Arts & Culture

Reflecting back upon past years where box office success coincided with disruptive audiences   By BELLA PETERSON — arts@theaggie.org   Box office hits aren’t a new thing for theaters. Success for movies, however, has recently changed meanings and now represents its presence online more than anything else. With our pop culture being determined predominantly by […]

Halfway through its sophomore season, “The Last of Us” receives high ratings and a renewal for a third season   By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org    “The Last of Us” an adaptation of a hit video game, burst onto the scene in 2023. Set in a post-apocalyptic world decimated by a virus that effectively turns […]

Former TikTok creator Addison Rae’s aesthetic transformation and artistic reinvention signal her return to pop culture   By SHREYA KUMAR — arts@theaggie.org Addison Rae is cementing her transformation from TikTok star to mature indie-pop princess with the release of her new single, “Headphones On,” on April 18, 2025 under Columbia Records. This dreamy, toned-down song […]

From snaps to scraps, read more about why and how to start preserving your memories   By IQRA AHMAD — arts@theaggie.org   With paper and pencil in hand, a pair of scissors at the ready, cutouts of magazines scattered around and a blank page, the possibilities are endless. Somewhere between sketching ideas and cutting dreams […]

A spoiler-free review of the newly released installment by the beloved video game developer    By BELLA PETERSON —- arts@theaggie.org   The developers of the original beloved “Life is Strange” game, Don’t Nod, just released the second and final part to their newest game “Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.” Having been known best for their […]

The film runs the gamut of modern human experiences with a ceaseless air of gallows humor until it finds light in its last moments   BY JULIE HUANG – arts@theaggie.org   “Mickey 17” is many things. For one, it is directed by Bong Joon Ho, the South Korean director most famous for “Parasite,” his 2019 […]

A spoiler-free review of the thriller show’s most-talked-about episode    By BELLA PETERSON — arts@theaggie.org    The season one finale of “Severance” is one of the most iconic that television has seen in a long time. “Severance” left its audience shocked and in search of answers after its initial finale. Being left on a cliffhanger […]

From picnic dates to golden sunsets, these rom-coms are to swoon over   By IQRA AHMAD — arts@theaggie.org   Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and a soft breeze is drifting through the air — spring has officially arrived. So why not fall head over heels this season…into a good book (and maybe a little […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org   Book: “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan (2021)   “Small Things Like These” is the perfect book to break anyone out of their reading slump. Technically a novella, it clocks in at just over 120 pages, making […]

The latest blockbuster video game adaptation has lots of laughs, if little substance   By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org   If one thing is true of today’s popular culture, it’s that absurdity is everywhere. Just scrolling through social media is disorienting — everything is written in a language of obscure references and indiscernible words that require at […]

Shilling discussed the process behind creating the show’s sculptural, painting-like pieces   By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   Celebrating its opening on April 11, “A Matter of Life and Depth” is the third installation of Local Artist Gregory Shilling’s work at Delta of Venus, a colorful café located on B Street in Downtown Davis. Shilling […]

Revisiting “The Last of Us Part I” video game before the second season of “The Last of Us” comes out on Max   By BELLA PETERSON —- arts@theaggie.org   With the release of the second season of the television series “The Last of Us” soon to be released, it might be fitting to revisit the […]