“A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara “A Little Life” is a big commitment, but not for obvious reasons. At 720 pages, Hanya Yanagihara’s second novel (after 2013’s “The People in the Trees”) is compulsively readable. Yanagihara casts a potent spell, crafting characters for whom we care and ache and who always seem to be a page-flip away from slipping through...
Author Archives: Charles McCrory
The Lady Rebels fell 60-46 to Missouri on Sunday afternoon in the Pavilion. The second quarter proved to be Ole Miss’ downfall; they scored a total of 3 points. It was the lowest single quarter this whole year in women’s college basketball. That period set the tone for the Lady Rebels the rest of the game as they went on to only muster 46 points. “We didn’t make...
Ole Miss’ biggest recruiting weekend is upon us, and according to Rebelgrove.com, this is the list of official visitors that will be in Oxford this weekend. Sports editor Collin Brister and football beat writer Cody Thomason make predictions regarding some of the Ole Miss’ targets as signing day approaches. Jonathan Kongbo Cody Thomason : It’s likely between Ole...
I’m fat. I’m not curvy, thick or big-boned. I’m fat, and after seven years in a relationship, I am single and will eventually start dating. No matter how much anyone spouts out about body acceptance, I feel an obligation to post body pictures on any dating sites I’ll use. I don’t think being fat is gross, but I’m aware that a lot of people aren’t into that...
Ole Miss baseball is less than a month away. The Rebels will open up the 2016 season on Feb. 19 at Swayze Field in a three-game series against Florida International. As opening day quickly approaches, let’s take a look at what the Rebels’ infield could look like in 2016. Third Base: Colby Bortles will be the Rebels’ third baseman this season. Bortles, who started...
What do poisoned letters, a former karate instructor and an Elvis tribute artist have in common? That’s a great question. James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo represented himself this week in a federal petition to overturn his 2014 conviction. Dutschke was convicted of manufacturing the poison ricin and sending letters laced with the poison to multiple people. Among the...
Look in to the windows of Vaporized Oxford on Jackson Avenue late at night and you’ll see quite the motley crew huddled around a TV playing Super Smash Bros. This reads like a meme, but video game meetings at the vape shop, owned by band member Tanner Scaggs, seem to be a ritual before every Holy Ghost Electric Show band practice. The Holy Ghost Electric Show, a moniker...
