Arts & Culture

Rockstar Games’ critically acclaimed video game is considered one of the greats, but it’s the game’s emotional core that makes it so phenomenal    By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org   In an industry so diverse in its offerings, it can be hard to properly define what qualifies as a video game masterpiece. No two games are fully […]

Choosing certain scents provides a playful form of self-expression    By JULIE HUANG – arts@theaggie.org   Perfumery has been around since antiquity, and it is not going away anytime soon. The personal care and cosmetics industry and its consumers are always finding new ways to engage with scented products, whether through perfume, body mists, body […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS — arts@theaggie.org    TV Show: “Big Brother” by John de. Mol (2000)   Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? Well, if you’re on the reality show “Big Brother,” your fears can become a reality. With 100 cameras and microphones […]

UC Davis alumni Thea Hudson and Genevieve Ryan share the thought process behind their first joint exhibition, “Friends are Everywhere”    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   From Sept. 4 to 28, visitors of the John Natsoulas Gallery were given the opportunity to explore “Friends are Everywhere,” a new exhibition by best friends Thea Hudson […]

Shakti shares the brilliance of Indian music and its impact on the world   By INDRANIL BASU — arts@theaggie.org   Shakti won Best Global Music Album for “This Moment” at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, which was telecast earlier this year on Feb. 4, 2024 on CBS, marking a historic moment for Indian music and […]

Amidst all of the 2024 releases, four pop albums stand out as major playlist staples    By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS — arts@theaggie.org    If I had to use one word to describe the musical landscape of summer 2024, all obvious signs point to pop. From Charli XCX’s “Apple” dance trend taking over everyone’s Tik Tok For […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, TV, music and more    By Alyssa Crevoiserat – arts@theaggie.org   Book: “One Dark Window” by Rachel Gillig (2022)   As we approach the cooler months and see fogged-up windows, leafless trees and rainy days, it’s time to prepare your reading selection for the fall. “The Shepherd King” […]

Explore four contemporary book recommendations within the subgenre that will have you, for once, looking forward to the start of fall quarter   By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org While it’s decidedly unhealthy to romanticize the more difficult bits of life — a past relationship, working too much, the 1950s — your college experience is most […]

All-terrain origins hailing from the Bay Area   By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   It’s safe to say that the citizens and students of Davis have a passion for everything having to do with biking. The logo for the city itself is a bicycle, and the fact of the matter is that nearly 50% of all students […]

The wrestling-themed art battle attracted a crowd to watch the fresh batch of contestants face off with their palettes and paints   By MATTHEW MCELDOWNEY — art@theaggie.org   Secret Spot and Sudwerk Brewery collaborated on Aug. 17 to bring Art Mania back to Davis. Following their successful Art Mania in February of this year, the […]

The film, starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, offers a refreshingly intense movie about a love triangle happening on and off the tennis court   By ELIZABETH WOODHALL — arts@theaggie.org   “Challengers,” directed by Luca Guadagnino, was released in March 2024 and has a stellar cast led by Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. […]

The diverse 1968 fantasy novel that still resonates with this generation of readers   By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   Are you looking for a new wizard-focused fantasy book to satiate your magic desires? What if I told you there was a book on par with that of J. R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis that featured a […]