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Arts & Life
In the third season of "True Detective," Mahershala Ali delivers a bravura performance as investigator Wayne Hayes (courtesy of HBO and Warrick Page).

‘True Detective’ stays true to form

Isaac Vaught
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May 30, 2019
Arts & Life
"Creative Confidence" asserts that everyone has the ability to unleash the imagination (SARAH KIM/The Stanford Daily).

‘Creative Confidence’ here

Sarah Kim
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May 30, 2019
Arts & Life
During the eighth season of "Game of Thrones," the creative team eschewed coherence to create spectacle (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

‘Game of Thrones’ never made it out of ‘The Long Night’

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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May 29, 2019
Arts & Life
Peter Dinklage's superb performance cannot save "Game of Thrones" from subpar writing (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

Weak writing wrecks ‘Game of Thrones’

Hannah Blum
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May 29, 2019
In "Northanger Abbey," Jane Austen combines a touching coming-of-age story with a comic sendup of the Gothic novel (courtesy of Flickr).

Romanticism and its ripples

Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
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May 28, 2019
Arts & Life
W Hotels commissioned Michelle Zauner to write "Essentially," but the track is still prime Japanese Breakfast (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

What you (maybe) missed: Vol. 1

Jacob Kuppermann
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May 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Former Stegner fellow Lysley Tenorio contemplates Filipino-American identity in his short story collection "Monstress" (courtesy of Lysley Tenorio).

‘Monstress’ melds the marvelous and melancholic

Shana E. Hadi
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May 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Beanie Feldstein stars as Molly and Kaitlyn Dever as Amy in Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, BOOKSMART, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit: Francois Duhamel / Annapurna Pictures

‘Booksmart’ gets an A+

Grace Zhou
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May 23, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Silence of Others" shows that Spain still has not surmounted the trauma of Franco's cruel reign (courtesy of Argot Pictures).

‘The Silence of Others’ gives voice to the past

Juan Fueyo-Gomez
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May 21, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Wandering Earth," based on a story by Liu Cixin, is a cash cow at the box office and a watershed for big-budget sci-fi (courtesy of Netflix).

‘The Wandering Earth’ makes a small step for Chinese sci-fi

Daniel Wu
  •  
May 21, 2019
Arts & Life
Chris Yoon ('19) conducts the fourteen-person "Cabaret" orchestra, decked out in party hats (THERESE SANTIAGO/The Stanford Daily).

In TAPS’ ‘Cabaret,’ even the orchestra is beautiful

Natalie Francis
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May 20, 2019
Arts & Life
"Knock Down the House" illuminates the stories of four women who ran for public office in 2018 (courtesy of Netflix).

‘Knock Down the House’ is a must-watch in the current political climate

Annie Chang
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May 17, 2019
Arts & Life
When "The Women" was released in 1939, MGM publicists embarked on an advertising bonanza (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

‘The Women’ is about far more than femininity

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 13, 2019
Arts & Life
Madeline Miller is the bestselling author of two books on Greek mythology--"Circe" and "Song of Achilles" (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

A delightful storytelling evening with Madeline Miller

Cooper Veit
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May 13, 2019
Arts & Life
The 2019 edition of the Bay Area Book Festival proved to be a boon for bibliophiles (courtesy of Bay Area Book Festival).

Reflections from the Bay Area Book Festival

Shana E. Hadi
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May 10, 2019
Arts & Life
While "Detective Pikachu" is no masterpiece, it's a compelling children's movie (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures).

‘Detective Pikachu’ is lightweight, but lovable

Noah Howard
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May 9, 2019
Arts & Life
"Game of Thrones" is concluding, and the story is turning into a series of sensational surprises (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

‘Game of Thrones’ is stumbling to the finish line

Hannah Blum
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May 9, 2019
Arts & Life
Bestselling author Robert Dugoni writes about spies, but his characters are never caricatures (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

The mind of an author with Robert Dugoni

Mark York
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May 8, 2019
Arts & Life
The third episode of HBO's hit series chronicles the consequential Battle of Winterfell (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

‘Battle of Winterfell’ was a thrilling ride

Hannah Blum
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May 7, 2019
Arts & Life
Lil Nas X's hit "Old Town Road" combines country music with hip-hop, and it has already inspired imitators (courtesy of Eric Lagg).

‘Old Town Road’ considers the politics of country music

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
May 6, 2019
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