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Arts & Life
Novices watching "Avengers: Endgame" may not understand why Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) embarks on a killing spree (courtesy of Disney and Marvel Studios).

A newcomer’s thoughts on ‘Endgame’

Mark York
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May 2, 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
The English Romantic poet William Wordsworth once extolled the beauty of daffodils (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Lasting notes from National Poetry Month

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Katherine Silk, Lily Nilipour, Mark York and Shana E. Hadi
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April 30, 2019
Arts & Life
"Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly" focuses on an exhibition the artist presented at Alcatraz Island (courtesy of SF Film Festival).

Activism crosses borders in ‘Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly’

Daniel Wu
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April 29, 2019
Arts & Life
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," which topped the Billboard charts this month, uses imagery from other cowboy-themed works like the video game "Red Dead Redemption 2." (courtesy of Flickr).

‘Old Town Road’ and the cowboy myth

Jacob Kuppermann
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April 29, 2019
Arts & Life
The Academy-Award nominated documentary "Lifeboat" chronicles the harrowing journeys of several refugees (courtesy of Ryot and Spin Film).

‘Lifeboat’ brings life to a crisis

Juan Fueyo-Gomez
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April 26, 2019
Arts & Life
Ram's Head 2019 production of "Addams Family." (Photo courtesy of Frank Chen)

‘The Addams Family’ is crazy, kooky and compelling

David J. Florez R.
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April 26, 2019
Arts & Life
As part of Culture Night, members of SVSA performed a student-written play (courtesy of Helen Liu).

SVSA Culture Night celebrates customs and creates community

Dax Duong
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April 25, 2019
Arts & Life
"Guava Island," a short film starring the multitalented Donald Glover and the riveting Rihanna, recently premiered at Coachella (courtesy of Amazon Studios).

‘Guava Island’ is the new musical model

Andrew Tan
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April 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Actor Sophie Turner delivered a powerful performance in the second episode of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

‘Game Of Thrones’ S8E2 is slow and incompetent

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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April 24, 2019
Arts & Life
The eighth season of the HBO hit "Game of Thrones" is off to a slow start (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

‘Game of Thrones’ return is properly messy

Hannah Blum
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April 23, 2019
Arts & Life
Director Ingmar Bergman and his cinematographer Sven Nykvist shot "Shame" in 1968 (courtesy of Getty Images).

In ‘Shame,’ Ingmar Bergman examines evil in ordinary people

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 22, 2019
Arts & Life
Helen Oyeyemi's acclaimed collection consists of enigmatic short stories, left open to the reader's imagination (courtesy of Riverhead Books).

‘What is Not Yours is Not Yours’ exquisitely enchants and eludes

Shana E. Hadi
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April 18, 2019
Arts & Life
n Fritz Lang's "The Big Heat," a detective becomes subsumed in the sordidness of society (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

American culture is under fire in ‘The Big Heat’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 16, 2019
Arts & Life
Ram's Head's "The Addams Family" is an enjoyably over-the-top romantic comedy with a gothic aesthetic. Courtesy of Ram's Head / Frank Chen

‘The Addams Family’ is a macabre marvel

Jacob Kuppermann
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April 15, 2019
Arts & Life
Edgar G. Ulmer's "Detour" was cheaply made. Still, the 1945 film has become a canonical classic (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

‘Detour’ provides a dark commentary on dreams and destiny

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 12, 2019
Arts & Life
Simon Longnight plays Thomas Jefferson in the touring production of "Hamilton." He describes the hit musical as "the story of a man who decided to make his legacy last" (courtesy of Joan Marcus).

Bay Area high school students participate in ‘Hamilton’ education event

Chloe Wintersteen
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April 8, 2019
Arts & Life
Billie Eilish uses ambivalent tonalities to express her complex emotional state in "Ocean Eyes" (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

The shimmering tonal ambivalence of Billie Eilish

Adrian Liu
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April 5, 2019
Arts & Life
Sherlock Holmes would be shocked if he read "City of Glass." Paul Auster's story deconstructs classic detective fiction (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

In constructing a deconstruction — ‘City of Glass’ as the detective novel’s autopsy

Mark York
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April 4, 2019
Arts & Life
Award-winning author Sofia Samatar explores an ancient Scottish myth in "Selkie Stories Are for Losers" (courtesy of Jim C. Hines).

‘Selkie Stories are for Losers’ is a bittersweet winner

Shana E. Hadi
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April 3, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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