Arts & Culture

No one can do the rap game like Queen Nicki Minaj Very few artists could ever garner the media attention, musical success or have the lyrical genius of the woman who revolutionized the rap game—Nicki Minaj. Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, professionally known as Nicki Minaj, and crowned as Queen of the Barbz, is the woman who […]

A COVID-19 sitcom stole the show The 21st annual Davis Film Festival took place on May 19 and 20 at 7 p.m., and was streamed on Vimeo. Fifty films were submitted to the festival and only 29 films made the final cut. The showing this year gave the audience the opportunity to vote for their […]

Chinese restaurant remains a local favorite despite only coming to Davis once a week throughout the pandemic The amazing food that comes from The Dumpling House in its different iterations—both as a restaurant and a farmers market stand—is no stranger to The Aggie and UC Davis students alike. While the Davis restaurant has sadly been […]

The exhibit features work by local artists that is sure to put a smile on gloomy faces Davis has an abundance of local culture to indulge in, including the Pence Art Gallery. An inconspicuous complex nestled in the heart of downtown is home to a surprisingly impressive number of exhibits featuring work by local artists. […]

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and TV shows Movie: “Sid and Nancy” dir. by Alex Cox (1986) Cox’s follow-up to the cult classic “Repo Man” follows the infamous relationship between Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and shrill teen groupie Nancy Spungen through the band’s collapse and a certain tragic event thoroughly […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly pick of movies, TV shows, books and music Movie: “American Psycho” dir. by Mary Harron (2000) I think I enjoy “American Psycho” so much because of its hilarious cultural impact on everyone in such different ways. There are, of course, the “film bros” who revere this piece of cinema as an […]

A look into the infamous family’s influence Let’s take a peek into one of America’s most well-known families, the family that has graced our televisions for 14 years and 20 seasons, the family that always knows how to steal the spotlight, the family who went from Calabasas middle-class to having wealth that expands all over […]

How social media is stoking the already raging flames of environmental issues in the fashion industry and what we are doing about it Fast fashion has been a mainstay of popular culture for decades. From the fabulously wealthy to the wannabe millionaire with expensive taste, people rely on trendy clothing that’s accessible to all. But […]

With viewership on the decline, here’s a look into some of the Academy’s past oversights and mistakes Viewership of the Academy Awards has hit an all-time low in 2021. Just 9.85 million live viewers tuned in, a decrease of 59% from 2020, which was already the low point in Oscars viewership since the turn of […]

The Tesla CEO has nothing to do with SNL, and is another example of the show’s controversial clout-chasing The announcement that Elon Musk was to host Saturday Night Live (SNL) on May 8 was the straw that broke this particular camel’s back. This has more to do with my extreme disappointment in SNL and Lorne […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, TV shows, books and music TV Show: “Shadow and Bone”  This Netflix series is based off of author Leigh Bardugo’s book series, which gives us an entrance to what fans call the Grishaverse. The series is centered around the fictional country Ravka, which is split between the East […]

Canada’s body horror master stands unrivaled David Cronenberg’s films have the rare effect of inspiring total hopelessness in the viewer. Not in the way of token shock, or in the way a description like body horror might initially suggest, but in another implacable way that derives its power from first challenging the mind and body, […]