Maisy Menzies
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Roomcap: ‘The Specimen Collector’ is lively, vegetative ending for carefully spun season of ‘Room 104’
The episode opens with Marianne Wallace (Cobie Smulders), a botanist coming back from an expedition, sitting at the table by the window with notebooks strewn about, leaves pressed onto the pages. → Read More
Two Peas in a Podcast episode 4: The good, the bad and the George O’Malley
This week in the pod Areyon and Maisy talk about one of televisions most powerful shows: Grey’s Anatomy. → Read More
Caamp showers San Francisco in flannel love
While the group was dedicated to highlighting songs off its latest album ”By and By,” performing songs off its older albums and EPs was where Caamp really shined. → Read More
Two Peas in a Podcast episode 1: BROCKHAMPTON
Two peas Maisy and Areyon talk Brockhampton, humble beginnings and more. Welcome to the pea pod! → Read More
Season 4 premiere of “The Good Place” was good
On Thursday night, the bittersweet final first episode aired on NBC and signaled that this farewell season will indeed be a fun one. → Read More
In season 3 of ‘Stranger Things,’ strengths lie in characters’ arcs and nautical uniforms more than storyline
The Duffer brothers have stuck to their nostalgia-pandering, sci-fi meets Stephen King template. And though it should be tiresome, it isn’t. → Read More
Daniel Caesar might still have it, but not on ‘CASE STUDY 01’
While his first record was a balanced and consistent departure into the self 'CASE STUDY 01' is not quite so contemplative, not quite so clear and, ultimately, not nearly as impressive. → Read More
Steve Lacy’s birthday album ‘Apollo XXI’ plays with space, time
'Apollo XXI' is an album that manifests the experience of coming of age into lyrics and beats. → Read More
When in Rome
I can’t pinpoint the exact reason that I am better at romance in Italy. Maybe it is because my Italian genes make me attractive here and not in Berkeley. → Read More
No expectations: Tyler, the Creator creates unprecedented character study with ‘IGOR’
He stated definitively that IGOR is like none of his other albums. Don’t expect a rap album, don’t expect a second Flower Boy. → Read More
Boundless cinema: SF International Film Festival celebrates directorial debuts, documentaries, democracy
... the festival highlighted previously told stories in innovative lights and projected wholly original storylines previously unseen by the public eye. → Read More
Best of Berkeley 2019
Berkeley, California is a city thriving with culture. Every street is simultaneously grounded in rich history and budding with new stories. → Read More
Best of Berkeley: Food
Best coffee: 1951 Coffee Company As part of the Bay Area, Berkeley is no stranger to coffee culture. Since Alfred Peet opened the first Peet’s Coffee in 1966, Berkeley has seen many local and single-source coffee roasters pop up. It can be difficult to stand out among the various caffeinationRead More… → Read More
Best of Berkeley: Campus 2019
Best building: Berkeley Way West UC Berkeley’s psychology, public health and education departments may have been disappointed to have to pack up their old offices when, in 2018, they were told they’d be moving to the new building on Berkeley Way. Little did these faculty and staff members know thatRead More… → Read More
Best of Berkeley: City
Best movie theater: Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to attend the No. 1 public university in the world! You arrive on campus, self-assured by the outstanding credentials you’re boasting, only to realize the time spent building up your admissions profile meant sacrificing precious cultural capital. Impostor syndrome setsRead More… → Read More
Una pintura de cultura: Local Mexican women in visual art
The Daily Californian is shedding a light on three local Mexican visual artists: Dulce María López, Ana Teresa Fernández and Juana Alicia Araiza. → Read More
James Blake assumes angelic form at Fox Theater
With his performances of “Life Round Here” and “Limit To Your Love,” Blake brought an entirely original and entirely brighter energy to his older songs. → Read More
‘Beautiful Boy’ vs. ‘A Star Is Born:’ Why Hollywood’s story of rehabilitation needs to change
It would be easy to go down the IMDb list of addiction films to examine the nuances of how these stories have been told. But we don’t have to look back so far, considering two films about addiction and rehabilitation are right in our rearview mirror. → Read More
Creative activities to do instead of studying
With dead week here, we should all be studying. But the likelihood that that is what we will be doing every moment of the next week is very slim, and thus, UC Berkeley students will be looking for some other activities to fill dead week with.Read More… → Read More
BROCKHAMPTON is here for us on its ‘I’ll Be There’ tour
While streaming BROCKHAMPTON’s albums through headphones emphasizes the eclectic nature of its music, this show highlighted the curated but spontaneous individuality of the group. From their rap styles to their dance moves, each member was easily identifiable for their own artistry. → Read More