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Culture Corner

May 3, 2023

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more By ANA BACH — arts@theaggie.org Song: “waves - Tame Impala Remix” (2016) by Miguel Talk about an...

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Commentary: Creating compelling story arcs in films

May 2, 2023

Filmmaking undergoes various stages to craft audience-gripping movies By SARAH HAN — arts@theaggie.org Films are one of the most enthralling educational mediums today: from motion pictures...

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Review: Existential Questioning in ‘Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life’

May 1, 2023

Lulu Miller’s 2020 autobiography explores fish and taxonomy as a lesson on life By RUMA POUDELL — arts@theaggie.org The story of a girl who’s obsessed with...

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A preview of Lawntopia 2023, UC Davis’s spring quarter live music event

April 28, 2023

The event will feature Isaiah Rashad, Ladies First DJ Club and Byemilo, among others By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org Lawntopia, the ASUCD Entertainment Council’s (EC) annual...

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Culture Corner

April 26, 2023

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more By SARAH HAN — arts@theaggie.org Song: “Little Bit More” by Suriel Hess (2022) Suriel Hess is a...

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Professors Lucy Corin and Mary Ziegler are named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows

April 24, 2023

The UC Davis professors are being honored for their contributions to law and writing By RUMA POUDELL — arts@theaggie.org Lea este artículo en español. The University of...

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A brief history of nudity and censorship in art

April 24, 2023

How artists have challenged sexualized narratives of the human body over time By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org Everyone is born naked — and yet, the discourse...

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‘Normal People’ romanticizes the intricacies of everyday relationships

April 21, 2023

Sally Rooney’s characters come to life on both the pages of the novel and the TV screen By ANA BACH — arts@theaggie.org Sally Rooney’s gripping novel...

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Culture Corner

April 11, 2023

The Art Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more By RUMA POUDELL — arts@theaggie.org Song: “Fantasy” by Kali Uchis ft. Don Toliver (2023) From moving out...

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Commentary: Why do many K-dramas have such similar storylines?

April 10, 2023

Many of these popular shows follow plots that are too common and expected By SARAH HAN — arts@theaggie.org K-dramas are one of the most popular TV...

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Review: The nihilism of nostalgia in ‘So Much (For) Stardust’

April 7, 2023

Fall Out Boy enters into a renewed classic rock era with their latest album By ADHITHI ANJALI — arts@theaggie.org After the longest gap between albums since...

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Commentary: Celebrating drag as art

April 7, 2023

Looking at the performance craft as more than a political tool By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org Earlier this month, Tennessee became the first state to pass...

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Review: ‘1984’ is a twisted ode to faith

April 6, 2023

The politically dystopian classic highlights how we’re seemingly stuck in the systems we’re born into By RUMA POUDELL — arts@theaggie.org “1984” is a dystopian novel by...

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Culture Corner

April 4, 2023

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more By ADHITHI ANJALI — arts@theaggie.org Game: “A Normal Lost Phone” (2017) Play as a detective, searching through...

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The best Dark Academia books to read before winter is over

March 31, 2023

Unfolding the origins of the literary subgenre and aesthetic By CORALIE LOON — arts@theaggie.org With spring just around the corner, lovers of the darkest and coldest...

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