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Twin Peaks releases new vinyl, plays Oxford on tour through the South

Photo courtesy: Daniel Topete. It’s been a hell of a year for Chicago rock band Twin Peaks. In the past 12 months, it’s released its third album,...

Farewell column: Lifestyles editor Zoe McDonald

Former lifestyles editors Zoe McDonald and McKenna Wierman are pictured just after sending off their 20-page Back-to-School edition in fall 2016. I still...

Tennis imparts nuanced look at feminism, relationships in ‘Yours Conditionally’

Tennis, courtesy: Kelia Anne. It shouldn’t take a listener long to notice two themes in Tennis’ songs: feminism and relationships, and how they...

‘Girls’ and its impermeable sphere of privilege: An essay

Lena Dunham, creator and director of “Girls,” sits on a stoop as her character, Hannah Horvath. Photo courtesy: Craig Blankenhorn/HBO This...

Sunflower Bean brings their dreamy rock sound to Oxford

Sunflower Bean photo courtesy: Motormouth Media Sunflower Bean may have become indie darlings of the music world this year, but that’s not for lack of...

The end of an era: the Cats Purring Dude Ranch is sold

Cradled in the trees of an undeveloped part of Oxford down North Lamar, a wooden structure stares over a meadowy, overgrown lawn. The maze of rooms inside...

Yoknapataco: the food truck trailblazer in Oxford

Jake Sessums found a need, and with a little creativity and a shiny new food truck, he’s satisfying hungry citizens with what might be the most mobile...

From Food Network to Oxford: City Grocery pastry chef represents the South in a sweet way

Photo by: Zoe Mcdonald Behind the doors of the Main Event kitchen, Dwayne Ingraham finishes up a cucumber, basil and gin sorbet. As the last fragrant bit drizzles into the carton and smells of summertime sweets waft through the air, Ingraham remains focused on the task at hand. “I try and get in here by eight in the morning,” said Ingraham, the executive pastry chef...

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