Arts & Culture

The numbers and letters on your car can reveal more than you think    By ELI KELLEY — arts@theaggie.org   Countless groups are devoted to the identification and classification of the natural world. Birds, butterflies and beetles have occupied uncountable hours of hobbyist attention. In cities, options for wildlife enthusiasts are more limited. Though natural […]

Students weigh in on why they would like to make a space that reflects their creativity    By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   Despite being the central building for all of the studio art classes on campus and the department building of the art studio major, the Art Building itself isn’t characterized as very, well, ‘artsy.’ In […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   Album: “Moveys” by Slow Pulp (2020)   With mellow instrumentals, smooth vocals and introspective lyrics, “Moveys” seems fitting for the start of winter quarter, offering listeners a moment of melodious reflection. Chicago-based band Slow Pulp formed the debut […]

The club aims to be a place of respite for those of the AAPI and LGBTQ+ communities   By SAVANNAH BURGER — arts@theaggie.org   With UC Davis being a hub of diversity, there are many student-founded and led groups that act as smaller communities to give students the opportunity to relate to one another regarding […]

A look at how constraining choice opens up storytelling possibilities   By ELI KELLEY — arts@theaggie.org   Gamers will often praise a game for the breadth of choices it offers. This makes sense —  interactivity is key to the identity of video games. Many gamers fantasize about the most extreme form of interactivity, what in […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for movies, TV, music and more    ELIZABETH WOODHALL  — arts@theaggie.org   Song: “Nonsense” by Sabrina Carpenter (2022)   Her rise to fame was not sudden; it was a culmination of several years of trying to break through the pop world. Her career started at Disney, but she is far […]

Enjoyable lower-division courses and an upper-division psychology course that any major will enjoy   By LORENA ALVAREZ — arts@theaggie.org   A hallmark in the quarter system is frantically searching for easy and fun general education (GE) courses amidst the rush of finals season. Those who find themselves hopelessly reading through Reddit posts in search of […]

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 […]