Arts & Culture

Dennis Van Oostendor owner of The Luv Shak. Feb 12, 2024. Photo by Antonella Rescigno “The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together,” the B-52’s, a pop-rock band, sang in 1989 on their hit track...

UM Students share their art at the Black Art Expo on Feb 12, 2024. Photo by Lyn Moore. The Lambda Sigma chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated welcomed five Black artists and many attendees to an art exposition...

Southern Cultured Creamery owner and farmer Jake Anderson stocks goods inside Chickory Market on Feb. 6. Photo by Gracey Massengill. Oxford’s Chicory Market appeals to locals for many reasons. With a friendly staff and a retro interior, the establishment’s new...

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Within the last century, Black cinema has allowed African American and other Black creatives to showcase their stories of hardship and of joy to broad audiences. From “race films” in the 1910s, Blaxploitation films of...

The peculiar wooden door leading to the speakeasy at the back of Venice Kitchen. Photo by Claire Reynolds. The not-so-secret Secret Grilled Cheese is one of Oxford’s most fabled attractions. When you walk into the unassuming Faulkner Alley off the...

Graphic by Milo Gildea. Tipping has become integral to the American dining experience. Roughly 72% of U.S. adults claim that tipping is expected more frequently than five years ago, according to the Pew Research Center. “Tipping is taking over America,”...

Graphic by Clay Hale. Some of the best songs of all time have been written about love, and Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to air those tunes. Valentine’s Day is Wednesday, Feb. 14, and whether you are spending the...

Sufi Temple in Bosnia. Photo courtesy Adam Maatallah. While some University of Mississippi students were snowed in during the January term in Oxford, one group of students was exploring the Balkans through a study abroad course, Peace and Conflict in...

  Customers shop at the Oxford Pop Up on Feb 5. 2024. Photo by Lyn Moore. Vintage clothing pop-up shop PopUpOx4d gave UM students and Oxford locals an opportunity to explore fashion on Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Old Armory...

Members of the Black Student Union at the Bowling with BSU event at Premier Lanes in Oxford. Photo courtesy the Black Student Union. Founded seven years after the University of Mississippi admitted James Meredith, its first Black student, the Black...