When I was in my twenties I put writers on a pedestal, believing that writing is an exertion of power. I still largely feel this way because in our present time, where attention is fleeting, to be ...

There are many ramifications of the present pandemic. In addition to the broad financial, social, and psychological implications, some believe that spending more time at home alone is a good ...

When I applied for The Stanford Daily’s Summer Journalism program in 2019 in the spring of my sophomore year, I had been part of my school’s journalism club only for a few months. Although I ...

“Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir,” Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, by Deirdre Bair Deirdre Bair has spent her life writing well-received biographies of some of the 20th ...