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Doctors Without Borders’ “Starved for Attention” exhibit comes to UC Davis

Arts & CultureApril 28, 2011
Single mother Natasha begins chopping wood to sell under a berating African sun at 5:30 a.m, with son Alexi on her back.

Logos Books continues the oral tradition of poetry

Arts & CultureApril 28, 2011
Through literature, spoken word and good intentions, the Linz family continues to empower the Davis community through poetry at their used bookstore Logos Books.

Basement Gallery senior shows underway

Arts & CultureApril 28, 2011
Senior art studio majors are currently showing their final works as undergraduates in the Art Building’s Basement Gallery for one week each.

Kids get the rock star experience with RockBand University

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
At some point during their childhood, almost every kid dreams about being in a rock band and becoming a rock star.

Quick takes: Mondavi Center internship program now accepting applications

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
Students interested in arts administration and nonprofit management are invited to apply for the Mondavi Center’s Aggie Arts internship.

Column: Girl power

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
The Bechdel Test goes something like this: In a given movie, 1. Are there at least two female characters? 2. Do they talk to each other? and 3. Do they talk to each other about something other than a man?

CD review: TV On The Radio

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
From the very beginning of Nine Types of Light, the album has a romantic tone, which is a slight shift from TV On The Radio’s previous albums.

CD review: Vivian Girls

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
Infiltrating the minds of youthful lovers, thinkers and everything in between, Vivian Girls knows how to capture the great essence of infectious pop.

CD review: Jessie J

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
Already a huge hit in her native U.K. and well-received after her first “Saturday Night Live” performance, it seemed as if Jessie J was destined for a huge hit with her debut album Who You Are.

Quick takes: Get your film screened at the Asian American Association Film Festival

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
One of the most active cultural clubs on campus, the Asian American Association, will hold its annual film festival May 3 to 13.

New poetry anthology aims to capture the soul of Davis

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
‘Through poetry, we enter the soul of the city’ are the words that pop out the most on The Davis Poetry Book Project’s website. These words are the driving force behind a project that is working toward publishing a book of poems about Davis written by anyone who has been moved by the city.

Capitol Steps puts the mock in de-moc-racy

Arts & CultureApril 21, 2011
The often somber tones and jargon of politics wouldn’t make such great material for comedy, right? Wrong.