When Neil Patrick Harris first bounded onto the Dolby Theatre stage Sunday night, my main feeling wasn’t excitement but dread. Read more…
Archive for Kelsey Dayton
(‘15) hails from Cotati, California and has a compulsive obsession with all things film, politics, and creative writing. Her favorite pastimes include overanalyzing screenplays while watching TV, hiking, and running illegally through other people’s property.
The Minor Characters’ Moment A Review of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
By embracing the inherent ridiculousness of a play that elevates such inconsequential characters to the level of protagonist, this production hits all of Stoppard’s most subtle existential notes. Read more…
rainy days: YOUR WEEK SIX PLAYLIST
Better than a drought though, right? Read more…
fight songs: YOUR WEEK FIVE PLAYLIST
I lost the prop bet about whether or not Katy Perry would ride into the Super Bowl halftime show on an semi-animatronic lion. Read more…
I <3 the 90s: YOUR WEEK FOUR PLAYLIST
Multiple songs by Third Eye Blind, Beyoncé when she was just a child of destiny, Notorious B.I.G., Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, and Kurt Cobain? Welcome to the 90s, dude. Read more…
A Literary Journal for the Backlit World Tom Lutz and the Los Angeles Review of Books
That essential function of the literary journal in democracy and culture persists, even as the world those things exist in has become more dynamic and, in some sense, more intimidating. Read more…
coffee break: YOUR WEEK TWO PLAYLIST
We asked our contributors to hit us with their favorite coffee break music, and we got a full menu: some roasted and some raw, some dark and some light, some sweet and some bitter. Musica baristas, at your service. We’ll try extra hard to get your name right on the cup. Read more…
Dear Important Person at Place I’d Like To Work
Let’s be honest, I checked my dignity at the door of that Starbucks when I walked in to meet you. Read more…
the future is now: YOUR WEEK ONE PLAYLIST
As of right now, we are closer to the year 2030 than the year 2000. Chew on that, but not for too long. Read more…
Gaieties 2014 Is Relevant to Current Issues
Gaieties has arrived! Before I go any further, let me just say that you need to go see it. It’s a beloved Stanford tradition; it’s a huge energy and time commitment from the students involved, made purely out of love for our school; and naked people get in for free. If that’s not the most compelling endorsement of musical theatre you’ve ever heard, then your artistic priorities are seriously confused. Read more…