Arts & Culture

Student organizers share what the festival means to them   By SUN YIE — arts@theaggie.org    On April 9-10, the Davis Cherry Blossom Festival was held at Sudwerk Brewing Co., where community members came together for performances and traditional Japanese activities. Cherry blossoms, also known as “sakura” in Japan, are a symbol of spring, a […]

And what makes this technique so sentimentally special    By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org   During the first screening of “The Lost World” in 1925, audience members watched a shockingly realistic T-rex tower above a group of human explorers, seemingly unphased by the humans’ gunshots. The whole thing was enough for a journalist of the […]

Layercake: The documentary follows the making of her critically acclaimed debut album   By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org   Teen superstar Olivia Rodrigo is taking the world by storm. Bursting onto the scene in the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical,” the 19-year-old sensation has far and away transcended her old costars, with her […]

The rapper’s new artistic direction may differ from what fans seek at his shows    By JACOB ANDERSON — arts@theaggie.org   Florida rapper Denzel Curry hit the Ace of Spades in Sacramento on April 9 as part of the tour for his new album, ”Melt My Eyez See Your Future,” released less than a month […]

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books and music    By ANGIE CUMMINGS — arts@theaggie.org   Movie: “X” dir. by Ti West (2022) A slasher at its zenith, “X” is set in the golden age of horror: 1979. What do you get when three adult film stars, their older manager and a film crew […]

Students tell their Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) stories and what they learned from their volunteer experiences By SIERRA JIMENEZ — arts@theaggie.org   Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) has become a popular way for individuals to get outdoors and have experiences outside of everyday life during the pandemic.  The mission statement of WWOOF […]

A dazzling rendition of everyone’s favorite musical — songs, dance and all  By SIERRA JIMENEZ — arts@theaggie.org The Oscar nominee for best motion picture of the year, Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake of Robert Wise’s 1961 film “Westside Story,” is a must watch for musical lovers. Even if you aren’t a musical fanatic, the film is […]

Torrey Peters’ debut shines out in a sea of mediocrity By JACOB ANDERSON — arts@theaggie.org   In the world of MFA-sphere contemporary fiction, one pretty much knows what to expect. As many have pointed out, the insular, upper-class mores of academic-trained fiction seem to be incapable of producing anything artistically innovative because those for whom […]

Mulaney returns to the stage to address his road to recovery, recent publicity and distaste for scientists and rioters By SUN YIE — arts@theaggie.org    Though John Mulaney had incorporated quips that alluded to his previous experiences with addiction in his earlier specials, such as “The Comeback Kid” and “Kid Gorgeous at Radio City,” he […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, book, music and television shows By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org   Book: “The Secret History” (1992) by Donna Tartt If the title alone isn’t enough to capture your interest, here’s your nudge to pick up the book that put Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt into the literary spotlight. […]

The space integrates values of the Davis community at the core of its mission By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org UC Davis’ very own Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art was recently named one of the 25 best museum buildings of the past 100 years by ARTnews. The distinction becomes especially poignant considering […]

“The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum is everything any fan of his work could ask for (and more) By ANGIE CUMMINGS — arts@theaggie.org   The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) in San Francisco exalts Jim Henson’s various fantastic and vibrantly colored puppet-populated worlds in their current exhibition, “The Jim Henson Exhibition: […]