Arts & Culture

I dragged my housemate to the first horror movie of the decade, left disappointed  The newest edition of “The Grudge” wasn’t a sequel, but rather it turned out to be a disappointing remake. This year’s “The Grudge” follows Detective Muldoon (Andrea Riseborough) as she and her partner Goodman (Demian Bichir) investigate a rotting body in […]

Why do I feel bad for a murderous stalker? The second season of the hit Netflix show “You” came out on Dec. 26, 2019. After the problematic, yet binge-worthy, first season, it was no surprise that most people finished the new season in a few days (me), then took to Twitter to immediately criticize it. […]

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows. Television: “Dracula”  Among the multitude of vampire television shows and movies that have arrived and been easily forgotten, “Dracula” does not have the most creative title, but has an interesting synthesis of old Hollywood, Transylvania and the modern world. This Netflix mini-series is […]

An exploration of music as community Campus is a strange place. Don’t get me wrong, since being admitted here I have sung the praises of UC Davis to an arguably annoying amount, both in print and to friends. There’s beauty everywhere you look, even if you have to squint sometimes. There’s not a better way […]

Book or movie? A question as old as time I am a total sucker when it comes to book-to-movie adaptations. So when I heard that “Let It Snow” was out, I watched it immediately and decided to read the book later.  “Let it Snow” was adapted from the 2008 book of the same name by […]

What can set interior designs apart from the rest When one thinks of interior design, a few things might come to mind. One of these things might be a curious head scratching that may occur if you speak to someone from the STEM field. Perhaps it is a girl with a wildflower tattoo telling you […]

And you’re watching Disney Channel For most college-aged students, the pay-television Disney Channel was a household staple and a huge part of their childhoods. The original movies and shows resonated with many young viewers and provided iconic characters for teens and pre-teens to look up to. Having entered the age of streaming, Walt Disney Company […]

Discussing top nominations, integrity of the process  In November, the nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced — and, like every awards show, everyone’s got opinions. And similar to the reaction everyone seemed to have to their Spotify Wrapped data, this year’s General Field nominations were initially a bit puzzling. At the same […]

‘My Vagina’ piece a part of the installation project for ART 151 Kaiden Zaldumbide’s art piece was the talk of the town on the UC Davis campus. A box of penises laid planted in dirt and left on display outside Peter J. Shields library. At first glance, it seemed like a joke — why would […]

The highlights of the decade Dear 2010s, our relationship has had many ups and downs. It is, however, time for the decade to come to a close. “New year, new me,” as they say. Before goodbyes are exchanged to the millennium’s second decade, let us pause and reminisce. 2010: The year of seemingly ceaseless “photo-ops” […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “Little Women” I particularly love films that you just can’t seem to shake — stories and characters and colors that take up residence in your mind, popping up when you least expect it, forever ingrained in your peripheral. Everything reminds you of […]

The 2018 renaissance of young adult series “Twilight” was a movement no one expected, but probably should have   The original “Twilight” novel was published by Stephanie Meyer in 2005. Meyer went on to publish four novels in the series and a companion novel, which sold over 120 million copies worldwide. The film versions of the […]