Arts & Culture

Why Gen Z is still enamored with ‘Stranger Things’ as it premieres its final season When “Stranger Things” first flickered onto screens in 2016, it wasn’t just another piece of nostalgia-laced science fiction: It became a phenomenon powerful enough to turn the world upside down. For Gen Z, many who grew up alongside the cast […]

Whether it’s Chinese food, German Christmas cookies, a Welsh chicken or a pickle ornament in a tree, food is an essential mode of family connection  By HANNAH OSBORN — arts@theaggie.org  As fall quarter comes to an end, students are given the chance to take a break from academics and spend more time with loved ones. […]

UC Davis students share how the act of decorating for the holidays creates cozy memories and fosters a feeling of togetherness BY JULIE HUANG – arts@theaggie.org The holiday season is a time for rest and reflection as people celebrate with their loved ones and hold close the things that are dear to them. People often […]

The radio station will be relocating to TB-24, taking its music and memories along with it By MIRIAM RAMAKRISHNAN — arts@theaggie.org  UC Davis’ student-run radio station, KDVS 90.3FM, has plans to move out of Lower Freeborn Hall in spring quarter of 2026. Due to Lower Freeborn being declared seismically unsound in 2018, the station will […]

The long-awaited sequel is ‘limited’ in its delivery  By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS — arts@aggie.org  Exactly one year after the first installment, “Wicked: For Good” released in theaters on Nov. 21, concluding the stories of Glinda Upland, the Good Witch (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West (Cynthia Erivo).  The second film follows […]

The benefits of baking as a hobby, with student recommendations to get you started  By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org  In our digital age, it has become a respite for us to pursue offline, hands-on hobbies. The act of creating something tangible rather than consuming an endless scroll of online content has been suggested as immensely beneficial and […]

UC Davis students share how the act of decorating for the holidays creates cozy memories and fosters a feeling of togetherness   BY JULIE HUANG – arts@theaggie.org   The holiday season is a time for rest and reflection as people celebrate with their loved ones and hold close the things that are dear to them. […]

Why Gen Z is still enamored with ‘Stranger Things’ as it premieres its final season   By IQRA AHMAD — arts@theaggie.org    When “Stranger Things” first flickered onto screens in 2016, it wasn’t just another piece of nostalgia-laced science fiction: It became a phenomenon powerful enough to turn the world upside down. For Gen Z, […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more By SOPHIE LIN — ncsalter@theaggie.org Album: “LIL FANTASY vol. 1” by CHAEYOUNG (2025) On Sept. 12, Chaeyoung, a member of the sensational K-pop girl group TWICE, released her debut solo album. Chaeyoung’s sound is undeniably her: a crisp blend of genres that truly resonate with […]

The student-run art gallery explored ‘the uncanny’ with fall quarter display By HANNAH OSBORN — arts@theaggie.org  This October, in the basement of the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Hall, students were hard at work preparing their very own art exhibition. On Oct. 24, The Basement Gallery (BG) at UC Davis — a student-run and undergraduate-focused art […]

Starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, ‘Bugonia’ explores class tension and alien conspiracies By BELLA PETERSON — arts@theaggie.org  *Note: This review is spoiler-free!  Yorgos Lanthimos has been on nothing but a roll recently. Following the back-to-back releases of Academy Award-nominated “Poor Things” (2023) and “Kinds of Kindness” (2024), Lanthimos debuted his latest film, “Bugonia,” on […]

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 Manetti Shrem […]