Q&A: Hasan Minhaj talks activist art, comedy and getting the audience to listen Alli Cruz, Olivia Popp and Samantha Wong April 23, 2018 0 Comments The Daily got to talk with comedian Minhaj, who will soon depart “The Daily Show” to helm his own weekly Netflix talk show. Read More »
‘Orphan Black’ star Tatiana Maslany talks generosity, collaboration and loving the weird Olivia Popp March 16, 2018 0 Comments Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany, Emmy Award-winning star of “Orphan Black” — which just ended its critically-acclaimed five-season run — was honored with the Maverick Spirit Award at the... Read More »
‘Game of Throws’ visits Palo Alto High School Elizabeth Gerson March 14, 2018 0 Comments As students at Stanford, we’re always looking for new ways to de-stress. For members of the student-run juggling organization Down With Gravity, relaxation came in the form of flaming torches and... Read More »
Shelf-indulgence: What professors are reading Claire Francis February 20, 2018 0 Comments The Stanford Daily sat down with three members of Stanford staff — Sarah Ogilvie, Raymond Kania and Elaine Treharne — to discuss their current and future reading preferences. Ogilvie is a social... Read More »
‘Tom of Finland’: A strong biopic of Finland’s iconic gay erotica illustrator Allison Oddman November 22, 2017 0 Comments Dome Karukoski’s biopic “Tom of Finland” brings to light the salient effect Touko “Tom” Laaksonen’s work and life had on the gay community. Gaining prominence in the 1950s-1970s, Tom’s... Read More »
Joe Wright on the past, art and the recent Hollywood sexual assault scandals Zak Sharif November 14, 2017 0 Comments For director Joe Wright, art is resistance. In his latest film, “Darkest Hour,” Winston Churchill represents a force of opposition in the face of apathy, and Wright believes everyone could heed a... Read More »
The power of telling your own story: A conversation with Josué Rivas Claire Thompson November 7, 2017 0 Comments “When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art.” Josué Rivas began his talk at Stanford... Read More »
Opening doors for arts careers: Stanford’s Summer Internship Program in Arts Administration ZaZu Lippert August 27, 2017 0 Comments Whether in the form of writing, painting, sculpture or performance, art covers a wide variety of disciplines that all act as a vessel of expression. For many undergraduate students at Stanford, these... Read More »
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