Kyla Figueroa ‘24 is a staff writer for Arts & Life and contributing writer for Opinions and The Grind at the Stanford Daily. She is from Stockton, California and is studying English with a track in Creative Writing. Her favorite subjects to write about are TV, film, books, theatre, activism, and lifestyle. Contact Kyla Figueroa at kfigueroa ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
In the spirit of Women’s History Month, Reads beat writers suggest some of their favorite female-authored texts, each of which offers unique and complex insights into themes of gender and being a woman in the world.
The novel focuses on a diverse cast of nine characters as they attend the boarding school Atwater. Set during the 2015-2016 school year, these young women juggle school, friendships, sexuality and class amid the traditional coming-of-age experience.
“WandaVision” has finally come to close with its final episode, Episode 9, literally titled “The Series Finale.” This episode concludes Wanda’s arc as she affirms who she is, comes to terms with grief and sacrifice and learns what love really means.
“Previously On” follows Agnes holding Wanda captive and forcing Wanda to go on a journey of her past trauma in order to figure out how she created the Hex.
In honor of Black History month, below are recommendations from Screen beat writers for films and television shows written or directed by Black creators.
Filmed in the style of 2000s sitcoms like “Modern Family” and “The Office,” the episode nears the show’s climax as it lingers on the following idea: “If Wanda is our problem, then she has to be our solution.”
On February 19th, I had the chance to tune into the series featuring composer Jonathan Berger, visual artist Enrico Riley and artistic director Niegel Smith as they discuss their roles in “The Ritual of Breath Is the Right to Resist.”
For Black History Month, Reads beat writers offer their recommendations for their favorite books by Black authors that thoughtfully and masterfully engage with race and racial justice in America.
This episode, “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” is a 90s sitcom Halloween special, touching on the increased tension between Wanda and Vision and the crisis outside of Westview.
Well … Episode 5 of “WandaVision” was absolutely crazy. “On a Very Special Episode …” cuts back and forth from the real world, featuring the S.W.O.R.D. and F.B.I. agents, and the “pocket universe” of the sit-com, this time 1980s themed.
Welcome back to “Wondering about ‘WandaVision,’” where I will recap WandaVision episodes as they are released weekly and theorize about what’s to come in future episodes.
What better way to celebrate the release of “WandaVision'' than to excessively theorize about — I mean, provide a weekly recap of — each episode, writes Kyla Figueroa.
In general, starting college is a big adjustment. Workload intensifies, the environment changes, and you’re solely responsible for all your business. Starting college on zoom presents a different kind of challenge.
The emergence of a more politically active university is necessary for the coming years, and StanfordVotes, along with other organizations, will help in this development. Motivating students to vote will create a foundation, leading to more awareness of our political climate and broader forms of community engagement.
This is the movie that cemented rage zombies into our cultural lexicon, pivoting away from slow-shambling creeps and instead leaning into a fast-paced terror the whole way through. It’s a master of the spook that you can see a long time coming — and yet are still shocked by. “28 Days” merely uses the creepiness of its zombies as a backdrop as it delves into the horrors of our own humanity, lending us a long-lasting feeling of deep uneasiness.
The Three Books program is a tradition for incoming students to “offer [a] common and shared intellectual experience” through a combination of readings along a broad theme. This article analyzes Angela Duckworth and Bettina Love's handling of the theme grit.