Arts & Culture

Tonight, the Mondavi Center will host the Jogja Hip-Hop Foundation, a collective of Indonesian artists whose work successfully blends old Javanese culture with modern concerns, all within the frame of a global hip-hop language. According to event coordinator Amanda Caraway, Jogja Hip-Hop Foundation is the first hip-hop group ever to perform at the Mondavi, and […]

Tomorrow night, UC Davis Concert Band will hold their end-of-the-quarter performance at the Mondavi Center. The theme is ‘technology through the ages’, from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair to the modern day intersection of art and technology through video games. The performance will include a diverse array of musical styles, from famous 1894 concert pieces, […]

This winter will mark the first full year of the UC Davis Book Club, a group that offers a setting in which to enjoy both new and classic literature — The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Unbearable Lightness of Being have been among their diverse choices — in a relaxed and pressure-less environment. […]

One Man Star Wars Trilogy is the brainchild of Canadian native Charlie Ross. Since its conception in 2001, the show has been on tour across the globe, taking notable stops off Broadway, at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and a short stint in Hong Kong. Along the way Star Wars fans, as well as Lucas Films, […]

Best-selling author David Sedaris spent an evening at the Mondavi Center Friday reading humorous short stories from his upcoming book Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls and several entries from his diary, consequently making the entire theater shake with laughter at his extreme absurdities. Few authors can make reading from a book into a riotously comedic […]

Poets and artists came out to the Natsoulas Gallery on Thursday to advocate the cause of UC Davis student-artist Tomás Matzat. Matzat was charged with 15 misdemeanor counts and five felony counts in response to alleged acts of vandalism on campus. As part of the charges, Matzat has been ordered to pay around $6,000 in […]

Visions at UC Davis will be putting on Colors of India, an extravaganza featuring an Indian cultural music and dance this Saturday from 5 to 7:30 p.m at the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall on the Davis Senior High campus. All proceeds will support education for youth affected by poverty and conflict in South Asia. The […]

Game of the week We all know the biggest release this week is Call of Duty: Black Ops II, despite my disinterest in the series over the past few years. In fact, I’m liable to go on a rant about it if given the opportunity, so I’ll just say this — if you like Call […]

In his new novel Proxy, author Jason Mallory has imagined a trying future. In his world, robots replace human workers, politics are deeply divisive, the United Nations struggles to keep order and the U.S. is on the brink of civil war… and yet, this world is not so different from our own. Mallory will be […]

The title of the new French film playing at the Varsity Theater, Chicken with Plums, only relates to the movie in two ways. 1. Like the meal, the movie is a delicious blend of different ingredients that somehow blends deliciously, sweet and salty: It’s an imaginative meal for your film-viewing eyes. And 2: The protagonist’s […]

Riders of the Unitrans B-Line: What song are you listening to right now? “‘The Last,’ by Childish Gambino. I like a lot of hip-hop, especially Kendrick [Lamar]’s new album. You can really see him growing up as a person, from the first song to the last.” — David Tran, third-year transfer mechanical engineering major “‘chAngE,’ […]

There already exist too many Taylor Swift-related opinion articles in the world. Most discuss her lack of vocal talent, her annoying publicized relationships or her faux-vintage style. The rest defend her, claiming that no other artist produces music as catchy and true as the princess’ chart-topping “hits.” As much as I would adore to express […]