Days four and five helped resolve some emotions, but introduced another tangle of unexpected conflicts. Then again, isn't that what “Love is Blind” is all about?

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It's officially the second day of Love is Blind Stanford and the drama is already heating up. First things first, Lemon Tree and Garam Masala won Day 2's minigame by correctly matching the most fun facts to contestants.

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From forfeits to fashion to feminism, "The Queen's Gambit" is a timeless bildungsroman set in the ’60s. It’s as precise as period dramas come, sincere in its acting and somehow more riveting than Sunday night football.

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New “Love is Blind” season, new quarter, new us. Just kidding! If we still haven’t received our grades yet, did this quarter even happen? The number of p-set PDFs in our files says yes.

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It’s been an illuminating experience to watch people connect over anonymous group chats, especially since, according to several contestants in their final Zoom calls, this show brought together some people who might not have ever met each other otherwise.

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Contestants had to make some tough decisions in this episode’s minigame of Kiss, Marry, Kill and in their phone calls the next day, causing quite a bit of internal conflict and several confrontations.

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Today’s minigame, Stanford x Survivor, eliminated Harbinger of the Shadows and declared Honeycrisp and TSMA winners by contestants’ popular vote.

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A wild Galactic Storm turned 16 contestants into 17 in the latest episode and held the judging power in the latest minigame where contestants sent their spiciest screenshots. (Photo: Jessica Seng/@loveisblindstanford on Instagram)

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Dancing feet on carpet flooring. Live concerts for an invisible audience. Images, words, old memories — prompted by introspection — unloaded onto a canvas, a page. This is the “new normal” for student-artists amid the COVID-19 pandemic: with limited access to resources like rehearsal spaces and art supplies, visual and performing artists are finding innovative ways to make and share their art.

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If you’re wondering, apparently Coffee Cup can walk on water. No explanation has been given. Today’s mini-game was the classic two truths and a lie: the winners, Crepe Cake and yes homo, won by fishing out the most lies. Popular video diary mentions, romantic and platonic, include Papi Pablo, Pineapple Princess, yes homo and Moscow…

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In the first minigame of Love is Blind, each contestant had to choose one person as their favorite based on first impressions alone. They were scored based on how much the audience agreed with that pairing.

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Even if you’re reading this, you probably don’t have time to get emotionally invested in the love lives of your Stanford classmates. Neither do we ... but here we are.

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