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Photo of a bookshelf

Three books I couldn’t put down in January

Audrey Chang
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Feb. 1
Culture
Panelists speak at the 2026 FAME Conference against a red-purple backdrop on stage.

GSB examines storytelling, creativity and strategy at annual FAME Conference

Melita D’Souza
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Jan. 29
Music
Madison Beer has long been in the public eye, but her recent album, "locket," didn't rewrite her narrative the way she intended. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Madison Beer’s ‘locket’ is not the magnum opus her pre-release singles promised

Melita D’Souza
  •  
Jan. 29
Music
A colorful graphic that reads "Super Bowl LX."

A music lover’s guide to Super Bowl LX week in the Bay Area

Joanne dePierre
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Jan. 28
Culture
Tresidder Memorial Union is depicted in red ink, featuring its outdoor seating area flanked by nearby trees.

All You Can Eat: Does Union Square work for you?

Emerson Prentice
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Jan. 27
Culture
Hasan Minhaj speaks into a microphone on-stage with at a Q&A session with the Stanford Speakers Bureau at Memorial Auditorium.

Hasan Minhaj tackles comedy, culture and connection at Memorial Auditorium

Anushri Seshadri
  •  
Jan. 26
Screen
A red "Stranger Things" banner with a "5" behind it among a black background.

‘Stranger Things’ lack of closure leads fans to reinvent its ending

Melita D’Souza
  •  
Jan. 25
Reads
A hand on a keyboard

‘README’ reveals McCray’s bookish vision for technological change

Daniel Xu
  •  
Jan. 25
Culture
Sarah Kay performs onstage at 'Poetry Live!'.

‘Poetry Live!’ breaks open the present moment in its fourth year

Katie Xin
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Jan. 23
Culture
Illustrating the legacy of colonialism, desire and fragmentation, the sculpture “Promiscuous Intimacies” is displayed in the final section of the exhibition on negotiated landscapes. During the curator talk Jan. 8, Alexander described this work as the first bronze work Sikander ever made. (Courtesy of Margaret Whitehorn)

Shahzia Sikander’s ‘Collective Behavior’ spans artistic mediums at the Cantor 

Audrey Chang
  •  
Jan. 21
Culture
A plate is flanked by two forks, a spoon and a knife on a plaid table cloth and the beli logo at the center.

From one ‘Beli’ to another: Bringing the social aspect back to eating out

Candace Huh
  •  
Jan. 20
Screen
An animated globe is wrapped around by a long filmstrip amongst a purple background.

‘Cléo from 5 to 7’: Agnès Varda depicts real-world anxieties in real time

Emmett Chung
  •  
Jan. 19
Screen
A photo of actor Timothée Chalamet.

‘Marty Supreme’: When the character jumps out of the screen

Levi Lebovitz
  •  
Jan. 18
Culture
Stanford students sing and dance on the Piggott Theatre stage, bathed in red lights.

‘True North’: Gripping, hilarious and a feat to behold

Allie Skalnik
  •  
Jan. 15
Screen
Graphic of animated Godzilla and King Kong fighting with yellow flames behind them.

‘Godzilla x Kong’ doesn’t bow down to the critics

Daniel Xu
  •  
Jan. 14
Music
BTS will play Stanford Stadium for two nights May 16 and 17. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

BTS announces two shows at Stanford Stadium

Allie Skalnik
  •  
Jan. 13
Reads
Graphic for Olive Pacal's column.

Intro to Wisdom: Discovering the philosophy of the dorm

Olive Pacal
  •  
Jan. 12
Reads
Stack of books

2025’s best reads in review

Emerson Prentice
  •  
Jan. 11
Reads
A woman leans against a book with text reading "TEXT AND THE CITY" in the background.

Text and the City: In ‘Yellowface,’ who gets to tell the story (and get away with it)? 

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Jan. 8
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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