It is a truth universally acknowledged that a student with a ton of homework to do must spend at least a few hours procrastinating before actually completing said homework. I’m pretty sure Jane Austen said that, or something like it, so it’s definitely the truth. There is no sadder moment than when you...
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Hey guys, Alice here again with another update on your weekly playlist! This week the weather has been pretty yucky. I know that spring will soon be in sight, but for now, I think winter is still trying to hang on for as long as it can. So, for those of you who get down in the dumps when the weather does, you can sulk in your darkened room sipping tea while listening...
Disclaimer: “Me Before You” is not the type of book I would go out of my way to pick up off a bookshelf. I lost interest in Nicholas Sparks while I was a junior in high school after I realized he sets unrealistic relationship expectations in which both men and women are held to impossible standards. Since Sparks dominates the romance genre, I have rarely picked up...
Katy Simpson Smith seems like the best kind of optimist. Driven from a young age by a love of the South and her people, she initially sought a career in history, attending Mount Holyoke College, earning a PhD in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and going on to pen the well-received, “We Have Raised All of You: Motherhood in the South 1750-1835.” Smith...
Monday 7 p.m. – Beatles Open Mic Night — Shelter 8:30 p.m. – Trivia Night — The Blind Pig 9:30 p.m. – DJ Night — Rooster’s Tuesday 5 p.m. – Katy Simpson Smith signs “Free Men” — Off Square Books 6 p.m. – Art Crawl — The Powerhouse 7 p.m. – Writers, Poets and Players Night — Shelter 7:30 p.m. – Ole Miss Theatre...
With a name based off the definition of ‘vagabond’ - meaning rambler, traveler or gypsy – and a sound best described as ‘new south rock’, The Vegabonds’ blend of classic and southern rock boasts a range of influences such as Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers, Kings of Leon and Chris Stapleton. Their eclectic sound will make its way to The Lyric tonight...
AND IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS Researchers at Millsaps College recently helped identify a new species of tarantula. The spider is named after singer Johnny Cash because it can be found near the prison that Cash sang about in “Folsom Prison Blues.” According to the Clarion-Ledger, Brent Hendrixson of Millsaps is one of the main contributors to the research, during which...
