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Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsbourg in the movie "Ismael's Ghosts." (JEAN-CLAUDE LOTHER/Magnolia Pictures)

Desplechin’s ‘Ismael’s Ghosts’ succumbs to melodramatic clichés

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 7, 2018
A promo photo after the season three hiatus of "Supergirl." (Courtesy of The CW)

Three seasons in, The CW’s ‘Supergirl’ still doesn’t know what it wants

Olivia Popp
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April 20, 2018
Sterling K. Brown '98. (Courtesy of Nathan Johnson)

An evening with Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe: alumni, actors and artists

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 13, 2018
Dichen Lachman, left, as Jiaying, the Chinese-born mother of Daisy Johnson, right (Chloe Bennet). Both Lachman and Bennet identify as mixed race. (Courtesy of ABC)

Who am I, really? Mixed race identities in television and media

Olivia Popp and Alli Cruz
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Feb. 5, 2018
A scene from season seven of 'Game of Thrones.' (HELEN SLOAN/HBO)

Winter is here, but has ‘Game of Thrones’ gone cold?

Isaac Vaught
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Oct. 22, 2017
Arts & Life
Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez (Natalia Cordova) sits in a S.H.I.E.L.D. quinjet in the fourth episode of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot" (Courtesy of ABC).

‘Slingshot’ will shoot its way into your geeky heart

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 21, 2017
David Brent (Ricky Gervais) makes a phone call on the UK version of "The Office" (Courtesy of BBC).

The U.K.’s ‘The Office’ champions caustic cringe comedy

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 20, 2017
The Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." cast greets fans at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, which attracts more than 160,000 attendees each year. (Sandy Huffaker/Reuters)

The geek fan-omenon: Exploring the empowerment and toxicity of fandoms

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 11, 2017
Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Danny Rand (Finn Jones), Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter) prepare to face the villainous organization The Hand in Marvel's "The Defenders" (Courtesy of Netflix).

Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’ falls short on story but fights to be fun

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 2, 2017
Arts & Life
'Con Man' costars Nathan Fillion (right) and Alan Tudyk (left) attend the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the initial inception of 'Con Man.'

Fall TV series premieres: what to watch and what to avoid

Olivia Popp
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Sept. 26, 2017
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Hard truth: a review of ‘An Evening with Ken Burns’

Elizabeth Gerson
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Sept. 26, 2017
Kristen Bell and Jameela Jamil in NBC's 'The Good Place' (Courtesy of NBC).

‘The Good Place’ brings representation and genius-level comedy to the small screen

Olivia Popp
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Aug. 4, 2017
Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Vicky Jeudy, Adrienne C. Moore and Amanda Stephen in season five of "Orange is the New Black" (Courtesy of Netflix).

Season five of ‘Orange is the New Black’ is a messy yet beautiful riot

Olivia Popp
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July 27, 2017
Yvonne Orji, Issa Rae, Amanda Seales and Natasha Rothwell in season two of HBO's "Insecure" (Courtesy of HBO).

Issa Rae’s acclaimed series ‘Insecure’ is back for season two, and it’s ‘hella great’

Olivia Popp
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July 21, 2017
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer alongside Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock in season six of HBO's 'VEEP' (Colleen Hayes/HBO).

Matt Walsh dishes on improv, the uncanny satire of ‘Veep’ and running into Lou Reed

Olivia Popp
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June 9, 2017
Golden Globes - Season 72

Living while funny: an appreciation of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

Olivia Popp
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June 4, 2017
Josh Brener stars as Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti in season four of HBO's "Silicon Valley" (John P. Johnson/HBO).

Josh Brener of ‘Silicon Valley’ talks comedy writing and the ‘Rude Boys on the Lot’

Olivia Popp
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May 30, 2017
Courtesy of Alexander Lee

Q&A: Daveed Diggs muses on fame, the accessibility of theater

Olivia Popp and Carlos Valladares
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May 26, 2017
Michelle McGhee '18 and Daveed Diggs in conversation at "An Evening with Daveed Diggs," hosted by the Stanford Speakers Bureau at Dinkelspiel Auditorium in 2017. (Photo: Alexander Lee)

An evening with Daveed Diggs at Dinkelspiel

Carlos Valladares
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May 25, 2017
Gabrielle Ruiz, Donna Lynne Champlin, Rachel Bloom, and Vella Lovell in the season 2 finale, 'Can Josh Take A Leap of Faith?' (Courtesy of The CW).

Getting raw and real with the season two finale of ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

Olivia Popp
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May 15, 2017
The Stanford Daily

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