Arts & Culture

After two consecutive Christmas blockbusters with "The Force Awakens" and "Rogue One", "The Last Jedi" had a lot of momentum behind it. A number of fans felt that Episode VII was a return to form for the series, and while...

There have been plenty of superheroes, comedies and the usual holiday fare in theaters this winter. A big break and a breath of fresh air has arrived in cinemas with “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Well timed and painfully realistic,...

Finals are here, but luckily The Daily Mississippian staff is here to help you through the worst week of the semester.   “I love to-do lists. I write down every small task I need to accomplish for finals week preparation...

In a region of the country that has become increasingly synonymous with trap music, a forgotten king of the South has returned. Big K.R.I.T. is free at last from the restraints of his record label and is crafting arguably some...

I’m never sure what to do during the six-week break away from college. At times, living under my parents’ routine becomes dreadful. I’ve already found myself questioning how many episodes of “Scandal” and reality show reruns I’ll cram into those...

Off Square Books will host award-winning author Nate Blakeslee at 5 p.m. tonight for a signing of his newest book, “American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West.” Blakeslee, a native Texan and writer-at-large for Texas...

One of the great joys of Christmas as a child is waking up to see all your presents under the tree, with tags marked “from Santa.” This bearded, red-coated mystery man brings happiness and Christmas cheer each December, but as...

Artists Fred Nice, Silas Reed, Flyrich Double and many more will perform original music at Proud Larry’s this Thursday, reviving the Oxford Square after a weeklong Thanksgiving break. This collaborative concert event, “Issa Lit Thursday,” put together by Nice, an...

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our final installment of our weekly playlists. Hopefully you've returned from the break rejuvenated and ready to work hard on finals (LOL). Since it's officially after Thanksgiving, you can now unashamedly blast those Christmas tunes...

Local author Jesmyn Ward’s fictional work “Sing, Unburied, Sing” carefully crafts a story of the dead that speaks for the dying. The novel received the 2017 National Book Award, making Ward the first woman to win two National Book Awards...