Arts & Culture

A selection of records from the coming year to look out for   By CHARLIE MCBRIAN — arts@theaggie.org     This year anything can happen. 2024 comes in the wake of one of the oddest years for pop in recent memory. Hip-hop’s market share has been declining but there hasn’t been much to replace it. The […]

Trader Joe’s snacks to get you through finals and into the holiday spirit   By LORENA ALVAREZ — arts@theaggie.org   With finals just around the corner, many students turn to the holidays as a way to push through the end of the quarter. Although it may be a stressful time, there are many ways to […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By CHARLIE MCBRIAN — arts@theaggie.org    Movie: “The Apartment” dir. by Billy Wilder (1960)   “The Apartment” sees Writer-Director Billy Wilder as well as actors like Jack Lemon and Shirley MacLaine at the height of their talents. In the film, CC Baxter (played by […]

The market space advertises roughly 2,000 different handmade products to choose from    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   For roughly 15 years, the Pence Gallery has been creating a space for local artists to sell one-of-a-kind gifts at their annual Holiday Market. Spanning from ceramics to fiber arts to handmade soaps, the gallery prides […]

The new prequel shows how Snow always lands on top — sort of   By ELIZABETH WOODHALL — arts@theaggie.org   “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” was released on Nov. 17 with a runtime of two hours and 37 minutes. Currently at 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it is nevertheless a box-office […]

How a classic reality TV series continues to captivate old and new fans alike   By ELI KELLEY — arts@theaggie.org   “Survivor” is older than most of the students reading this. The show has been airing for 23 years and is currently on its 45th season. It helped ignite America’s fervor for reality TV in […]

The artist acknowledges the controversy and stays true to his sound   By LORENA ALVAREZ — arts@theaggie.org   Bad Bunny has recently received backlash for his relationship with Kendall Jenner and his alleged hostility towards fans. Some fans blame the singer and supermodel’s relationship for the change in the melody in his song, “Nadie Sabe” […]

How board games go hand-in-hand with children’s psychology   By ELI KELLEY — arts@theaggie.org   As someone with a lifelong love of board games, I’ve sometimes looked at my earlier years of game-playing with regret. Why had I wasted so much time playing “Snakes and Ladders?” And not just “Snakes and Ladders,” there’s a catalog’s […]

The fanbase brings the franchise to life through clever theorizing of its animatronics, pizzeria and characters   By ELIZABETH WOODHALL — arts@theaggie.org   The much-anticipated film “Five Nights At Freddy’s” (FNAF) was released on Oct. 27, 2023, almost nine years after the first video game in the series was released in 2014. Although the film […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By NATALIE SALTER — arts@theaggie.org    Album: “The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We” by Mitski (2023)   If you’re anything like me, and have a penchant for the most melancholic and heart-wrenching music, you’ll be enraptured by Mitski’s most recent album, “The […]

A twist on a classic holiday to celebrate your chosen family   By LORENA ALVAREZ — arts@theaggie.org   With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many students look forward to Friendsgiving: an event when meals are shared with friends before going back home for the holidays. However, our tight schedules and limited cooking skills as college […]

Artificial intelligence acts as creative expression    By ANA BACH — arts@theaggie.org   On Nov. 3, Nettrice Gaskins came to UC Davis to discuss her work in the art and artificial intelligence (AI) field. The UC Davis Design Department and others witnessed her talk titled “Theory, Content and Style for the AI Revolution” at the […]