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Culture Corner

October 22, 2021

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music By CLARA FISCHER — arts@theaggie.org Music: “Don’t Shut Me Down” by ABBA (2021) ABBA has been...

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‘The Darkness Within’ exhibit at The Basement Gallery spotlights students’ talents

October 21, 2021

Students DJs and artists host concert, gala in basement of Art UC Davis’ student-led art gallery showcases both collaborative and personal, expressive artwork at...

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‘Annette’ falls into abyss of overambitious, pretentious festival films

October 18, 2021

The surreal rock opera falls short with awkward artistic choices and an unsuccessful social commentary By ANGIE CUMMINGS — arts@theaggie.org “Annette” was perhaps one of the...

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The evolution of the influencer

October 15, 2021

How social media has reshaped our idea of fame We live in the age of the influencer — there’s one everywhere you look, from the...

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Culture Corner

October 15, 2021

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music By JACOB ANDERSON — arts@theaggie.org Movie: “Divorce: Italian Style” dir. by Pietro Germi (1961) Desperate to...

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Logos Books: Davis’ one-stop shop for affordable books

October 12, 2021

A volunteer provides insight on the used bookstore selling donated books at accessible prices Logos Books, a long-standing Davis institution acquired by Friends of the...

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St. Vincent’s “The Nowhere Inn”: A five star stay

October 11, 2021

St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein’s new mockumentary shows us the greatness that follows from creatives coming together and combining their strengths into something new The...

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Upcoming events in Davis

October 8, 2021

Live music, art exhibits and more to check out in Davis this October “Manetti Shrem Museum of Art” (254 Old Davis Road, 11:00 a.m. to...

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Pence Gallery’s annual Art Auction

October 6, 2021

From September 1st through 25th, the Davis-based art gallery held an auction of over 100 artists’ work to raise money for the rest of...

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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ is a smash hit

October 5, 2021

How Marvel is diversifying a very uniform industry Marvel Studio’s latest project is taking theaters by storm. Grossing $90 million over the Labor Day weekend,...

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Looking back at Norm

October 4, 2021

Macdonald’s not going anywhere On September 14, Norm Macdonald died of leukemia, and the world of comedy was deprived of one of its most polarizing...

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Culture Corner

October 1, 2021

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music Music: “MTV Unplugged in New York” by Nirvana (1994) After I stumbled upon a showing...

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