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Bill Dawers Pandemic or no pandemic, Savannah is now kicking off its bustling spring season of festivals. While we are obviously missing out on vital opportunities to gather as a community and get to know more of our neighbors in face-to-face settings, the altered schedules present some opportunities that might benefit local culture in the long run. The 32nd annual festival’s emphasis on virtual rather than live events has prompted a significant website upgrade and plans for high quality video streaming. Highlights will likely include a gospel concert featuring Demetrius West on Feb. 7 an...

'); 'These horrific incidents seemed to keep them enmeshed with one another, in a taboo bond of manhood' Anna Krien, author of the award-winning Night Games: Sex, Power, and a Journey to the Dark Heart of Sport, is our guest on this week’s Behind the Lines. Gavin Cooney By Gavin Cooney Tuesday 2 Feb 2021, 8:00 PM Feb 2nd 2021, 8:00 PM 47,343 Views 3 Comments Anna Krien, pictured in 2014. Image: Andrew Matthews Image: Andrew M...

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is Back, Featuring Nikki Giovanni and Bobby Rush January 20, 2021 1106 The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, Oxford’s award-winning music and literature show will open its spring season this weekend with two legends: celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni and veteran bluesman, Bobby Rush. Also featured will be Colorado singer-songwriter, Xanthe Alexis. The show is hosted by Jim Dees and Thacker house band, the Yalobushwhackers. The broadcast can be heard this Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. on WUMS (92.1 FM in Oxford) and online: https://myrebelradio.com/. The show can also be h...

Fancy treating yourself to even more top-class sports coverage while simultaneously supporting The42? By The42 Team Sunday 24 Jan 2021, 11:04 PM Jan 24th 2021, 11:04 PM 9,662 Views 1 Comment Source: James Crombie/INPHO AS WE PLOUGH on through Level 5 restrictions, it’s only natural for those who both read and contribute to this publication to question how on Earth we managed through spring and summer last year as virtually the entire ...

comments "Tiger," HBO's new two-part documentary about Tiger Woods, attempts to explain the towering rise, epic downfall, and eventual comeback of one of the greatest athletes in the world. Based on the 2018 biography by Armen Keteyian and Jeff Benedict and with an eye toward separating the man from his carefully constructed public image, the documentary from directors Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek uses never-before-seen footage and new interviews with one-time friends and acquaintances to paint a portrait of a man destined for greatness who became a cautionary tale about the pressure...