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Arts & Life
The Reads beat recommends some spine-chilling stories for Halloween (BRIAN HERZOG/Flickr).

Bewitching Halloween reads

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Sofia Schlozman, Olivia Manes, Carly Taylor, Scott Stevens, Mark York and Shana E. Hadi
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Oct. 31, 2018
Although it is commonly cited as a great love story, Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" really isn't a romance (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

‘Romeo and Juliet’ Is NOT a Love Story: CHANGE MY MIND!

Mark York
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Oct. 25, 2018
In "Reader, Come Home," Tufts professor Maryanne Wolf considers literacy in the digital age (TODD CHENEY/UCLA).

‘Reader, Come Home’ discusses the difficulty of staying literate

Scott Stevens
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Oct. 24, 2018
Rene Magritte's "Empire of Light" (courtesy of the Guggenheim Museum).

New modes of being: Reflections on Magritte and Sappho

Carly Taylor
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Oct. 18, 2018
This year, all Stanford freshmen read novels focusing on the themes of globality and migration (courtesy of L.A. Cicero).

Lingering thoughts on the Three Books

Arts & Life Reads beat writers
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Oct. 11, 2018
'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho (courtesy of Harper Collins Publishers).

‘The Alchemist’ is shallow, but inspirational

Shana E. Hadi
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Sept. 27, 2018
Courtesy of William Morrow.

Book review: ‘All the Ever-Afters’

Vidhima Shetty
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Aug. 14, 2018
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Book Review: “Dying for a Paycheck”

Sarah Feng
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July 17, 2018
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William Blake and Yayoi Kusama: Endless Myth

Hannah Knowles and Emma Heath
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June 18, 2018
Hot off the presses: Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant in Howard Hawks' "His Girl Friday." Photo: Columbia/1940 and Dr. Macro.

Valladares: In a sentimental mood

Carlos Valladares
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June 14, 2018
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Philosophy: The case for contradicting motivations in college

Cameron Hubbard
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May 16, 2018
Courtesy of Josué Rivas

Badlands: Q&A with head curator Reilly Clark

Josh Wagner
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May 11, 2018
Courtesy of PxHere

Philosophy: Education I

Eliza Wells
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May 8, 2018
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Overcoming algorithms

Sam Rogers
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May 6, 2018
Courtesy of Pxhere

Trying to understand poetry with Louise Glück, part 1

Shana E. Hadi
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May 4, 2018
Courtesy of Focus Features

‘Brokeback Mountain’: More than 20 years later, the film and short story redefine queerness

Olivia Popp
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May 4, 2018
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Together and apart: Fragmentation and completion in Auguste Rodin

Emma Heath
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April 25, 2018
Courtesy of Walt Disney Productions

The magic trick behind Disney’s adaptations

Mark York
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April 15, 2018
"How do you know if you are human?" Sophia, the world's first robot-citizen. (Courtesy of the International Telecommunication Union)

Civilization and its disconsents

Abigail Schott-Rosenfield
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April 1, 2018
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Speculative Fiction: How do magic systems work?

Shana E. Hadi
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March 18, 2018
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