Arts & Culture

The tabletop fantasy role-playing system has fans hooked on this unexpected adventure   By NATALIE SALTER — arts@theaggie.org    Last December, one of the gaming industry’s most anxiously anticipated events of the year, The Game Awards, aired live to an audience of around 118 million viewers. The show’s most prestigious award — Game of the […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By CHARLIE MCBRIAN — arts@theaggie.org    Album: “#1 Record / Radio City” by Big Star (1974) This double album from 1978 combines 1972’s “#1 Record” and 1974’s “Radio City” which, due to poor distribution, had gone unnoticed up to that point. This re-release, however, […]

True-life supernatural encounters told by the people who experienced them   By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   Looking for something to listen to in your downtime that will keep you on your toes? I have the perfect podcast to satisfy your spooky content-deprived soul. Snap Judgment, a one-of-a-kind, award-winning radio show and podcast, combines original music and […]

TikTok Shop has revived the makeup community by simplifying how to shop for makeup products   By ELIZABETH WOODHALL — arts@theaggie.org   When you think of TikTok, you might think of viral trends or vlog-style clips grasping your attention for just a few seconds before moving on to the next video. Anything you’d like to […]

Drag brunches, dinners, cabarets and more in the Yolo-Solano-Sacramento area   By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   At a time in the world where almost everything seems hectic and negative, it’s important to be able to enjoy a respite from the stresses of daily life. Different forms of entertainment are one way we seek to decompress. Lucky […]

Board members discuss the evolution and purpose of the organization    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   Before its founding in 2012, Third Space was a fantasy. A group of Davis artists dreamed up a place where community members could collaborate, create and engage with one another. There was a need for a space that […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By NATALIE SALTER — ncsalter@theaggie.org   TV Show: “Succession” (2018-2023)   If you’ve kept up with this year’s awards season, you’ve almost certainly heard of one of television’s newest prize-winning juggernauts. The show centers around the affluent Roy family: Logan Roy, the family’s patriarch […]

From a Barbenheimer face-off to a failed opening monologue    By INDRANIL BASU — arts@theaggie.org   The 81st Golden Globe Awards, one of the most popular American film and television award shows, took place this year on Jan. 7, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California and was broadcast live on CBS. It […]

All you need to know about the coolest scaly study buddies   By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   Are you thinking about getting a pet while completing your degree at UC Davis but don’t know which is the perfect fit? Well, I have news for you — the perfect college pet is not a cat, dog, bird […]

Eight to-be-released books to add to your reading list    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org As New Year’s resolutions have been made and Goodreads goals have been set, it’s time to find out what books will be hitting the shelves in 2024. Spanning from historical fantasy to personal essay collections, there’s something new for every […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for movies, TV, music and more    By ELIZABETH WOODHALL  — arts@theaggie.org   TV Show: “Yellowjackets” by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (2021)    After being convinced by a few of my friends to check this show out, I thought I’d give it a shot. Who doesn’t like a survival […]

A movie filled with obsession, deception and hunger in more ways than one By ELIZABETH WOODHALL — arts@theaggie.org   “Saltburn” was released in theaters on Nov. 17, 2023 and has recently been added to Amazon Prime Video. It first premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival and has since won over critics, with several nominations […]