Arts & Culture

A retrospective on the life and achievements of David Bowie. It’s a hard thing, to grieve for someone you never knew. Because David Bowie was the only artist my parents could agree on, I grew up with his music around the house constantly. Yet hearing of his death was still a bigger gut punch than […]

A comfortable approach to style. For those who enjoy hiking, rock climbing and other outdoor activities, it can be difficult to find the balance between fashion and practicality. However, fashion does not need to mean pain, and who’s to say you can’t look good in a comfortable sweater? Ellis Anderson, a fourth-year genetics major, proves […]

Nothing short of excellence from star-studded cast The Big Short was one of the most highly anticipated films of the holiday season. Directed by Adam McKay and based on Michael Lewis’ book, the story provides a glimpse into the global financial crisis of 2008. This is director McKay’s first dramatic debut, having previously directed movies […]

One-man show La Esquinita comes to UC Davis This Friday and Saturday, UC Davis alumnus Ruben Gonzalez will be performing his original play, La Esquinita, which highlights the economic pressures wrought on small towns after big companies leave and move abroad. Gonzalez, who graduated with an MFA from Davis, will be playing all 11 roles […]

Improv group, Birdstrike Theatre, delivers laughs and entertainment on Friday nights If you are wondering what test anxiety, “drunk Joe Biden” and penile measurements have in common, you may find the answer at one of Birdstrike Theatre’s Friday night shows. Birdstrike Theatre held its first show of winter quarter on Friday, Jan. 8 from 8 […]

UC Davis wins performance through a national competition from Chainsmokers and Tilt. The Chainsmokers, the electronic dance music (EDM) DJ duo responsible for such hits as “#Selfie” and “Roses,” will be playing a crowd-funded concert for Davis students and guests on Feb. 4 at Ace of Spades in Sacramento. The performance will be the duo’s fifth […]

You can’t see the forest for the Yūrei. Having known about The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer, for over a month prior to its Jan. 8 release, I was sorely let down. The film centers the dark history of the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji, famed for its high number of suicides. With […]

UC Davis graduate reads from her debut novel, The Cycle of the Six Moons: The Starriest Summer. On Jan. 24, the Avid Reader will be hosting a former UC Davis student as a guest reader. Adelle Yeung will be introducing her first novel, The Cycle of the Six Moons: The Starriest Summer. The Starriest Summer […]

Staying fashionable amidst the gloom. The rain and the gloom that have been plaguing Davis don’t seem conducive to high fashion. It’s tempting — and let’s be honest here, we all do it — to throw on a sweater, some leggings, a pair of rainboots and call it a day. However, some students at Davis […]

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s violent vision of the American West Academy Award-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu pares the violent history of the American West down to its essence in The Revenant. The film stars a bedraggled Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, an American frontiersman left for dead by his men after being severely mauled by a […]

Investigating the difference between NorCal and SoCal style. Though both are within the same state, the Northern and Southern regions of California sometimes feel like different planets. These two regions have their own distinct weather, music and culture, so it’s only natural that they have distinct fashion senses as well. After growing up in Los […]

Delta Lambda Phi hosts largest drag show in Northern California. This Saturday, the brothers of Delta Lambda Phi (DLP) will host Davis is Burning, the largest drag show in Northern California. DLP is a social fraternity that accepts all men regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Mason Schmidt, a third-year international relations […]