Arts & Culture

Three “final girls” that pushed the horror genre to subvert audience expectations of gender roles   By BELLA PETERSON — arts@theaggie.org    Content Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault and violence against women.    “This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off,” Ellen Ripley, “Alien” (1979) heroine, recited as she reached […]

Student radio station DJs view music as a deeply personal experience to be shared   By IQRA AHMAD — arts@theaggie.org      Music has long been recognized as a universal language; one capable of transcending culture, geography and even generations, according to a Harvard music study. Though infinite in its possibilities — with countless variations of […]

The Brooklyn-based artist describes his career and creative process at the November Visiting Artist Lecture    By JONAH BERMAN—arts@theaggie.org On Nov. 6, the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program hosted its latest installment of its annual Visiting Artist Lecture Series, bringing Brooklyn-based artist Felipe Baeza to Davis for a discussion with Assistant Professor of English […]

The latest Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum exhibition considers the importance of connections across time, space and species    By JULIE HUANG — arts@theaggie.org   Open from Aug. 7 to Nov. 29, “Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice” is one of two exhibitions available to the public at the Jan Shrem and Maria […]

Performers such as the Ars Pacifica Trio provide students and Davis residents with stunning live musical shows   By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org    Live musical performances can be one of the most exciting and enjoyable ways for us to engage with the arts. However, concerts organized by bands, soloists and orchestras alike often come with steep […]

The eagerly awaited third installment of this popular indie horror title is, in short, disappointing    By BELLA PETERSON — arts@theaggie.org    On Oct. 3, the beloved indie horror game “Little Nightmares” made its return with a third installment. “Little Nightmares III” (“LN3”) takes place in the fictional world of Nowhere, made up of different, […]

In the age of the over-invested fan, parasocial relationships turn into real life consequences   By IQRA AHMAD — arts@theaggie.org      Parasocial relationships in the digital era have come to more recent attention, as many recent cultural reckonings do, with a TikTok. Last year, pop artist Chappell Roan addressed her fans via video, telling them […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more    By JENNA LEE — arts@theaggie.org   Album: “Disintegration” by The Cure (1989)    The Cure’s “Disintegration” is the perfect fall album. Its majestic and melancholic atmosphere transforms sadness into something beautiful and nearly otherworldly. The lyrics touch on themes of aging, heartbreak and despair […]

The UC Davis Design Museum’s latest installation presents viewers with a range of sensation and a message of simple joy    BY JULIE HUANG – arts@theaggie.org   From Oct. 8 to Nov. 5, the UC Davis Design Museum is displaying “Embodiment,” an installation by Master of Fine Arts (MFA) design graduate student Emily Tonnos. Free […]

The history of Halloween’s favorite monsters and their rise to fame    By MIRIAM RAMAKRISHNAN —- arts@theaggie.org    From plastic fangs to fake blood, monsters like vampires, zombies and mummies dominate Halloween decoration aisles. As their figures grin from front lawns and party stores every October, have you ever wondered how these icons clawed their […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, music and more By BELLA PETERSON — arts@theaggie.org  Video Game: “Night in the Woods” by Infinite Fall (2017) It seems that everyone has their recommendation for the ultimate “cozy autumnal game.” If you were to ask me, I’d say there’s no need to look any further than “Night […]

Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrilling action film is a brilliant assessment of our contemporary society By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org  Until 2024, no film since the 1960s had attempted to use VistaVision for the entirety of shooting. The widescreen 35mm film format was responsible for the warm, yet subtly grainy look of famous old pictures, like Alfred Hitchcock’s […]