Review: Stan Shake’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Sarah Guan May 25, 2012 0 Comments The Stanford Shakespeare Company traditionally stages its spring show outdoors, in scenic and visually interesting parts of campus. This year is no exception: The group mounts "Romeo and Juliet" in a... Read More »
Vienna Teng, Stanford renaissance woman Sarah Guan May 18, 2012 0 Comments A decade ago, Vienna Teng was a Stanford computer science major. She was set to work at Cisco upon graduating and played her songs on dorm pianos for her friends, just for fun. Since then, she's... Read More »
Book Critiqua: ‘Space Chronicles’ Sarah Guan March 9, 2012 0 Comments The astrophysicist and prolific science writer Neil deGrasse Tyson, popularly hailed as the intellectual heir of the late Carl Sagan, has recently published a collection of essays and interviews,... Read More »
Book Critiqua: Anne Rice takes on lycanthropy with ‘The Wolf Gift’ Sarah Guan February 24, 2012 0 Comments Anne Rice, the original queen of vampire fiction, crosses to the other side with her latest book, “The Wolf Gift,” a werewolf novel set in the contemporary Bay Area. Read More »
Book Critiqua: Ann Patchett talks novels and news Sarah Guan February 3, 2012 0 Comments It takes a bit of star power for any lecturer to fill Cemex Auditorium on a school night -- but the New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett spoke to a full house on Monday evening. She was... Read More »
Book Critiqua: ‘Daughter’ lacks flourish Sarah Guan January 27, 2012 0 Comments In her new release, “The Baker's Daughter”, Sarah McCoy weaves together the stories of two very different women who, in attempting to outrun their pasts, end up in El Paso, Texas. Reba Adams is a... Read More »
Book Critiqua: Authors share their most life-changing ‘moments’ Sarah Guan January 13, 2012 0 Comments Our culture is fascinated by the idea of epiphany--the elusive moment that alters the course of one's life. It is said that a chance encounter between Newton's skull and a wayward apple redefined... Read More »
Book Critiqua: Holiday guide Sarah Guan December 7, 2011 0 Comments The holidays are almost upon us; that means Christmas shopping. If finals are draining your brainpower and Amazon recommendations are letting you down, fear not--Book Critiqua has something for... Read More »
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