Taiko and me
Dear Dan from The Past, Surprise! You joined Stanford Taiko. Didn’t expect it? That makes two of us! To be…
Category: The Grind
Ben’s Column: For Louise Glück, 1943-2023
As they have been for many, Louise Glück’s poems have been among the great gifts of my life. I never…
Hold on to the memories, they’ll hold on to you
I was at the Daily building the first time I played “All Too Well (10 Minute Version).” It was fall,…
‘Curry and Pepper’: On Ouyang Feng
I don’t think I’d heard the name Ouyang Feng before I watched Wong Kar Wai’s “Ashes of Time” (東邪西毒), a…
Dear frosh: You truly do have a place at Stanford
Dear frosh, Your first quarter as a Stanford student is coming to a close. First and foremost, hooray! You got…
Dear Diary: Sunny days in winter
Dear Diary, The wind outside has become cold and biting, dark and worrisome. But I can’t feel it, not even…
Dear Boomer: Get a life!
Fifty years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much…
‘Nostalgia’: Grocery shopping with my grandma (II)
This is a column about nostalgic thoughts of moments. Finally, it was our turn. Amid all the jarring sounds, my…
Nostalgia: Grocery shopping with my grandma (I)
This is a column about nostalgic thoughts of moments. “Take the key, let’s go.” My grandma nudged me. Yearning, I…
Ben’s Column: Enjoying a mandorla
Ben sets his sights on new frontiers of the navel — and sometimes beyond. The mosaics of the early Christian…