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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Arts & Culture

Culture Corner

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   Song: “It Ain’t Me Babe” by Joan Baez (1998)   My absolute favorite...

Here’s your recap on the annual Davis Film Festival

Film buffs descend on Davis to check out a wide variety of independent movies    By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org    Film lovers packed into the red velvet...

Four Broadway-to-film adaptations to watch as you prepare for ‘Wicked’

As the highly anticipated film adaptation of the musical releases later this month, watch these four films to get you in the musical spirit    By...

Review: K-pop sensations, aespa, stun on latest release ‘Whiplash’

Girl group aespa continues to prove their worth as musical stars with their latest musical release   By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org    Since their flashy debut with “Black Mamba”...

‘Woman of the Hour’ is Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut

The film delivers a horrifying retelling of a serial killer’s appearance on “The Dating Game”    By ANA BACH —- arts@theaggie.org    If you haven’t been spooked enough...

Culture Corner

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org    Book: “The Passion” by Jeanette Winterson (1987)   I first came across Jeanette...

Review: ‘We Live in Time’ reminds us to live in the moment

‘We Live in Time’ stars Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield as they navigate illness, love and the uncertainty of the future   By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS —...

Facing the irony epidemic

Ethel Cain’s upcoming album “Perverts” demands unabashed sincerity from its listeners    By JULIE HUANG - arts@theaggie.org Within the current landscape of short-form entertainment and social media,...

English Department guest speaker Adam Miyashiro connects medieval studies to present-day Palestine

The Stockton University professor discussed division within the academic field and the influence of The Crusades on modern-day settler colonialism    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org On...

Spice up your Halloween with a seasonal drink

The best fall-themed drinks from local coffee houses in Davis    By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org    Halloween is finally here, and Davis is fully in the grip...

How to live your ‘Practical Magic’ life this Halloween

Here’s how you can make your life a little more bewitching this autumn, a la “Practical Magic”   By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org    If you think about the word...

Studio Laika produces fall animated favorites

Stop-motion animation is a complex art form that deserves recognition     By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS — arts@theaggie.org    When thinking about the different mediums of animation, many come to...

Indulge in tea this fall quarter

A cozy mug of tea has countless benefits aside from being a lovely treat by itself   By NATALIE SALTER—arts@theaggie.org   As the last hot days of the...

Oktoberfest returns to Davis

Davis Rotary Club hosts 18th annual biergarten in Central Park    By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org    Grab your steins and bratwursts because Oktoberfest is coming to town....

Culture Corner

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By ZOEY MORTAZAVI — arts@theaggie.org   Album: “Shelter” by Alice Phoebe Lou (2023)   I discovered this album one...