Arts & Culture

Arts writer Caroline Rutten Zooms with Lillian Frances, talks debut album It has been a year since I last interviewed Lillian Frances, the brightly-colored synth-pop Davis artist. At the time, we met up at the Starbucks at University Mall: She was a force of energy from the moment she entered the coffee shop. Dressed in […]

This year’s theme for The California Aggie’s Literary Magazine was “In 100 Words or Less.” The Literary Magazine committee ultimately chose 17 student submissions to feature.  “LUSH”  By Jack Hyslop A chalky pink-blue bath bomb  falls ~plunk~ into the sea.  A modest tub yet comfy enough  to fit just you and me.  Its fizzle stops […]

Black students, Chancellor May, discuss facing discrimination, finding community In the ASUCD Winter 2019 Elections, Shondreya Landrum won a seat on the Senate table. The ASUCD Elections website, which uses a ranking system, asking students to rank their top choices — up to six people — in numerical order for Senate positions. At the time, […]

Can we find love online, or is it virtually impossible? If you’ve ever been romantically involved, you probably know what it’s like to get butterflies when someone flirts with you or gives you a certain look. And in this day and age, it’s not uncommon to experience this when you’re not even with the person […]

The Arts and Culture Desk (and a bonus!) shares our most impactful albums from this year Liz Jacobson, Arts and Culture Editor: “YHLQMDLG” by Bad Bunny Bad Bunny’s second studio album pays homage to reggaetón’s past and showcases its future with features by the genre’s legends and fellow Latin trap up-and-comers. The album’s title is […]

The iconic, trendsetting ‘90s sitcom is both revered, criticized today  The NBC sitcom “Friends,” which first aired in 1994 and ran for 10 seasons, was a hit from the start. The ensemble cast of six 20-somethings in New York City trying to figure out life resonated deeply with the American public. The series was nominated […]

The universal appeal of “Normal People” is captured both on paper, on screen  What is it that is so fascinating and so engrossing about the 2018 bestseller “Normal People” by Sally Rooney? Recently adapted by the BBC and Hulu as a hit limited series, the popularity of Rooney’s sophomore work has skyrocketed over the past […]

Like the characters, not emojis (＠_＠;) We are all familiar with emojis, the little pictures that communicate what words just can’t. Emoticons, on the other hand, are an often unappriecated art of communication where the icons made of keyboard characters are put together to resemble an image. Emoticons create a platform where user creativity shines. […]

A dystopian fiction: the mockingjay of reality The “Hunger Games” series gained immense popularity back in the 2010s — so much so that its dystopian fiction has clawed its way into reality. The gore and perverted essence that made the series so captivating may not be so appealing in real life. But if we observe […]

Exploring different television shows, movies that feature LGBT characters, storylines Television: “I Am Not Okay With This” Following the hype of “Stranger Things,” Netflix cast the popular Sophia Lillis to play Sydney Novak, a young teen struggling to cope with the dangers of high school, her sexuality and superpowers. Sydney, who is 17 and lives […]

Spheres discusses “Spherical” and the recording, editing process Experimental musician Nina Spheres, a fourth-year philosophy major, sat down with Arts and Culture Editor Liz Jacobson to discuss their latest project “Spherical,” released on June 30, 2019. “Spherical” fulfills Sphere’s dream of finishing a project — from recording to editing — by themselves.  “Spherical” tackles solitude […]

Former ASUCD senator shares what motivates her, future aspirations “People believe in you.”  Ko Ser Lu Htoo’s father told her this when she was elected to serve as an ASUCD senator. Most would consider this a remarkable victory in itself, but for a trans woman of color and Karen refugee, this was yet another testament […]