Arts & Culture

What shows are coming to their end this year and what will replace them?

Upcoming Endings and New Beginnings With January going by too quickly for me to even memorize which classroom my lecture is in, it’s time for...

Students share their favorite films of the 2010s — Queen and Slim, Call Me By Your Name among those listed

Other favorites include Disobedience, Shutter Island, The Martian This decade brought extraordinary films that left their mark on the history of cinema. Disney saw major...

Basement Gallery, KDVS host pop-up show

Students DJs and artists host concert, gala in basement of Art Building The student-organized Basement Gallery teamed up with KDVS on Jan. 16 to host...

TikTok: A deeper look at the new social media students are obsessed with

On TikTok, the stupidity of a joke or the obvious lack of effort is the punchline TikTok is one of social media’s most recent additions...

Five albums that describe UC Davis

An exploration of music as community Campus is a strange place. Don’t get me wrong, since being admitted here I have sung the praises of...

Students talk about recent fentanyl-laced cocaine epidemic

Alert: Snow in Davis The week before Christmas, Aaron Hall and Jamez Manning, described as “young men in the Oakland music scene,” died due to...

What it means to be a good friend: three sets of friends discuss

Aggies offer their own meaning of true friendship What is the one thing you can’t live without? A good book? A loyal family dog? God...

What to do when there’s nothing to do

Different pastimes to pass the time  Over Winter Break, I headed south to Villa Guerrero, Mexico. After a four-hour flight and a four-hour drive, I...

And the Oscar goes to…

Predictions for the 2020 Academy Awards Best Picture: “Joker” “Joker” is by far the most interesting approach to the character I’ve seen to date. In this...

Culture Corner with Gabriela Hernandez

The Arts Desks' weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “Missing Link” directed by Chris Butler  One can’t help but laugh at this...

Review: “Dont F**k with Cats,” is lazy and distasteful

Netflix’s latest true crime series dehumanizes victims and glorifies perpetrators — as usual Netflix released the controversial true-crime limited series “Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting...

Best Music Videos of 2010s

The music videos that reflect this decade’s events Music videos allow artists to add a visual element to their music. This past decade’s music videos...

Trump threatens to destroy Iranian cultural sites: a war crime

A series of tweets causes international outcry Between 2017 and 2019, ISIS destroyed the remains of the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern day...

“Seinfeld” 20 Years Later

No hooks, no gimmicks. It was, and is, about, well, nothing   I have no reservations saying that I am late to the party. But often,...

How to Winter Quarter

Students share how they make the most of the cold and fog After an unfathomably short break, we return to Davis for Winter Quarter and...