Arts & Culture

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music Television: “Freaks and Geeks” Although this show came out in 1999, if you haven’t watched it yet, please do yourself a favor and hit play. This show is about two groups of high schoolers in the ’80s: the freaks and the geeks. This classic […]

Bran the Broken: King of the Six Kingdoms, Breaker of Genders The fire of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has been reduced to its embers. Its finale is still a hot topic, but since the series concluded, its once blinding flame now casts a light on the issues of gender politics within the show and how […]

From horror to family, which sequels continued the originals’ legacies, flopped When it comes to sequels, there is a general hatred for the second, and even worse, third movies. There are, however, still some sequels that lived up to the originals. Horror Movies Best: “The Conjuring 2” (2016) When paranormal psychic Lorraine Warren, played by […]

How the movies we enjoyed as children are being redone for the new generation It’s easy to remember our middle school Saturday mornings, waking up early, jumping out of bed, running straight to the living room and turning on the TV to watch cartoons. We used to watch our Disney classics on VHS, and these […]

Childish Gambino film succeeds as creative project The Thursday night before his highly-anticipated performance, Donald Glover, alias “Childish Gambino,” released “Guava Island” for attendees at Coachella, the famous site of Beyonce’s recent “Homecoming” documentary and Kanye’s Easter Sunday Service. The next day, Amazon released the film for an 18-hour period of free streaming for all […]

Amy Poehler’s directorial debut “Wine Country” isn’t as fun to watch as it was for the cast to make Amy Poehler’s directorial debut “Wine Country,” released on Netflix on May 10, follows six old friends reuniting over a vacation in Napa Valley. With a cast of heavily-experienced comedians like Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey […]

The art of film in skateboarding To build a list of famous skateboarders does not depend on whether or not one has ever skateboarded— Tony Hawk, Nyjah Huston, Ryan Sheckler. Easy enough. Everyone knows those names. There’s band of creative filmmakers and photographers, however, who trail behind skateboarders that typically go unnoticed; creators who care […]

From Hard Work to High Fashion Overalls, once regarded as childish and hillbilly-esque are taking the fashion world by storm. Comprised of material ranging from denim to corduroy, an absurd amount of pockets and unrivaled comfort, there is nothing out there quite like them. Currently, overalls are enjoying plenty of time in the limelight as […]

Music festival takes place in Napa Located in the heart of wine country, this up-and-coming music festival is appropriately themed and centered all around wine. Though sponsored by Jam Cellars, there was a wide selection of other wine labels to choose from and, in addition to wine, a plethora of beer and spirit options too. […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music TV: “The Office” (Season 1-3) Some may say I’m obsessed with “The Office.” I prefer the term expert. I’ve seen every episode countless times, but as of recently, I have rediscovered the overlooked hilarity of seasons one through three. The humor is at its […]

A local Davis band returns to Central Park with new energy During Spring Quarter, students and Davis residents attend the Wednesday Farmer’s Market to enjoy fresh produce, food booths, Central Park and the different musical acts that play. The bands bring a similar energy of relaxing covers and family friendly music that are great to […]

Chicken Provençal Returning home after a long Monday, I promptly marched to the kitchen, grabbed a wine glass and poured myself the last of the bottle of Chardonnay I had left over from the FarMar last Wednesday. I settled into the couch and took a sip to find a stale and unpleasant taste in my […]