Arts & Culture

Why blind boxes, bag charms and everything in between have taken the world by storm   By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org    There’s an inexplicable pleasure in the opening of a blind boxes. You inspect the bag’s possible contents and point out which ones you desperately hope are inside, tear it open with a delightful thrill and […]

Let your brain breathe, or don’t and meet Tralalero Tralala in your algorithmic descent   By IQRA AHMAD — arts@theaggie.org Bored? Good. You might be onto something. Stop doomscrolling. Yes, you. The 38th TikTok video or Instagram Reel will still be there in five minutes; it’s a promise. Let’s talk about that strange, sticky feeling […]

Board members speak to the significance and process of the upcoming collaborative event    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   Creating their own portable gallery walls from the ground up and converting the Art Building’s basement into an exhibition space, neither Open Walls Collective (OWC) nor The Basement Gallery (BG) are unfamiliar with bringing a […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, music and more   By BELLA PETERSON —- arts@theaggie.org    Book: “Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro (2021)   “Klara and the Sun” was a book I was assigned to read for my fourth year of high school, and I am forever thankful that my 12th grade […]

The 2011 novel, “The Night Circus,” raises the time-old question: Do you judge a book by its cover?   By BELLA PETERSON — arts@theaggie.org   The classic dilemma of judging a book by its cover — a tale as old as time. Although the saying as it stands isn’t always targeted toward books, it still […]

Books for channeling your inner whimsy, embracing escapism and staving off the summer heat    By ALYSSA CREVOISERAT — arts@theaggie.org   As spring turns into summer, the outside temperature climbs and the urge to abandon coursework and commitments for an early start to summer break begins. The prelude to summer, spring is a pleasant chill […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, music and more   By IQRA AHMAD — arts@theaggie.org Song: “Lady Love” by Thee Sacred Souls (2022)    This gorgeous song is a soulful melody that captures the deep longing and desire for a second chance at love. With a smooth, vintage-inspired sound, characteristic of Thee Sacred […]

The budding indie-pop artist kicks off her second headline tour following the release of new EP, “Bug”    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   On May 1, musical artist Alix Page arrived in San Francisco to perform at Rickshaw Stop, a 4,000-square-foot venue that has hosted artists like Billie Eilish, The 1975 and Charli XCX […]

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 […]