The University of Mississippi Department of Sociology and Anthropology hosted Claire Whitlinger and Gary Alan Fine for an open discussion on the politics of the Jim Crow-era South on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Whitlinger, the Herman N. Hipp associate professor of sociology at Furman University and founder of Furman’s Intergroup Dialogue Program, and Fine, the James […]
“The Social Reckoning” is an unbearable display of Aaron Sorkin’s worst impulses. A sequel to the 2010 film “The Social Network,” written by Sorkin and directed by the great David Fincher, Sorkin returned to pen this screenplay and to sit in the director’s chair, much to its detriment. The film stars Mikey Madison as real-life […]
CASA Encore 2026, a Greek life charity event held on Thursday, Oct. 8, raised over $500,0000 for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Northern Mississippi. Alpha Omicron Pi won the overall champion title for the third year in a row and also won the philanthropy award for the third year in a row. All eleven […]
A24’s “Primetime” hit Oxford theaters last week on an unusually crowded Thursday night showing. Fueled by an incredible marketing campaign that was all too eager to show off Robert Pattinson’s creepy impersonation of Dateline’s Chris Hansen — specifically his uncanny ability to mimic Hansen’s subtle vocal tics — “Primetime” has been one of the most […]
Current head coach of the Oxford Fencers Club John “Doc” Matthews has been a pillar of the local fencing community since the late 1980s. However, Matthews first started fencing in junior college in his hometown of Jackson, Mich. “My friends wanted to go to Detroit once a month for fencing lessons with the master that […]
The 2026 film adaptation of the video game “Resident Evil” marks director Zach Cregger’s third horror feature and, possibly, his most entertaining film yet. Cregger’s masterful mix of gruesome horror set pieces with dark, funny character moments has never felt more at home than it does in this adaptation of the iconic game series. The […]
National nonprofit Saluting Branches used its annual day of service to continue to help the Mississippi State Veterans Home recover from Winter Storm Fern on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The organization is dedicated to honoring men and women who served in the U.S. military, and this was its second annual day of service in Oxford. This […]
2026 has been a fantastic year for cinephiles. This summer has featured a host of fascinating and memorable films, from epic blockbusters to breakout independent films. It has also been a particularly strong season for directors, some of whom are already critically acclaimed and others of whom have burst into the cinematic scene. Here is […]
Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters has begun serving a Filipino pop-up lunch menu courtesy of chef Irish Fe Leigh. Leigh runs Manila Skillet, a pop-up restaurant and food truck operating since 2016 beginning in Nashville, Tenn. Now, Manila Skillet caters Filipino cuisine throughout Oxford, Miss. Leigh was born in the Philippines and spent her early childhood […]
Lenoir Dining, a student-run restaurant located in Lenoir Hall on Sorority Row, is expanding its operations to the South Oxford Center on South Lamar Boulevard. The University of Mississippi’s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management manages Lenoir Dining, which serves lunch in Lenoir Hall on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. While […]
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