Facing the Speculative: ‘The Water Knife’ by Paolo Bacigalupi

Allison Casasola '24 is a columnist for the Arts & Life section. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Reading recommendations for National Native American Heritage Month

Kirsten Mettler '23 is the Managing Editor for Arts & Life. She is the former desk editor for Vol. 259 Academic News and writes for both News and Arts & Life. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Managing Editor of Arts and Life

Leyla Yilmaz '25 is a writer for the Arts & Life section. She is from Istanbul, Turkey and a prospective Biology major who enjoys frequent trips to the bookstore and collecting cacti. Contact the Daily's Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Fyza Parviz Jazra is a Master's Candidate in Liberal Arts and writes for the Arts & Life section. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Zadie Smith is charmingly candid in Lane Lecture Series reading

And they’re white, affluent and vaccinated.

David Sedaris knows his audience

Jared Klegar ’24 writes for Arts & Life and co-chairs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team. An English major, misplaced modifiers are among his biggest pet peeves. Contact him at jklegar 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Staff Writer, DEI Team Co-Chair

Stanford alumna releases memoir about her creative dating experiment

Malia Mendez ’22 is the Vol. 260 Managing Editor of Arts & Life at The Stanford Daily. She is majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, Prose track. Talk to her about Modernist poetry, ecofeminism or coming-of-age films at mmendez 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Managing Editor of Arts & Life

Celebrating Halloween with “Carmilla,” blurring lines between the rational and the supernatural

‘Gentefication’: Poet Antonio de Jesús López on changing and reclaiming language through poetry and community

Kyla Figueroa ‘24 is a Vol. 260 Desk Editor for The Grind and a staff writer for Arts & Life. She is a sophomore from Stockton, California studying English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Her writing explores complex topics in TV, film, books, theatre, activism, community and lifestyle. Contact Kyla Figueroa at kfigueroa ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

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Professor speaks on Steinbeck’s mysterious werewolves

Betty He is the Screen beat desk editor. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Mohr Visiting Poet A. Van Jordan reads poems about personhood

Humans and AI differ in poetry interpretations, according to library event

Reading recommendations for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Chloe Mendoza '25 is a writer for Arts and Life. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

‘Empathy, perspective and hope’: Memoirist Tara Westover reflects on the value of a COLLEGE education

Andrea Liao '25 writes for the Arts & Life section. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Facing the Speculative: ‘Parable of the Sower’ as a parallel to our society

Book Review: ‘The Ones We’re Meant to Find’ poses critical questions on climate accountability and personal identity

Melissa Tariq Rodriguez is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop. Contact them at workshop 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Q&A: Recent alum to release “The Fraud Squad,” a novel exploring fashion, glamour and elitism

Comfort books for stressful times

d.school director unpacks the secret to creative design thinking in new book

Kristel Tjandra is a biomedical scientist who is passionate about science communication and journalism. Contact her at thegrind 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Readers are back in bookstores, here’s how owners kept them alive during the pandemic

Lily Nilipour is the Vol. 259 Reads desk editor for Arts & Life and an English major on a gap year. She loves to talk modernism — especially Virginia Woolf — digital humanities and literary magazines. Contact her at lnilipour 'at' stanforddaily.com

Hearing what young writers have to SAY: Stanford’s Anthology for Youth releases 24th publication

Natalie Wang is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop. Contact her at workshop 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Incoming frosh named 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate

Arjun Shah is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop. Contact them at workshop 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Maya Wong is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop. Contact them at workshop 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Lenny Siegel’s ‘Disturbing the War’ and student activism at Stanford

Curing the world: Healthcare and justice in ‘Mountains Beyond Mountains’

Maya Salameh ’22 becomes youngest winner of prize for poets of Arab heritage

Lana Tleimat '23 (... maybe '24) is the Vol. 260 executive editor for digital. She was formerly managing editor of humor. She is from Columbus, Ohio, and isn't really studying anything. Contact her at ltleimat 'at' stanforddaily.com.