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Arts & Life
‘The White Door’ is the latest game created by the developers behind Rusty Lake, and the first by publisher Second Maze. (Courtesy of Rusty Lake)

Entering ‘The White Door,’ the latest from Rusty Lake developers

Dax Duong
  •  
Jan. 14, 2020
Arts & Life
The final entry in the Skywalker saga succumbs to its most toxic fans, creating a middling, cowardly movie that ends the legendary series with a whimper. (Photo courtesy of Disney).

Star Wars Episode IX Review: The Fall of Skywalker

Noah Howard
  •  
Jan. 8, 2020
Arts & Life
Mary (Melissa WolfKlain), Elizabeth (Mary Mattison), Mrs. Bennet (Heather Orth), Kitty (Chanel Tilghman) and Lydia (Tara Kostmayer) read a letter from Netherfield in the World Premiere Musical “Pride and Prejudice,” presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley December 4, 2019 – January 4, 2020 at the Lucie Stern Theatre. (Photo: Courtesy of Kevin Berne/TheatreWorks)

‘Pride and Prejudice’: Popstars edition

Anupriya Dwivedi
  •  
Dec. 16, 2019
Arts & Life
IMP Sorcery Inside Album Cover

The old guard still has it: Intelligent Music Project’s Sorcery Inside brings back alt rock nostalgia

Jonathan Ko
  •  
Dec. 9, 2019
Arts & Life
"Holidays on Ice" by David Sedaris contains a collection of essays about Christmas, decorated with his trademark humor and merriment. (Photo: Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)

Reads for the end of the year

Maya Czeneszew, Scott Stevens, Shana E. Hadi and Mark York
  •  
Dec. 1, 2019
Arts & Life
The novel portrays resilience after loss, as told through metaphors of color. (Photo: Courtesy of Emily X. R. Pan)

Book Bites: The vermillion brilliance of ‘The Astonishing Color of After’

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
Nov. 22, 2019
Arts & Life
Courtesy of Netflix

‘The Laundromat’ fails to come out clean

Juan Fueyo-Gomez
  •  
Nov. 22, 2019
Arts & Life
Courtesy of Entertainment One

Filmfest Hamburg, part 3: Keira Knightley thriller ‘Official Secrets’

Olivia Popp
  •  
Nov. 20, 2019
Arts & Life
Minnesota-based American rap artist and breakout 2010s star Lizzo performs at the Palace Theater. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Good 2010s Vibes (Part 2)

Natalie Francis, Timothy Dai and Kamilah Arteaga
  •  
Nov. 20, 2019
Arts & Life
In "Wild Rose," a star (Rose-Lynn Harlan, played by Jessie Buckley) is born. (Photo: Courtesy of Entertainment One)

Filmfest Hamburg, part 2: The joyous ‘Wild Rose’

Olivia Popp
  •  
Nov. 18, 2019
Arts & Life
In Layli Long Soldier's book of poetry "Whereas," she reexamines the language of S. J. Res 14 (2009-2010), a congressional apology and resolution to Native Peoples that nonetheless refused to admit legal responsibility. (Photo: Courtesy of Graywolf Press)

Layli Long Soldier’s ‘Whereas’ complicates and exposes the language of resolution

Lily Nilipour
  •  
Nov. 10, 2019
Arts & Life
Alexander O'Connor (better known as Rex Orange County) is featured on the cover of his latest album "Pony" (2019). (Photo: Sony Music)

Rex Orange County gallops ahead with sophomore album ‘Pony’

Amy Miyahara
  •  
Nov. 8, 2019
Arts & Life
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Meditations on ‘The Book of Questions’

Scott Stevens
  •  
Nov. 6, 2019
Arts & Life
Halloween (and surrounding weeks) are the ideal time to read these mysterious, ghostly, and contemplative tales. (Photo: Mark York/The Stanford Daily)

Spooktacular Halloween reads

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Scott Stevens, Lily Nilipour, Maya Czeneszew, Nicole Wesson, Roberta Gonzalez Marquez, Shana E. Hadi and Mark York
  •  
Oct. 30, 2019
Arts & Life
"Let's Play" is a Webtoon that tells the story of Sam, a video game creator, and her budding relationship with an internet icon who reviews her game. (Photo courtesy of Leeanne Krecic, also known as Mongie)

An intro to Webtoons, and five to help you get started

Nicole Wesson
  •  
Oct. 30, 2019
Arts & Life
In the fourth and final season of "The Good Place," Eleanor Shellstrop and her group of friends must navigate new twists and turns in this fantasy comedy exploring what it means to lead a "good" human life. (Photo: Courtesy of NBC)

The chaotic good of ‘The Good Place’

Caroline Keyes
  •  
Oct. 27, 2019
Arts & Life
A festival attendee holds a complimentary SF International Tea Festival cup in front of the Palace of Fine Arts. (Photo courtesy of SF International Tea Festival)

Touring the 2019 San Francisco International Tea Festival

Julie Fukunaga
  •  
Oct. 25, 2019
Arts & Life
"Exit West" follows an unlikely pair of lovers through the difficult process of emigration, even when through magical doors. (Photo courtesy of Riverhead Books)

Book Bites: ‘Exit West’ is a bittersweet tale worth savoring

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
Oct. 25, 2019
Arts & Life
Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

Filmfest Hamburg, part 1: ‘Marriage Story’ plays with subjectivity

Olivia Popp
  •  
Oct. 23, 2019
Arts & Life
Courtesy of Francois Duhamel/Twentieth Century Fox

‘Ad Astra’ is a stellar adventure

Olivia Popp
  •  
Oct. 22, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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