Arts & Culture

Quick takes: Mondavi Center internship program now accepting applications

Students interested in arts administration and nonprofit management are invited to apply for the Mondavi Center's Aggie Arts internship.

Column: Girl power

The Bechdel Test goes something like this: In a given movie, 1. Are there at least two female characters? 2. Do they talk to each other? and 3. Do they talk to each other about something other than a man?

CD review: TV On The Radio

From the very beginning of Nine Types of Light, the album has a romantic tone, which is a slight shift from TV On The Radio's previous albums.

CD review: Vivian Girls

Infiltrating the minds of youthful lovers, thinkers and everything in between, Vivian Girls knows how to capture the great essence of infectious pop.

CD review: Jessie J

Already a huge hit in her native U.K. and well-received after her first "Saturday Night Live" performance, it seemed as if Jessie J was destined for a huge hit with her debut album Who You Are.

Quick takes: Get your film screened at the Asian American Association Film Festival

One of the most active cultural clubs on campus, the Asian American Association, will hold its annual film festival May 3 to 13.

New poetry anthology aims to capture the soul of Davis

'Through poetry, we enter the soul of the city' are the words that pop out the most on The Davis Poetry Book Project's website. These words are the driving force behind a project that is working toward publishing a book of poems about Davis written by anyone who has been moved by the city.

Capitol Steps puts the mock in de-moc-racy

The often somber tones and jargon of politics wouldn't make such great material for comedy, right? Wrong.

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THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: Poetry Night Reading Series: Gillian Wegener, Gerald Fleming; Asian Pacific Culture Night feat. Justin Nozuka; Pulp Fiction

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THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Picnic Day Performance; 7th Annual Davis Dance Revolution; KDVS Soul Night

Quick takes: Campus film festival officially underway

Student filmmakers: polish off your best work of the year - the UC Davis Film Festival is now accepting submissions.

Quick takes: Mondavi Center announces 2011-2012 season

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ballet Preljocaj and director Oliver Stone will all make appearances at the Mondavi Center next year, according to a just-released lineup of the performing arts center's 2011-2012 season.

CD review: Chris Brown

The title of Chris Brown's new album F.A.M.E. is an ironic twist from Brown's last few years in the spotlight.

CD review: Ellie Goulding

For a debut album, there is only one word that perfectly describes Ellie Goulding's Bright Lights: flawless.

CD review: Foo Fighters

Sometimes it takes going back to basics to make it sound oh-so right.