Arts & Culture

Poet Claudia Rankine presented her latest work, “Just Us: An American Conversation,” at UC Davis Using a compilation of poetry, essays and images, Claudia Rankine’s newest book, “Just Us: An American Conversation,” tackles the issue of systemic racism’s persistence in American culture, specifically through the presence of white supremacy and the failures of the U.S. […]

Taking crude commentary, social criticism to new heights “What is more dangerous, this virus or the Democrats?” asks Borat Sagdiyev to his American hosts, Jerry Holleman and Jim Russell. “The Democrats,” they quickly answered. Sascha Baron Cohen spent five days in “quarantine” with the two conservative QAnon believers that let him stay in their home, […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music TV Show: “Locke and Key” (2020 Netflix Original) The ten-episode Netflix fantasy series focuses on three siblings as they move into their father’s childhood home after his murder. The family moves into the ancient home that is rumored to carry a strange hold on […]

“Ratched” should be a prequel to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” but ultimately fails to deliver\ To begin, it’s important to preface that if I had not known going in that “Ratched” was supposed to serve as a prequel to the film and novel “One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” I would have […]

Variety, price and simplicity make Trader Joe’s a valued market choice, according to many college students  Trader Joe’s is a staple of the UC Davis community. It’s known for healthy and affordable options that cater to college students. The grocery store has managed to rise above frozen food’s less-than-great reputation. Five UC Davis students discuss […]

The videos game’s musical projects defy expectations You’ve probably heard of “League of Legends.” Either you play it, know someone who plays it or get those horrible animated Youtube advertisements telling you to play it. Created by the studio Riot Games, it has cemented its reputation as one of the most popular multiplayer games in […]

The new student-run business hopes to brighten your day with authentic desserts Munch is a new student business run by Andrei Garcia and Jose Cardenas. The duo splits up their duties to make the magic work. Along with managing finances, Garcia, a third-year communication major, uses his family recipes to create leche flan and coffee […]

Three categories of Halloween films to get you in the spirit from Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime If you’re looking for a good range of movies to spook or thrill you for Halloween, this list covers films from three popular streaming platforms: Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Within each, the movies are categorized under “Classic […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music, television shows Movie: “Coraline” dir. by Henry Selick (2009) This movie was released years ago, but this is a film that I never get tired of revisiting, especially around this time of the year. Based on the identically-named novella by Neil Gaiman, “Coraline” is a stop-motion […]

How environmental consciousness edges out the dairy industry When asked her thoughts on cow’s milk, Joelle Page, a second-year psychology major, said: “It’s disgusting. All I can think about is the pus and blood and dirt, God, I can’t believe I ever drank it. And I know how the process is, like all the steps […]

Disappointed by the characters in the TV show, yet will watch season two There are TV shows that we watch that are immeasurably good. They’re entertaining, they’re funny, they check off all the boxes. Shows like “Never Have I Ever” and “Stranger Things” that are undeniably perfect. But then there are shows that you watch […]

Commemoration is through education, America’s history of oppression in the Philippines continues to be prevalent today Filipino American History Month (or FAHM, as it’s widely known in the Filipinx-American (FilAm) community) is celebrated in October to commemorate the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental U.S. Many organizations hold events to bring attention to […]