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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
Arts & Life
Tadizo's ethereal beauty hastens Gustav von Aschenbach's "Death in Venice" (courtesy of Photofest).

‘Death in Venice’ documents the decline of the bourgeoisie

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 2, 2019
Arts & Life
Billie Eilish has just released her debut album "WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?" (Courtesy of Flickr).

At 17 years old, Billie Eilish may have the album of the year

Holden Foreman
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March 29, 2019
Arts & Life
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Trying my hand at reading the menu like a linguist

Sofia Schlozman
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March 25, 2019
Arts & Life
In "Climax," director Gaspar Noe uses long takes to capture dynamic dancing (courtesy of A24 and Wild Bunch).

Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ is a chaotic triumph, not for the faint of heart

Marika Tron
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March 18, 2019
Arts & Life
Bobby Pragada '19 and Gwen Le '22 star in Olivia Popp '21's "Double Vision," a riveting sci-fi musical comedy. (Courtesy of Olivia Popp)

With ‘Double Vision,’ Olivia Popp ’21 envisions new creative paths

Jacob Kuppermann
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March 14, 2019
Arts & Life
Danielle Stagger delivered a stellar performance as Nina Rosario in the recent on-campus production of "In the Heights" (courtesy of Renata Miller).

‘In The Heights’ is a stunning debut from Latinx in Theater

Noah Bennett
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March 13, 2019
Arts & Life
Captain Marvel is the first female superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (courtesy of Walt Disney Studios).

‘Captain Marvel’ is almost marvelous

Noah Howard
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March 8, 2019
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