2025 was another great year for popular music, with multiple surprise drops and a diverse pool of talent. In no particular order, here are the best songs of 2025, curated by Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Jessica Johnson. “The Subway” by Chappell Roan “The Subway” is arguably the best ballad of the year. The stand-alone […]
“Wicked: For Good,” the second part to the film duo based on the stage musical “Wicked,” provides a finale to its blockbuster prequel. This film continues where the first movie left off, featuring the same Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. “For Good” carries a much darker tone than its predecessor, as […]
Candace Bolden is a lot like other PhD students at the University of Mississippi; she has to balance teaching public health classes as a graduate instructor with studying for her own classes. Where Bolden differs from many others is that she is also a mother to a 20-month-old toddler. “It’s kind of like when you’re […]
With plastic skeletons hanging from the cobwebbed ceiling and alcoholic “blood bags” selling out within The Lyric’s first hour of opening, Code Pink’s fifth-annual Halloween drag event, “Fangbanger,” on Thursday, Oct. 30 was a ghoulish delight to many. This event featured 14 drag performers, putting some University of Mississippi students on the main stage. This […]
The University of Mississippi College Democrats, alongside several other organizations, hosted the Mississippi “Rise Up Town Hall” at the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union on Wednesday in response to the Turning Point USA event on campus that featured Vice President JD Vance and TPUSA CEO Erika Kirk. “I learned at a very young […]
PinkPantheress released her second remix mixtape “Fancy Some More?” on Friday, and the mixtape features remixes of the nine tracks off of PinkPantheress’ mixtape “Fancy That,” which was released earlier this year and is shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize. PinkPantheress recruited Kylie Minogue, Anitta, Kaytranada and SEVENTEEN, among others, to collaborate on the 22 […]
Doja Cat’s fifth studio album “Vie” has been heralded as her return to pop music after her 2023 rap record “Scarlet.” For Doja Cat, the album marries her pop princess persona and her technically advanced rapping prowess. Across the project are her signature ad-libs, layered vocals and creative delivery. Notably, the album marks the first […]
In February 2023, Emily McDougal, mother of a toddler, was moving. Again. As Oxford housing costs increased over the years, McDougal found herself consistently priced out of rentals in the city and forced to move on a yearly basis since 2019. “The lowest rent was $1,200 a month, and I wasn’t even making that much […]
Comedian, podcaster and former reality TV star Hannah Berner headlined the 2025 Student Activities Association Fall Show at the Gertrude C. Ford Center on Thursday evening. Berner embraced the Ole Miss school spirit, donning a navy Ole Miss jersey and launching the crowd into a Hotty Toddy chant with an “Are you ready?” A native […]
As a lead supplier of textbooks on campus, the University of Mississippi Bookstore continues to be a primary location for students to prepare for the semester ahead. “As the student population grows, so does our commitment to providing the best possible service,” University of Mississippi Bookstore Manager Katelynn Cain said. “We want every student to […]
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