Arts & Culture

Author of The Martian answers questions about his best-selling novel. When most people think about The Martian, it’s likely they think of the blockbuster movie starring Matt Damon. However, they might not know that The Martian was adapted from a novel written by American novelist Andy Weir. Weir was born in Davis, and the Davis […]

Jewish Voices for Peace and and Students for Justice in Palestine host event with poet Remi Kanazi Today, Nov. 18, Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will be hosting a workshop event on campus with Palestinian-American poet and activist Remi Kanazi. The workshop will include poetry, spoken word and […]

Busting out the scarves and sweaters. With temperatures dropping and fall weather finally showing its face, Davis students have begun pulling out their sweaters and scarves. I went out this week in search of a fall look that embraces the weather and was not disappointed. Alexandra Yan, a second-year majoring in neurobiology, physiology and behavior, […]

New football movie full of clichés and cheesy dialogue. In his directorial debut, Angelo Pizzo fails to wow audiences with the generic underdog story, My All-American. It seems as if he’s taking his pen while going down the proverbial list of must-haves in your cliché sports movie and checks every box along the way. Overcoming […]

Free screening of “Kissed by Lightning” to be held by Varsity Theatre. The Varsity Theatre, in association with the C.N. Gorman Museum, will host a free screening of Mohawk visual artist and Director Shelley Niro’s debut feature film, Kissed by Lightning. The screening will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from noon to 2 p.m. […]

A review of Cary Fukunaga’s film, Beasts of No Nation Beasts of No Nation is a film about a West African boy named Agu, played by Abraham Attah, who is forced to flee his idyllic village because of incoming war. Agu’s father and brother are mercilessly gunned down by invading army forces and he eventually […]

Legends of the Celtic Harp to put on “The Door Between the Worlds” in Davis. In medieval times, people often spent many nights around a campfire telling magical myths and legends of heroes defeating dragons and people achieving greatness. A trio of Celtic harpists comprised of Patrick Ball, an alumnus of UC Davis, Lisa Lynne […]

The staying power of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” music video. It wasn’t surprising that this Halloween, more than one person thought of dressing up in their best gray turtleneck, Alexander McQueen sweatpants and Timberland boots. Call it the “Cozy Rapper” look, and you’ve perfectly described Drake in his new “Hotline Bling” video that’s been making the […]

The cast and crew form a unified front to get ready for opening night. The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance’s fall production of Nikolai Gogol’s Government Inspector will have its opening night next Thursday on the Wright Hall Main Stage Theatre. The production will run from Nov. 12 to Nov. 15 and again […]

This week’s edition: Colorful prints and Jesus sandals. For this week’s edition of Aggie Style Watch, I felt as if the subject came to me instead of the other way around. From across the Quad, I spotted a loud, floral printed shirt that stuck out from the crowd. That shirt belonged to Mikal Mitchell, a […]

A review of the good, the bad and the weird The two-day Aftershock Music Festival, featuring artists as huge as Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and Deftones, smashed the four stages set up in Gibson Ranch Park and a record number of 45,000 people moshed their way through the gates. As I was more sober than […]

Pamela Trokanski’s Dance Theatre presents Blood, Reciprocity and Kevin Bacon. Dance enthusiasts will be pleased to hear of the upcoming performance by Pamela Trokanski’s Dance Theatre (PTDT) titled Blood, Reciprocity and Kevin Bacon. PTDT is a contemporary dance company located in East Davis and has been around for nearly 30 years. Blood, Reciprocity and Kevin […]