Arts & Culture

Culture Corner with Liz Jacobson

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “Parasite” directed by Bong Joon Ho Earlier this month, while accepting the Golden...

Familiar Asian dishes meet Southern Cajun cuisine at new restaurant Cajun Feast

UC Davis alumni open student-oriented restaurant in downtown The formerly abandoned UC Davis bookstore located near the corner of 3rd and A St. is now...

“The Rise of Skywalker” — the movie that divided the Star Wars fan base

 A review of Lucasfilm’s final movie of the saga The Skywalker Saga, the last of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, has finally arrived. Directed by...

Chanel Miller’s “Know My Name” opens discussion around sexual assault

Paving the way for other women Before the #MeToo movement went viral in 2017, there was one account of sexual assault in 2015 that gripped...

Review: “The Grudge” reboot

I dragged my housemate to the first horror movie of the decade, left disappointed  The newest edition of “The Grudge” wasn’t a sequel, but rather...

Review: “You” Season Two

Why do I feel bad for a murderous stalker? The second season of the hit Netflix show “You” came out on Dec. 26, 2019. After...

Culture Corner with Josh Madrid

The Arts Desks' weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows. Television: “Dracula”  Among the multitude of vampire television shows and movies that have arrived...

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...

Review: “Let It Snow,” popular book and Netflix movie falls flat

Book or movie? A question as old as time I am a total sucker when it comes to book-to-movie adaptations. So when I heard that...

Interior design: the what and why

What can set interior designs apart from the rest When one thinks of interior design, a few things might come to mind. One of these...

Review: the best Disney Channel original shows

And you’re watching Disney Channel For most college-aged students, the pay-television Disney Channel was a household staple and a huge part of their childhoods. The...

Review: Grammy nominations

Discussing top nominations, integrity of the process  In November, the nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced — and, like every awards show,...

Gardens grow penises: A transgender student challenges gender norms through art

‘My Vagina’ piece a part of the installation project for ART 151 Kaiden Zaldumbide’s art piece was the talk of the town on the UC...

An ode to the 2010’s

The highlights of the decade Dear 2010s, our relationship has had many ups and downs. It is, however, time for the decade to come...

Culture Corner with Sydney Odman

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “Little Women” I particularly love films that you just can’t seem to shake...