Arts & Culture

Jamie Tin shares how she began selling her crochet bees, frogs and other stuffed animals Since the pandemic, many students took the opportunity to take on new activities, start a new hobby or learn how to bake. But some took this time to turn their newfound hobby into a small business, which is exactly what […]

Breaking down the facade of the girlboss movement At this point you’d have to be living under a rock to have not heard or seen the term girlboss being used in some way—whether satirically or (god forbid) genuinely. While the term first gained popularity on the internet by the eBay clothes-flipper turned fast fashion company […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks of movies, TV shows, books and music   Movie: “The Devil Wears Prada” dir. by David Frankel (2006) As I was aimlessly scrolling through TikTok, as one does during a pandemic, I came across a post about who was truly the bad guy in “The Devil Wears Prada,” and I decided […]

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” propelled drag into mainstream media, but it has fallen short as new forms of expression counteract restricting expectations “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is indisputably a great piece of reality television and competition show, as proven by the show’s 19 Emmy wins and 29 total nominations. Not only has drag queen RuPaul Charles’ show […]

Students share their experiences handling COVID-19, being full-time students and trying to fast for over 16 hours a day Currently, roughly 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide are celebrating their second Ramadan during a pandemic. From sunrise to sunset, practicing Muslims all over the world will not eat a single bite of food or drink a droplet […]

The hard work of the student board contributed to a successful virtual event This year’s annual Picnic Day took place on April 17 and intertwined asynchronous events with live virtual Zoom events held on ASUCD’s Picnic Day website. In light of the pandemic, the student-run board had to focus on finding a way to continue […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, TV shows, books and music Movie: “American Gigolo” dir. by Paul Schrader (1980) Director Paul Schrader Bingo—fill out a 3-by-3 note card row by row with the following: 1. Protagonist conceals their true nature with superficial charm. 2. Romance with a soft-spoken woman. 3. Extreme violence in the […]

As small businesses struggle and large companies like Amazon continue to break records, individuals can decide which stores to support As the COVID-19 pandemic continued on, America fell into economic crisis, social justice movements came to the forefront of our lives and people became obsessed with TikTok. Healthcare providers were touted as superheroes while some […]

Gaga’s album, “The Fame Monster,” will never be topped, and here’s why Dearest Mother Monster (aka Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, or Lady Gaga),  Before I get into the nitty-gritty of my letter, I just need to tell you that I’ve loved you for so much of my life, it is almost scary—13 years to be […]

UC Davis campus radio station is one of several organizations affected by the demolition of Freeborn Hall UC Davis campus radio station KDVS is relocating after functioning out of Freeborn Hall for more than 50 years. UC Davis decided in 2018 that Freeborn Hall (the big triangular building next to the Memorial Union) must be […]

Why the singer re-recorded her album and why we’re so glad she did When artist Taylor Swift posted a message on her Tumblr regarding CEO of Big Machine Records Scott Borchetta refusing to sell her the masters to her music without conditions, many of her fans’ hearts sank. They were left in a moral dilemma […]

From unsolved crimes to the darkest depths of the seafood industry  By ITZELTH GAMBOA — arts@theaggie.org Seaspiracy  The most recent documentary that stirred my point-of-view was “Seaspiracy.” The title broken up says “sea’s piracy,” which is what the documentary explores. I’ve always been interested in marine animals—huge creatures that are simultaneously beautiful and terrifying. When […]