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Southern Gothic author River Jordan to present from her memoir

River Jordan, playwright and author of Southern Gothics like “The Gin Girl” and “Saints in Limbo,” will read from and speak about her new memoir at 5:30 p.m. tonight at Off Square

April 3, 2019

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Playlist of the week: Scottish songs for Tartan Day

While some people may not realize it, this Saturday marks Tartan Day, a North American holiday that celebrates Scottish Heritage. Tartan Day is similar to the 4th of July in America, as

April 2, 2019

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Kiese Laymon discusses ‘spaces of belonging,’ writing, paradoxes

Kiese Laymon addressed difficult, often contradictory truths head-on with honesty and eloquence Friday afternoon during the Oxford Conference for the Book. Laymon, an English professor and author of “Heavy: An American Memoir,”

April 1, 2019

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Challenging the musical landscape: St. Paul and the Broken Bones returns to Oxford

After 75 minutes of uninterrupted vibrato and groove, Paul Janeway and the rest of his eight-piece band abruptly left the stage. Calls of “One more song!” filled the auditorium, and for a

April 1, 2019

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Album review: Billie Eilish keeps her hold on pop noir

Before last Friday, it seemed like Billie Eilish couldn’t get any bigger. She’s just finished headlining her second tour, she’s almost made it to 16 million Instagram followers and her debut single

April 1, 2019

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Tapping into Oxford’s culture: Miss-I-Sippin’ Beer Festival celebrates 10 years

Ten years ago, the Miss-I-Sippin’ Beer Festival began as an initiative to highlight food, culture and related trends in Oxford. Now, the fundraiser has become a weekend-long event focused on craft beer,

March 29, 2019

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Ole VASA’s Culture Show explores living ‘in the hyphen’ of Asian-American identity

Ole VASA, the Vietnamese American Student Association, will host their annual Culture Show tonight at 8:15 p.m. at the Jackson Avenue Center. This year’s theme is “Breaking Barriers,” and the show will

March 29, 2019

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They walked the U.S.-Mexico border. Tonight they present a book, film about the trek

As part of the Oxford Conference for the Book, Mark Hainds and Rex Jones will present their connected works about the U.S.-Mexico border — Hainds’s novel “Border Walk” and Jones’s film “La

March 28, 2019

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Foundational gay author Edmund White praises diverse literature, recounts his life in books

A seminal voice in the continually developing world of LGBTQ+ literature, novelist and essayist Edmund White read from his memoir, “The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading,” on Wednesday afternoon at the

March 28, 2019

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Poker star Annie Duke discusses decision-making at Oxford Conference for the Book

Annie Duke, winner of the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, will speak at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Overby Center. As part of the 2019 Oxford Conference of the

March 27, 2019

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