Arts & Culture

An overview of female empowerment in music Music has long been a platform that allows women to express themselves and have their voices heard. Artists can write about the struggles of womanhood and engage an audience who wants to shout out the same things they do.  Before women were outright combatting patriarchal behaviors with their […]

Frank Ocean fans in their feels about his no-show I bet it was not “God’s Plan” for Drake to get booed off stage. The notoriously viral headliner from this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles, Calif. has made everyone’s hotline bling.  Media has covered the Drake story as a completely humiliating experience. Is […]

A saga of brotherly love, corporate shenanigans and sultry sports cars Apple vs. Microsoft, capitalism vs. communism, Batman vs. Superman, Ford vs…. Ferrari? Released into theaters on Nov. 15, “Ford vs. Ferrari” accelerated into the box office, racking up over $64 million in its first week. The film is a high-octane biopic saga of man […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “Pierrot Le Fou” If you thought I wouldn’t recommend a dense, deeply tender French New Wave film in my Culture Corner, you were mistaken. Directed by none other than Jean-Luc Godard, a cinematic legend and perhaps my biological father, “Pierrot Le Fou” […]

Social media, Twitter main source for news Whether in class or at home, students spend a lot of time on their phones. Because of this, social media and various news apps are a convenient place to get the news. Kelly Lee, a fourth-year art studio and sociology double major, likes to get her news from […]

Is it worth a listen?  Rhythm and blues artist Jacquees has made headlines recently for claiming he’s the “king” of R&B, sending social media into a frenzy. Although his self-proclaimed title is debatable, Jacquees is well-known for several singles such as “You,” “B.E.D” and his controversial Ella Mai “Trip” remix. It was through his remixes […]

Where students kick back, incite social change  If there was ever a space that symbolized the essence of what UC Davis is, was and should be, it must be the beloved Quad. It is our Statue of Liberty, our Hanging Gardens of Babylon and our Louvre. West Quad, East Quad, left or right, it makes […]

Sociology professor Ryan Finnigan discusses reevaluating the labor/life ecosystem, moving past Ford’s creation John Maynard Keynes, perhaps one of the most influential economists to ever live,  hypothesized that his grandchildren would be working 15 hours per week. He was dreadfully wrong. Over 90 years since the “traditional” 40-hour work week was adopted by Henry Ford […]

The turkey time versus jingle jangle dispute It’s about that time of year when the holidays come knocking at your door. The weather gets a bit chillier, and stores sell decorations for a holiday that seems far away. Now that Halloween has passed, what are holiday enthusiasts supposed to listen to when the catalog of […]

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows. Television: “Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural” I first found out about “Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural” while mindlessly scrolling on Instagram. Someone edited a video of one of the first episodes where a priest profusely tells Ryan Bergara and his co-host Shane Madej not to call on […]

Martinez-Campos, Chloe Wasil captivate in lead roles This November, the UC Davis Department of Theater and Dance put on a production of “The Threepenny Opera.” The play was written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill and first hit the stage in 1928.  The Davis rendition of the musical was co-directed by performance studies doctoral student […]

Who knew how versatile pumpkin pie spice is? With the transition from summer to fall finally happening in Davis, Calif., the time has come for fall traditions that make this season’s cozy atmosphere to come to life. All things pumpkin and spice have been on the shelves of Trader Joe’s for some time, but the […]