Arts & Culture

J. Cole’s fifth studio album “KOD” is about addiction. Cole said the acronym has three different meanings, all of which are portrayed on the album cover. The meanings are “Kids On Drugs,” “King Overdosed” and “Kill Our Demons.” The first...

In anticipation of all the musicians arriving in Oxford for Double Decker this weekend, The Daily Mississippian hit campus to ask Rebels, “What music are you most looking forward to at Double Decker this year?”   Photo by: Jacqueline Schlick...

Mississippi is known for its strong musical roots and modern-day talents, but a certain band visiting this weekend plans to remind Mississippians that Alabama can keep up, too. This Saturday night, St. Paul and The Broken Bones will play at...

The University of Mississippi Opera Theatre and Orchestra will present Mozart’s “La Finta Giardiniera” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Meek Auditorium. “La Finta Giardiniera” is a comedy and was first performed in...

Decorated author, journalist and poet Alexander Chee showcased his new book of personal essays, “How to Write an Autobiographical Novel,” Tuesday at Square Books. Chee is the best-selling author of “Edinburgh” and “The Queen of the Night,” and works both...

Art vendors from all over come to Double Decker Arts Festival every year, but many artists who set up booths for the two-day event are Oxonians or University of Mississippi students. In fact, the Mud Daubers – a group of...

Over the course of its 23-year existence, the Double Decker Festival has featured a variety of styles in its promotional posters. Seen all over town on bulletins and buildings in the months, weeks and days leading up to the festival,...

Coachella was named for the valley in Indio, California, in which the festival takes place. Memphis in May got its name because, well, it is located in Memphis and takes place in May. Clarksdale's Juke Joint Festival is eponymously named...

The Double Decker Festival is one of the biggest weekends in Oxford, and given the event’s popularity, it is important that attendees dress their best. New spring and summer trends are starting to emerge, and with it being the end...

If you have braved the wicked cold of this Mississippi winter and survived (on caffeine and Cook Out, most likely) until last two weeks of the semester, then the Double Decker Arts Festival is a rite of passage for you,...