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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
Music
Calvin Harris performs during a live set amid blue and purple stage lighting, as fans raise their hands in the crowd below. (Courtesy of Sebastien dePierre)

Diplo and Calvin Harris command Pier 80 during NPU Live’s Super Bowl weekend series

Joanne dePierre
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Feb. 11
Music
A graphic of a Grammy surrounded by outstretched hands.

Bad Bunny steals the show at the 68th Grammy Awards

Madisyn Cunningham
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Feb. 10
Culture
A Cantor employee showcases a painting of a sorceress by Bartolomeo Guidobono at the "Cunning Folk" exhibition.

‘Cunning Folk’ at Cantor Arts Center demystifies witchcraft

Mei Knutson
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Feb. 10
Music
Photo of Bad Bunny's set during the Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium.

Bad Bunny’s halftime show: a celebration of belonging and unity

Joanne dePierre
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Feb. 9
Culture
Eddie Chen ’28 poses in costume.

Stanford Creates: Hip-hop extraordinaire Eddie Chen ’28 breaks down his moves

Emily Chen
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Feb. 8
Screen
A wide view of a sandy beach bordered by rocky cliffs, with small groups of people walking and sitting near the shoreline as waves roll in at sunset.

‘People We Meet on Vacation’ brings charming rom-com magic to the screen 

Audrey Chang
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Feb. 5
Reads
A woman leans against a book with text reading "TEXT AND THE CITY" in the background.

Text and the City: ‘Hotel Iris’ by Yōko Ogawa is where silence becomes its own language

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
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Feb. 5
Culture
A cup of Coupa Cafe coffee sits in the foreground on a table outside Green Library.

An ode to Coupa Café

Iris Hwang
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Feb. 4
Screen
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
Television
"Heated Rivalry," with its fiery romance and magnetic chemistry, has taken the world by storm. In her review, Dawn Royster tackles what made this show stand out and what it means for the future of smutty rom-coms at large. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Shut up, my show is on: Heated Rivalry, fandom and romance

Dawn Royster
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Feb. 2
Reads
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
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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
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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
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Jan. 25
Reads
A hand on a keyboard

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

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

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

Katie Xin
  •  
Jan. 23
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