Arts & Entertainment

Theatre Oxford Sets Auditions for ‘Almost, Maine’

Theatre Oxford will hold auditions later this month for its upcoming production of Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy by John Cariani. Auditions are scheduled for...
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Top Stories of 2017: The Story Behind Ole Miss' Most Beloved Poem

The man who penned “The Heart of Ole Miss,” the beloved and oft-quoted poem about the University of Mississippi, initially thought so little of...

Top Stories of 2017: Finding Mr. Kinney in the Mississippi Delta

While on a work-related trip to Cleveland, Miss. one day, I dined at the Starving Musician’s Bakery, stopped in at the bank and later...

Top Stories of 2017: The Ole Miss Grad Who Helped Make Katy Perry a Superstar

This story was reprinted with permission of the Ole Miss Alumni Review. Many think of Los Angeles as a fast-paced city full of bright lights and brighter...

Mississippi Quote of the Day: William Faulkner on Failure

Oxford novelist William Faulkner, winner of both the Nobel Prize and two Pulitzer Prizes for fiction, was never truly satisfied with anything he wrote....

How a Gay-Friendly Bookstore Restored Jaime Harker's Faith in Humanity

For Jaime Harker, her LGBTQ-friendly bookstore in Water Valley is more than a business—it’s a mission. “It feels good to give something back,” said Harker,...

Oxford Stories: Heigh-Ho Heigh-Ho, Disney Digital Expert Offers Business Tips

Kristen Fox lives in Manhattan Beach, California, and is the manager for digital marketing and promotions for the Walt Disney Company’s Consumer Products and...

Mississippi Quote of the Day: Morgan Freeman on Getting Into Heaven

Morgan Freeman may be best known for roles in movies like “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Unforgiven” and “Driving Miss Daisy,” but the Oscar-winning actor has...

Thursday's Top Tune Throwback: "The Sounds of Silence"

The career of Paul Simon, now spanning seven decades as he turns 77 in 2018, could not have gone much better. He was the recipient...

Stella Celebrates Opening with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Owned by Cindy and Johnny Kirk, Stella, Oxford's newest restaurant at 208 South Lamar, recently celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by...

EDM Star Elephante Coming to The Lyric Jan. 25

Progressive/electro house producer and DJ Tim Wu—better known by his stage name, Elephante—comes to Oxford next month for a performance at The Lyric on...
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