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Arts & Life
The Underachievers round out this week's rankings of the top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s. (Graphic: HELEN HE/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #60-51

Nick Sligh
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Feb. 12, 2020
Arts & Life
The debut punk album 'Family Party' (2019) of Washington D.C.-based Knife Wife both draws from and breaks away from traditional punk (Photo: Bandcamp)

Knife Wife’s ‘Family Party’ punk is weird and wonderful

Palmer Manes
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Feb. 10, 2020
Arts & Life
St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein star as fictionalized versions of themselves in "The Nowhere Inn." (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

Sundance 2020, part 1: St. Vincent’s ‘The Nowhere Inn’ is fan-service, but who’s complaining?

Julie Fukunaga
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Feb. 5, 2020
Arts & Life
With genre-bending releases and a colorful personality, Tyler The Creator (pictured) helped to push the evolution of hip-hop throughout the decade. Tyler's 2019 release "IGOR" kicks off the top 100 countdown. (Graphic: MEGAN KING/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #80-71

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 29, 2020
Arts & Life
Dreamville founder and 2010s breakout hip-hop sensation J Cole (pictured) rounds out the next section of the top 100 albums countdown. (Graphic: DANIEL WU/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #90-81

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 22, 2020
Arts & Life
"Little Women" is a brilliant and modern adaptation of the classic novel. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures)

‘Little Women’ (2019) excels in the eyes of the artiste

Natalie Francis
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Jan. 21, 2020
Arts & Life
With genre-bending releases and a colorful personality, Tyler The Creator (pictured) helped to push the evolution of hip-hop throughout the decade. Tyler's 2019 release "IGOR" kicks off the top 100 countdown. (Graphic: LIV JENKS/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #100-91

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 15, 2020
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
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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
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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
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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
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Nov. 22, 2019
Arts & Life
Courtesy of Netflix

‘The Laundromat’ fails to come out clean

Juan Fueyo-Gomez
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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
The Stanford Daily

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