Daily Cal Arts

This year, the catalog of heavy-hitting films garnering critical acclaim tackles weighty and significant topics that demand the public’s attention — essential topics that are oftentimes brushed aside.

This year, women are at the forefront of modern music. From those already at the top of their game, such as ponytail-wearing superstar Ariana Grande, to those just getting started, such as U.K. R&B singer Jorja Smith, female artists have dominated 2018’s soundtrack with their bops, ballads and visual albums.

Whether it be normalizing diversity in casts or exploring unique cultures through food, many shows are still making waves and reminding audiences to stay vigilant and aware. So, without further ado, here’s the best of the best on television right now.

Every semester in The Daily Californian’s arts & entertainment department, we welcome a new batch of beat reporters. While they will spend the semester reporting on a multitude of different projects and exhibits specific to their expertise, they rarely have the opportunity to focus on their topics on a small scale.

While The Daily Californian may not be able to publish our full reviews of these films until their respective release dates, here are sneak previews of two highly anticipated LGBTQ+ films of 2018.

Whether you want to see one of the year’s best architecture exhibitions or listen to a new release by Courtney Barnett, this week’s picks have you covered.

Whether you’re procrastinating for a final later in the week or celebrating the end of the semester, we have you covered.

Through female and LGBTQ+ panelists as well as panelists of color, the festival proved itself to be a celebration of everything literature can do.

While it may only be the fourth annual Bay Area Book Festival, the festival is already a mainstay in Berkeley. It’s no wonder why.

From comedy to Free Comic Book Day, and from drop-in drawing to the 2018 Jacobs Spring Design Showcase, every creative inkling you have will be satisfied.