Arts & Culture

How “19,” “21” and “25”  compare  Adele has the ability to make the world stop and listen. She has a grasp on her own voice that is unheard of in contemporary pop. Over the course of her incredibly successful career, she has released only three albums, each titled by the age she was when she […]

An easy addition to a summertime meal There are three things that get me excited about summer: watermelon, grilled zucchini and corn on the cob. As the days get longer and the sun shines a little stronger, evenings seem endless. People gather on the front porch and munch on buttered corn. Everyone gets to put […]

It’s not just another health fad To my fellow gluten freeks: When I was diagnosed with celiac disease during my senior year of high school, I thought my life was over. As a carb lover, wheat had been a substantial part of my diet my entire life, meaning that most of my favorite foods were […]

Student artist blends love for engineering, art, animals Second-year design major Audrey Chamberlin runs her small arts and crafts business by focusing on what she loves: quirky animals that spread love to all. Her small business, Pony Up Press, is a Davis-based business that sells prints, earrings, notebooks, stickers and more, all designed by Chamberlin […]

A completely objective, definitely correct ranking of Anderson’s films Believe me, I’m sure Wes Anderson has heard it all before. I’m positive he has been told he makes movies exclusively for hipsters, people who hang out in trendy coffee shops where they shoot film and frequently restart the French course on Duolingo. I’m sure he […]

Reopening Davis salons, barbershops  Yolo County officials extended the shelter-in-place order through May 31, with exceptions for religious drive-in services and construction, more than a month after the county issued the initial order. Social distancing measures have struck salons and barbershops in Davis as many students, the most substantial clientele, have gone home. In a […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, novels and music Television: “Bojack Horseman” Since the last season premiered this January, Bojack Horseman should be mentioned as one of the best animated comedies since “The Simpsons.”  What began as a show about a quick-witted, but cripplingly depressed, horse-man has evolved during its six-season run to […]

How remote learning complicates natural sleep habits  In this unprecedented time, abnormal is the new normal. Now that the whole world is out of whack, it’s only fair that we contribute to the chaos via our sleep schedules. We have surrendered to the powerful nature of sleep — so much so that we’ve become bear-like […]

Withers passes away at age of 81 It’s not every day that a middle-aged aircraft toilet mechanic decides they are going to try their hand at becoming a musician, and even less often that it actually works. But for a 32-year-old Navy veteran from the coal mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, that’s exactly […]

The completely accurate, irrevocable truth  I hope I am, at the very least, self-aware. Self-aware enough, that is, to recognize that I am often a parody of myself, a man on the fringes of what constitutes a “real” adult and an old-timey cartoon character. It’s this self-awareness that has led me to realize I have […]

How the movement that rattled Hollywood made waves, what it missed and how the fight for justice and healing continues The Me Too movement is quite possibly the most society-shaking, patriarchy-dismantling movement in history — and it has barely scratched the surface of one of the greatest repercussions of the abuse of male power.  Sexual […]

A glimpse into the legacy of academia’s poster font All night is spent pounding away at the keyboard. The deadline nears and the six-page requirement is just on the horizon. Jacked up on three Yerba Mates, you finally hit your goal and release an exasperated sigh of pent-up anxiety. You do a once over to […]