40.2 F
Davis

Davis, California

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Arts & Culture

The morality of murder movies

Do true crime stories villainize or glamorize killers of the past? Over the past few years, true crime documentaries and films have been on the...

Oracle Authors

The Predictive Powers of Dystopian Writers Dystopian novels captivate audiences within worlds fraught with totalitarian regimes pursuing an incessant march of order. The most formidable...

Review: “El Chicano”

Film misses opportunity to positively represent Latinos With the newly-released film “El Chicano,” viewers get a glimpse of a Mexican-American vigilante hero who takes...

Studio 301’s final production of the year

A fun take on the Addams Family This past week at the Vanderhoef Studio Theater, Studio 301 put on their final production of the...

Review: IGOR

The Arts Desk reviews Tyler, the Creator’s fifth studio album Clay Allen Rogers: “IGOR” is a gift from the soul of Tyler, the Creator — an...

Commentary: the Anatomy of the Hollywood Female Sex Icon

Does the sex icon title exist in contemporary Hollywood? I first learned who Farrah Fawcett was when I was in the fifth grade. My mom...

Culture Corner

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for television, movies, books and music Television: “Freaks and Geeks” Although this show came out in 1999, if you haven't watched...

Non-Existent Discussions: Game of Thrones and non-binary politics

Bran the Broken: King of the Six Kingdoms, Breaker of Genders The fire of HBO's “Game of Thrones” has been reduced to its embers. Its...

The best and worst sequels

From horror to family, which sequels continued the originals’ legacies, flopped When it comes to sequels, there is a general hatred for the second, and...

From 2D to 3D

How the movies we enjoyed as children are being redone for the new generation It’s easy to remember our middle school Saturday mornings, waking up...

Review: “Guava Island”

Childish Gambino film succeeds as creative project The Thursday night before his highly-anticipated performance, Donald Glover, alias “Childish Gambino,” released “Guava Island” for attendees at...

Review: “Wine Country”

Amy Poehler’s directorial debut “Wine Country” isn’t as fun to watch as it was for the cast to make Amy Poehler’s directorial debut “Wine Country,”...

Behind Every Skateboarder is an Artist

The art of film in skateboarding To build a list of famous skateboarders does not depend on whether or not one has ever skateboarded— Tony...

The Resurgence of Overalls

From Hard Work to High Fashion Overalls, once regarded as childish and hillbilly-esque are taking the fashion world by storm. Comprised of material ranging from...

Bottlerock: where music, food, booze live in harmony

Music festival takes place in Napa Located in the heart of wine country, this up-and-coming music festival is appropriately themed and centered all around wine....