Arts & Culture

American Garage punk band poses for a photo. (Photo courtesy: Aaron Barrow ; Photo by Steve Gullick) Double Decker Arts Festival is set to bring music fans from across the country to Oxford in a massive celebration of artistic talent...

Owner of Ajax Diner, Clay Scruggs. Photo by Jerdiane Ray. Jalapeño cornbread, collard greens and butter beans just like your mom made them: These are the key ingredients that have made Ajax a key player of the Oxford food scene...

Songwriter competition winner, Bella McCormick performs at the Lyric on April 20, 2024. Photo by Claire Reynolds. Bella McCormick, a journalism major from Nashville, was deemed winner of the Rose & Thorn Records Songwriter competition hosted at The Lyric on...

Fans wait in Vaught-Hemingway for Morgan Wallen's "One Night at a Time" show to begin on April 20, 2024. Photo by Mary Evans. With the stage set at the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, April 20, a crowd of fans buzzed...

The Tortured Poets Department album cover. Courtesy: Republic Records. Fans were ecstatic when Taylor Swift announced her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department” after winning Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards earlier this year for her tenth...

The Oxford community lines up outside of Tango's to wait for entry on April 12, 2024. Photo by Antonella Rescigno. When people think of the University of Mississippi, the words “party,” “Greek life,” “tailgating” and “bars” come to mind. Partying...

Dennis Van Oostendor owner of The Luv Shak. Photo by Antonella Rescigno The South is known for its hearty, comforting cuisine. Many University of Mississippi students grow up on home-cooked meals, whether that be Southern food, other American cuisine or...

Juice Kiffin sits on the ground during a game against Penn State at the 2023 Peach Bowl on Dec. 30, 2023. Photo by Caroline Layman. Numerous changes to the school’s mascot over the past 15 years have left students confused...

Author Andre Dubus III delivers the Oxford Conference for the Book keynote address in the Student Union Ballroom on April 4. Photo by Sydney Stepp. While the town of Oxford has historically been known for being a literary hotspot, the...

John Gilder holds onto Maranda Bullard as she laughs in Lamar Park on April 15, 2024. Photo by Ashton Summers. The generation that grew up in an era of iconic romance movies like “A Walk to Remember” and “The Notebook”...