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University Museum highlights the artwork of Theora Hamblett

As the University Museum preps for the semester, they invite us to take a look back at one of Mississippi’s most influential artists. Despite her passing in 1977, folk artist Theora Hamblett’s

February 8, 2022

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Double Decker announces music acts for 25th anniversary festival

The Double Decker Arts Festival has announced their full artist lineup on Thursday, Feb. 3, with California Country artist and former Ole Miss baseball player Brett Young in the headlining spot for

February 3, 2022

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“Combat Quilter” Andrew Lee transforms trauma into art

Last week marked the 12th annual Oxford Fiber Festival — a week-long online and in-person education and commemoration of the fiber arts. One of the in-person events featured an inspiring and heartfelt

January 23, 2022

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Eight albums for tough times

As a disclaimer, I cannot say any of these albums will cure your mental health, although they sure help me when I’m feeling down. If you don’t have a vinyl record player,

November 29, 2021

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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak drop “An Evening With Silk Sonic”

Peter Hernadez and Bryan Paak Anderson, professionally known as Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, finally dropped their highly anticipated collaboration project, “An Evening With Silk Sonic” last Friday. The nine track album

November 18, 2021

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ICYMI: A weekend recap of all things pop culture

Strangely, this weekend was a pretty big weekend in terms of pop culture. From the local to national level, my social media feeds were set ablaze with discussions of different topics all

November 15, 2021

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The “Party in the ‘Sip” when the game is elsewhere

Despite their own challenges in the midst of the pandemic, bars and restaurants in Oxford have continued to open their doors on Saturdays when the Rebels are elsewhere. Lamar Yard, one of

November 11, 2021

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Oxford welcomes filmmaker Kate Tsang with “Marvelous and the Black Hole”

This week, the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, in collaboration with the Oxford Film Festival, welcomed artist, filmmaker and Emmy-nominated writer Kate Tsang to screen her debut film, “Marvelous

November 8, 2021

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The day the buzzer died

Next Monday marks the one-year anniversary of “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek’s death, which sent mournful waves across the country. Trebek was a mainstay of American society, with a daily 30-minute presence for

November 4, 2021

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Susan Orlean discusses her latest book “On Animals” with Square Books

On Tuesday, Square Books hosted a virtual panel with acclaimed author Susan Orlean, where she discussed her latest book, titled “On Animals” — a collection of widely varying and captivating stories, drawing

October 22, 2021

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