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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Oct. 25, 2019
Arts & Life
Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

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

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

‘Ad Astra’ is a stellar adventure

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 22, 2019
Arts & Life
Knut Betger and Joscha Eißen in "Weit Draußen." (Courtesy of Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf)

IQFF, part 3: Standout shorts

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 21, 2019
Arts & Life
Manolo Herrera and Enrique Salanic in "José." (Courtesy of YQstudio)

IQFF, part 2: Hit or miss films

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 19, 2019
Culture
Dan Wheetman, Tony Marcus, Chic Street Man, Valisia LeKae, and Rondrell McCormick (left to right) in “Mark Twain’s River of Song,” presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley from October 2 to 27 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo: Kevin Berne/TheatreWorks Silicon Valley)

A trip down ‘Mark Twain’s River of Song’

Anupriya Dwivedi
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Oct. 18, 2019
Arts & Life
Irakli (Bachi Valishvili), Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani), and Mary (Ana Javakishvili) share a heavy moment in Levan Akin’s “And Then We Danced.” (Courtesy of French Quarter Film)

IQFF, part 1: The breathtakingly intimate ‘And Then We Danced’

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 17, 2019
Arts & Life
New Vampire Weekend guitarist Brian Robert Jones and original Front Man Ezra Koenig jam out in concert (photo credit: Kimberly Batdorf/The Stanford Daily).

Vampire Weekend’s ‘Father of the Bride’ tour is something noteworthy

Kimberly Batdorf
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Oct. 16, 2019
Arts & Life
pickles

Face it, pickles are bad: an irrefutable proof

Mark York
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Oct. 11, 2019
Arts & Life
"On the Waterfront" depicts the quotidian elements of life along with the difficulties of ambition for more.

‘On the Waterfront’ and on returning to the top

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 9, 2019
Arts & Life
Picture of Coraline nervously walking away from a door with signs, arrows, and blinking lights - it says "fantasy door."

Being a Child 101: ‘Coraline’ and making the most out of demographics

Mark York
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Oct. 7, 2019
Arts & Life
Ruby Sushi offers quality rolls for a great price. (Photo: Courtesy of Ruby Sushi)

Ruby Sushi is sure to satisfy

Shana E. Hadi
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Oct. 4, 2019
Arts & Life
Victorian Mourning Cabinet

Mesmerized by ‘The Melancholy Museum’

Dax Duong
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Oct. 2, 2019
Arts & Life
Courtesy of Sony Pictures

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” reaches nearly fantastical heights

Hannah Blum
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Oct. 1, 2019
Arts & Life
The phrase "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" originated during popular resistance to the Chilean Pinochet dictatorship, and has become an international symbol of resistance to oppression. (Photo: Oakland Museum of California)

Music + X : Revolution

Elizabeth Lindqwister and Adrian Liu
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Sept. 30, 2019
Arts & Life
(Photo: Flickr)

The joys of Jimmy Dean

Noah Howard
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Sept. 27, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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