part 2

Gracie Newman
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Jan. 24, 2019
Andrew Sean Greer's book "Less" won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (courtesy of Flickr).

‘Less’-ons: An interview with Andrew Sean Greer, Part 1

Gracie Newman
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Jan. 23, 2019
Provost Persis Drell continues to play her cello in a chamber music group (courtesy of Persis Drell).

Faculty members and fervent musicians

Olivia Mitchel
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Jan. 15, 2019
During his time at Stanford, Yung Slee has become a prolific musician (courtesy of Yung Slee).

Yung Slee crafts songs from Stanford

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
Jan. 9, 2019
Boots Riley, writer and director of "Sorry to Bother You," speaks at Stanford after a screening of his film. (OLIVIA POPP/The Stanford Daily)

Boots Riley on ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ political organizing and making a difference

Olivia Popp and AnQi Yu
  •  
Jan. 7, 2019
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
  •  
Nov. 28, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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