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Sunday, March 16, 2025

Arts & Culture

Review: Rewatching ‘A Bug’s Life’ as an adult

The children’s movie holds up even when viewed through an adult lens    By JULIE HUANG – arts@theaggie.org   As adults, circling back to films we watched as...

A glimpse into the after-hours Davis music scene

Matt Talbott plays a solo show at Armadillo Music   By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.com   On Oct. 2, after the storefront closed for the night, a small...

‘Red Dead Redemption II’ remains exceptional six years later

Rockstar Games’ critically acclaimed video game is considered one of the greats, but it’s the game’s emotional core that makes it so phenomenal    By NATALIE...

Scented care as a form of self-care

Choosing certain scents provides a playful form of self-expression    By JULIE HUANG - arts@theaggie.org   Perfumery has been around since antiquity, and it is not going away...

Culture Corner

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS — arts@theaggie.org    TV Show: “Big Brother” by John de. Mol (2000)   Do you ever...

Created by two best friends, the September show at John Natsoulas Gallery explores the depths of platonic intimacy

UC Davis alumni Thea Hudson and Genevieve Ryan share the thought process behind their first joint exhibition, “Friends are Everywhere”    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org   From...

Shakti: Who is the Indian-Western fusion band that won Best Global Music Album at the 2024 Grammys?

Shakti shares the brilliance of Indian music and its impact on the world   By INDRANIL BASU — arts@theaggie.org   Shakti won Best Global Music Album for “This...

Was the peak of 2024 ‘Pop Girl Summer?’

Amidst all of the 2024 releases, four pop albums stand out as major playlist staples    By AALIYAH ESPAÑOL-RIVAS — arts@theaggie.org    If I had to use one...

Culture Corner

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, TV, music and more    By Alyssa Crevoiserat – arts@theaggie.org   Book: “One Dark Window” by Rachel Gillig (2022)   As we approach...

The magic of the campus novel

Explore four contemporary book recommendations within the subgenre that will have you, for once, looking forward to the start of fall quarter   By SAVANNAH ANNO...

Mount Tamalpais: The birthplace of mountain biking

All-terrain origins hailing from the Bay Area   By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   It’s safe to say that the citizens and students of Davis have a passion for everything...

Art Mania returns to Sudwerk Brewery

The wrestling-themed art battle attracted a crowd to watch the fresh batch of contestants face off with their palettes and paints   By MATTHEW MCELDOWNEY —...

Review: ‘Challengers’ is just as action-packed as an actual tennis match

The film, starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, offers a refreshingly intense movie about a love triangle happening on and off the tennis...

Review: Ursula K. Le Guin’s “A Wizard of Earthsea”

The diverse 1968 fantasy novel that still resonates with this generation of readers   By SAVANNAH BURGER—arts@theaggie.org   Are you looking for a new wizard-focused fantasy book to...

Culture Corner

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for music, movies and more   By JULIE HUANG  — arts@theaggie.org    Album: “After Fillmore County” by Vansire (2020)   Vaguely describing a road trip...