Arts & Culture

Ye is overpowered by a world of his own creation Draped in a baby blue shroud, Kanye Omari West stood tall, rapping, singing and praising alongside one of Los Angeles’ finest gospel choirs during the Inglewood leg of “Sunday Service” — a sermon-infused concert to worship God and promote Kanye’s new album “Jesus is King.”  […]

Aggie writer reviews the best Thanksgiving episodes Holiday specials of your favorite television series are often the most memorable — they can be sappy and sweet or full of twists. With Thanksgiving around the corner, here is a list of some of the best Thanksgiving-themed television.  “Thanksgiving” —  “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” This was an early episode […]

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “The Lighthouse” In true Arts Desk fashion, a group of us spontaneously decided to see “The Lighthouse” at the Varsity Theater this past weekend. And, in true A24 fashion, the piece fits the mold of every film nerd’s perfect movie: black and […]

A trio of passionate artists making a change through their art Beginning in Spring Quarter 2019, an inseparable artistic trio decided to make a change in the Davis art scene, starting in their own house. Creators and artists of the event, Dominic Rivetti, Axel Steeno and Gabriel Laude, who goes by the stage name Viper, […]

A man and his band create intimate spaces not experienced at stadium shows  Seeing an artist in concert is, for many, the ultimate way to honor their music and truly experience what they’ve created. The opportunity to hear a singer’s live vocals and the way they choose to convey it in person can be very […]

Design professor Mark Kessler discusses history, influence of different architecture movements, from Arts and Crafts movement to the Bauhaus Students continuously interact with the layout of campus as they bustle around, plug away at Shields Library and meander through the Death Star. Through this repetition, students can become indifferent to the architecture, as it becomes […]

Where the show falls flat and where it makes up for it Hulu premiered “Looking for Alaska,” an eight-episode miniseries based on John Green’s 2005 novel of the same name, on Oct. 18. The show focuses on Miles “Pudge” Halter (played by Charlie Plummer) as the new kid at a boarding school with an ongoing […]

Students share why they’re drawn to the platform, what they think is in store In the age of streaming and binge-watching on Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Amazon Prime and more, many people are also turning to YouTube for entertainment. YouTube is home to popular video series, like Vogue’s 73 Questions or Bon Appetit’s “It’s Alive!” But […]

An unorthodox exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California is a can’t miss As an Oaklander, I have always been proud of my roots grounded in the heart of the Bay Area. When I heard that the Oakland Museum of California was hosting a Burning Man exhibit, I hopped into my beaten-down car without hesitation […]

Part one of final season begins on an unsettlingly positive note, feels like the calm before the storm  The Netflix animated comedy “Bojack Horseman” first aired in 2014 and followed an anthropomorphised horse named Bojack, a washed-up 1990’s sitcom star who struggles with alcoholism and crippling self-loathing. Five seasons later, “Bojack Horseman” maintains a cult […]

Critical importance of ethnic studies — from activism to academia Born out of protest, it was just 50 years ago that the idea of an ethnic studies curricula emerged at UC Davis — which, at the time, was revolutionary. With a political climate of anti-war, civil rights and women’s liberation movements, the 1960s embodied a […]

The Beauty of Eggers’ fully realized vision   “The Lighthouse,” the most recent film from Robert Eggers, is an exploration of hysteria on the high seas, a piece of cinema that transcends Eggers from a director into a modern-day auteur. It is also the sole reason why future generations will avoid seagulls with deeply rooted apprehension.  […]