Arts & Culture

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. Photos courtesy...

“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...

In “Ask A&C,” members of the Arts & Culture staff answer a culture-based question about university and Oxford life with their personal thoughts.  This week’s question is: “What’s your Thanksgiving hot take?” Thanksgiving does not have to be celebrated on...

Jennasey Guzman, a senior from Wylie, Texas, at the University of Mississippi, has achieved a dream many English majors aspire to: writing and publishing a book. Her story, “Forever Home,” is written for children and centers on loss and trusting...

Guillermo Del Toro’s new film adaptation of “Frankenstein” hit Netflix last week after a brief limited theatrical release. The film follows Oscar Isaac as the titular scientist who animates a monster played by Jacob Elordi. Told from the perspective of...

Southern rock band Futurebirds played in Oxford on Wednesday, Nov. 12 to a packed crowd at The Lyric. Garnering a mix of fans ranging from University of Mississippi students to Oxford locals, the band from Athens, Ga., took the stage...

The City of Oxford hosted this year’s “Lighting of the Square” on Thursday, Nov. 13, illuminating the town center to mark the beginning of the holiday season. Oxford residents packed the Square, with crowds stretching down the roads and filling...

The University of Mississippi’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) raised $20,000 to pay for its members to attend the National Society of Women Engineers Conference in New Orleans last month. In doing so, the group overcame significant funding cuts through...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEnoWsyaggE The University of Mississippi’s annual Ole Miss Idol singing competition culminated with the crowning of Dasha Hollingshed, a sophomore theater arts major, as the 2025 Ole Miss Idol on Thursday night.  Hollingshed dazzled the audience with a performance of...

“What would you sacrifice to keep a dream alive?” Country artist Carly Pearce prompted this question to her fans on social media as she prepared to drop “Dream Come True,” the presumed lead single to her upcoming fifth studio album,...