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Last Thursday, the UC Berkeley English department held a reading of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer with USC professor, novelist and UC Berkeley alumnus Viet Thanh Nguyen. Nguyen sat down with The Daily Californian for an interview. Sporting a blue velvet blazer, he is as sharply dressed as he
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Grief comes in waves, and these waves never go away permanently. During the last few years of his life, my paternal grandpa brought our family to the beach twice every summer. He was too frail to come down to the sand, so he enjoyed the view from the picnic area.
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If I received a dollar for every time someone patronizingly told me, “Don’t be shy!” or “I want this to be a brave space for you,” my idea of luxuriously treating myself would not be a $5 mint mojito iced coffee from Philz.
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“I’m starting to sweat in here,” a tall tattooed con-goer in a black dress shirt said. “Yeah, it’s starting to get pretty yeasty,” his friend replied, as they pushed through fellow nerds who were exploring the exhibit hall full of posters and goodies from every fandom imaginable. By the
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International music icon, seasoned coach on “The Voice” and L.A.M.B. fashion empress, Gwen Stefani established her status as a giant in the music industry in an impressive 30-year career. The queen recently launched her third solo album This is What the Truth Feels Like on Friday, and one thing is
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The dystopian, cyberpunk anime film “Psycho-Pass: the Movie” came to American theaters for a limited run with more grisly action sequences, philosophical heat and badassery than the original anime series has ever delivered. “Psycho-Pass: the Movie” takes place in the year 2116, three years after the events of the first
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Watching Netflix’s “Fuller House” is a lot like eating too much grocery store cake — you know you should stop, but you can’t. The cake is cloyingly sweet and not particularly appetizing. “Fuller House” serves viewers sticky, viscous nostalgia sprinkled with some underwhelming 21st century jokes. While you know it’s
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A kiss is just a kiss, right? Well, until it isn’t. Written by Korean-American playwright Diana Son in 1998, “Stop Kiss” was originally performed Off-Broadway, featuring Sandra Oh from “Grey’s Anatomy” and Jessica Hecht from “Friends”. “Stop Kiss” unravels the love story between two women and the horrific trauma they
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February has the best holiday of the year. Hint: It’s not Valentine’s Day. Nope! Ladies, get ready for Feb. 13, or Galentine’s Day, a day in which you celebrate female friendships and solidarity the Leslie Knope way — with great food, no men and plenty of positive affirmations to go
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When you’re bogged down by classes, keeping up to date and staying socially and culturally aware is hard. Stay in touch by checking out some of these events that will keep you #woke about the world around you. Tuesday: “I Got You, Babe” at Pro Arts Gallery in downtown Oakland
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