Arts & Culture

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 […]

Reliving our childhood with Mr. Rogers in more ways than one Few children’s television shows accomplish what “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” — which ran from 1968 to 2001 — did. Mr. Rogers was part of the family, beloved by many generations, and one of the few individuals capable of discussing real-life issues with children through his […]

Arts writer Ilya Shrayber looks back on ten years of cinema 2010: “Exit Through The Gift Shop” directed by Banksy    Forget about your edgy cousin who got really into street art for a second and take in what was the most peculiar, fascinating piece of cinema of 2010. Directed by the enigmatic Banksy, “Exit […]

More than just a rap collective, Sacramento-based group gives back, empowers youth It all began with a fist bump. Not just any fist bump — when Sam Lauderdale and Thaddeus Turner met up on the playground in middle school ready to fight, something unusual happened. “He squared up with me,” Turner said, “And then he […]