Arts & Culture

The artist’s iconic dots and vibrant colors create a kaleidoscope world for viewers   By SOFIA BOZZO —- arts@theaggie.org    Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist renowned for her use of dots within her work as a means to understand the world around her. Her newest exhibit in the San Francisco Modern Museum of Art […]

A sit down with three members of the local band   By SOFIA BOZZO — arts@theaggie.org   The music scene surrounding Davis is unassuming, yet incredibly prominent within a specific community. The people who are aware of the significance of the scene consider it one of the most impactful elements of their Davis experience. At […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS — arts@theaggie.org    TV Show: “Young Sheldon” by Chuck Lorre (2017)   Ever wonder where the iconic phrase “Bazinga” originated from? Well, if you tune in to “Young Sheldon,” you might just find out. “Young Sheldon” follows Sheldon Cooper, a “Big […]

Synth-pop beats and lyrically crowded songs mark Swift as a musical innovator — for better or for worse   By ELIZABETH WOODHALL — arts@theaggie.org    Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19 at 12 a.m. EST, following soon after with an anthology of 15 songs at 2 a.m. EST. The anticipation had […]

This A24 film will make you question the unimaginable boundaries of love and violence    By INDRANIL BASU — arts@theaggie.org   “Love Lies Bleeding” is a 2024 romantic thriller film directed by English filmmaker and screenwriter Rose Glass, co-written by her and Weronika Tofilska. Glass’ second feature film after “Saint Maud” (2019) is a co-production […]

Art workshops, festivals and other events to work into your spring quarter   By LORENA ALVAREZ — arts@theaggie.org    Davis artists and UC Davis organizations are bringing art to life through free community events, bringing people together for a greater appreciation of artwork and representation.  The Artery, an art co-op located at 207 G St., […]

The Bay Area artist discusses the methods and meaning behind her sustainable practice    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org In between the top and bottom floors of the Pence Gallery, visitors can find the Stairway Display. Engaging patrons with art even on their journey from one story to another, the transitional exhibit features a different […]

How to make time for both assigned reading and books of your own    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org Whether it’s 10 books for your English course, 20 research papers for sociology or an entire textbook for physics, you probably have a lot of reading to do this quarter — no matter what your major […]

The benefits of contract grading and students’ response towards the system   By LORENA ALVAREZ — arts@theaggie.org   This far into their education, college students are no strangers to traditional grading, but what happens when they are met with new methods of assessment? A popular method that has surfaced is contract grading, gaining recent popularity […]

An unapologetically queer 1959 Hollywood film starring Marylin Monroe that is still worth watching today By SAVANNAH BURGER — arts@theaggie.org During a time when America criminalized all homosexual activities and forms of queer expression, the 1959 film “Some Like It Hot” broke free of the conservative constraints of the Hays Code and presented a film […]

Enjoy a selection of April-themed poetry    By JULIE HUANG – arts@theaggie.org   The month of April promises spring showers, summer around the corner and an entire month dedicated to appreciating poetry and those who write it. Fittingly, many poets have written about the month designated as National Poetry Month, often imbuing the idea of […]

A warm family film that could’ve been explored more    By INDRANIL BASU — arts@theaggie.org   “Wonka,” directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby, was released in December of last year under Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has been a commercial success and well-received by audiences and critics. It became the […]