Arts & Culture

While Harris is a first in many respects, her past makes her a contentious trailblazer She holds many titles: former district attorney of San Francisco, former attorney general of California and first Indian senator of California, to name a few.  Out of all of her great achievements, Kamala Devi Harris now holds the most esteemed […]

The production studio’s wholesome themes are meaningful to children and adults alike It’s safe to say that most of us love a happy ending—even the most despicably cynical human can appreciate tearing up every once in a while, right? And we all know that children’s movies almost always give us that happy ending that we […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly pick of movies, tv shows, books and music Movie: “Howl’s Moving Castle” dir. by Hayao Miyazaki (2005) “Howl’s Moving Castle” is a Japanese animated movie produced by the critically acclaimed production company Studio Ghibli. The story is set in a fictional kingdom where technology, magic and war all collide into a […]

A short list of some of the movies to look forward to Netflix has decided to save us from another year of being stuck watching repeats on movie night. In a recent announcement, the streaming platform shared their plan to put out new movies every week of 2021. Keeping in mind that not everyone plans […]

What is it and why are we so attracted to it? Overgrown plants strewn over bricked houses, wispy and whimsical wildflower fields, lace and cotton dresses with wooden baskets filled with food for a picnic—these are all major elements of the cottagecore aesthetic. “Cottagecore” is used to describe an aesthetic that romanticizes life in the […]

UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance and Catalyst present a charming comedy about a gay astronaut From Jan. 21-23, Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank presented “Small Steps,” a comedy about a lonely gay guy sent on a one-man mission to Mars, through the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance in collaboration with Bike […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly pick of movies, tv shows, books and music Movie: “The Most Hated Family in America” dir. by Geoffrey O’Connor (2007) The Westboro Baptist Church has been picketing funerals for decades, drawing completely understandable ire and generally making fools of themselves under the classic assumption that no publicity is bad publicity. However, […]

An authentic aesthetic, private brand and friendly employees have granted Trader Joe’s a cult following When you hear the name “Trader Joe’s” what often comes to mind is a moderately sized, old-timey grocery store with eerily similar-looking employees in different colored Hawaiian shirts and a casual atmosphere.  The first Trader Joe’s shop was established in […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music Movie: “Soul” dir. by Pete Docter (2020) Soul follows a jazz artist trying to make it big and live out his musical dreams. But in the meantime, he works as a middle school music teacher. When the musician finally gets the chance of a […]

Years of fantastic music that never quite hit the mainstream, maybe because it was never supposed to  When one of the flag-bearers of the emo revival, Snowing, broke up in 2011, their announcement post included a joke about how the band’s brief three year run made them “over 90 in emo years.” The post—which marked […]

The subscription service that gives sex workers autonomy and safety could be jeopardized by the presence of celebrities on the app By MUHAMMAD TARIQ — arts@theaggie.org In an age of increasing virtualized convenience, it comes as little surprise that even sex work has become a pay-to-watch monthly subscription. Just as consumers pay Netflix’s $8.99 a […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music TV Show: “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (2005) When “Avatar” was added back to Netflix on May 15, I, and many other people who were kids when the show was running from 2005 to 2008, promptly rewatched the series. The perfectly paced plot, the spectacular […]