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COURTESY: SPIN.COM The first time I heard M83, I was driving home from work on a summer’s day. Just as I was pulling into my driveway and about to park in the garage, “Midnight City” came on the radio. For the next 4 minutes and 3 seconds I sat in the car, frying in the Dallas heat, completely transported...

(Courtesy: Tony Rauch) In his latest short story collection, “What if I Got Down on my Knees?,“ Tony Rauch brings an individual humor to tales...

Some holidays are just better than others. Those who love getting dressed up and being creative probably give Halloween their top spot. Those who love...

On March 20, President Obama visited Cuba; it was the first time a sitting U.S. president made the trek since former President Calvin Coolidge in 1928. Earlier in the week, the Obama administration announced two Cuban embargo restrictions would be relaxed to allow easier travel and more commerce between the U.S. and Cuba. While that may all sound like a bunch of political...

  Photo courtesy: Amazon.com An American professor teaching in Bulgaria meets a young hustler named Mitko in the public bathrooms beneath Sofia’s...

“Sail Shapes” by Marie Hull. (Courtesy of UM Museum.) The University of Mississippi Museum will hold an opening reception for “Marie Hull:...

(Photo courtesy movieposterdb.com) Rating: A- The animated films produced by Pixar over the last decade have revived the originality of the genre and upped the ante for other animated corporations. “Inside Out” even earned a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination validating its innovative plot. Less than one year later, Disney Animated Features has released “Zootopia,”...

(Courtesy: Shane Prewire)Four musicians taking part in “Larry in the round”. Tonight is the fifth songwriters’ round table at Proud Larry’s,...

Graphic by Alice McKelvey   Welcome back, it’s time for another weekly Wednesday playlist, and this time we’re bringing back our Mississippi hits...

Ole Miss professor Melissa Ginsburg will debut her first novel “Sunset City,” tonight at Square Books. “I’m thrilled to be here in Oxford for...