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Arts & Life
Sonja Johnson-Yu ('18) conducts a Summer Chorale at MemChu. (Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Sano)

Taking notes from a trio of Stanford music majors

Timothy Dai
  •  
Dec. 5, 2019
Arts & Life
Dr. Usha Iyer is not only a professor of film and media studies, but also an avid reader (courtesy of Usha Iyer).

Shelf-Indulgence: What professors are reading (Part 3)

Claire Francis
  •  
June 7, 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
  •  
May 10, 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
Korean rap artist Tablo is a Stanford alumnus. As a student, he enjoyed taking creative writing classes and spending time at the Media and Microtext Center (courtesy of Brian Khoe).

Q&A: Talking with Tablo of Epik High on music and society

Linda Zhou
  •  
May 3, 2019
Arts & Life
Alexandra Kleeman is the author of "You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine." She wrote the acclaimed novel in unusual locations, like a Wendy's restaurant (courtesy of Arturo Olmos).

On Alexandra Kleeman’s ‘You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine’

Carly Taylor
  •  
May 1, 2019
Arts & Life
While growing up in Hollywood, the author's grandmother became acquainted with screen siren Fay Wray, best known for her role in "King Kong" (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

Golden-Age Hollywood: An interview with my grandmother

Noah Howard
  •  
April 19, 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
  •  
March 14, 2019
Arts & Life
"In the Heights" showcases the musical and dramatic talents of Stanford students of color (courtesy of Renata Miller).

Making Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music soar in ‘In the Heights’

Natalie Francis
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March 8, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Vela" is a serial speculative fiction story, but it addresses the current refugee crisis and climate change (courtesy of Serial Box).

Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 2)

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
March 7, 2019
Arts & Life
"The Vela" is a serial speculative fiction story, but it addresses the current refugee crisis and climate change (courtesy of Serial Box).

Unveiling ‘The Vela’: An interview with Becky Chambers, S. L. Huang and Yoon Ha Lee (Part 1)

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
March 6, 2019
Producer and writer James Cameron, director Robert Rodriguez, actor Rosa Salazar and producer Jon Landau attended the Los Angeles premiere of their film "Alita: Battle Angel" (courtesy of Eric Charbonneau).

Time to fly for ‘Battle Angel’

Noah Howard
  •  
Feb. 15, 2019
"Michael Richards: Winged" is on view at the Stanford Art Gallery through March 24 (HENRIK KAM/The Michael Richards Estate).

Curators Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin on rediscovering Michael Richards’ work

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
Jan. 31, 2019
"Less" follows the misadventures of an aging writer (courtesy of Lee Boudreaux).

‘Less’-ons: An interview with Andrew Sean Greer, Part 2

Gracie Newman
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Jan. 24, 2019
Andrew Sean Greer's book "Less" won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (courtesy of Flickr).

‘Less’-ons: An interview with Andrew Sean Greer, Part 1

Gracie Newman
  •  
Jan. 23, 2019
Provost Persis Drell continues to play her cello in a chamber music group (courtesy of Persis Drell).

Faculty members and fervent musicians

Olivia Mitchel
  •  
Jan. 15, 2019
During his time at Stanford, Yung Slee has become a prolific musician (courtesy of Yung Slee).

Yung Slee crafts songs from Stanford

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
Jan. 9, 2019
Boots Riley, writer and director of "Sorry to Bother You," speaks at Stanford after a screening of his film. (OLIVIA POPP/The Stanford Daily)

Boots Riley on ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ political organizing and making a difference

Olivia Popp and AnQi Yu
  •  
Jan. 7, 2019
As evidenced by this shelf, Dr. Emily Rabiner is an avid reader (courtesy of Emily Rabiner).

Shelf-indulgence: What professors are reading (Part 2)

Claire Francis
  •  
Nov. 28, 2018
Gish Jen, author of "The Girl at the Baggage Claim," recently spoke at Stanford (courtesy of Boston Book Festival).

Gish Jen challenges cultural identities at Lane Lecture Series

Angela Yang
  •  
Nov. 27, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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