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<strong>Ariana Grande, left and Cynthia Erivo, right, star in &ldquo;Wicked: For Good&rdquo; opening in theaters this week.</strong> (Courtesy Universal Pictures)Visual Arts

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Pulp Fiction,’ Tav Falco

Chris Herrington says “Pulp Fiction” carries the thrill of a young director coming into his own, taking chances and pulling them off, discovering just how good he can be.

By Chris Herrington 2 hours ago
Visual Arts

From Beale to Broadway, statewide art exhibition spotlights 4 museums in Tennessee

The statewide event’s Memphis exhibit will focus on the legacy of the Memphis College of Art.

By Elle Perry November 17, 2025
Music

Memphis was a character in several of Todd Snider’s songs. Here are the best of them. 

Todd Snider died Friday, Nov. 14, at age 59. Chris Herrington looks at Snider’s best songs where Memphis was a character.

By Chris Herrington November 17, 2025
Premium Visual Arts

New art school is ready to transform students — and teachers

In East Memphis, an artist’s utopian daydream is becoming a reality.

By John Klyce November 17, 2025

  • Arts & Culture

    A guide to Memphis-made holiday gifts and experiences

    Not sure what to get that special someone? Our Daily Memphian staff offers suggestions for their favorite locally made products and experiences.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff 51 minutes ago
  • Music

    Todd Snider was a singular songwriter and a voice for outcasts and underdogs

    “Todd Snider launched his career in Memphis, and then reinvented himself a decade later. For his last 20 years, there was no songwriter quite like him.”

    Related content: 

    Memphians remember musician Todd Snider, nomad storyteller who launched career from local bar

    By Chris Herrington November 17, 2025
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    The six-way intersection that defines South City gets a new look

    Artwork installation stands at the crossroads of historic neighborhood.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    It’s ‘cuffing season,’ so here are 5 Memphis first-date ideas

    For those looking for someone special — even if only seasonally — here are some first-date ideas. 

    By Nick Lingerfelt November 16, 2025
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Download, delete, repeat: For some Memphians, dating apps are a relentless cycle. For others, they’re a labor of love.

    Those seeking romance may hear, ‘There are plenty of fish in the sea.’ But one Memphis man laments: “My sea is a creek.” For such singles, dating apps offer an option.

    By Nick Lingerfelt November 16, 2025
  • Music

    Memphians remember musician Todd Snider, nomad storyteller who launched career from local bar

    The alternative/folk/country musician who launched his lengthy career from a long-gone Memphis bar more than 30 years ago died Friday. He was 59.

    By Jody Callahan November 16, 2025
  • Premium Performing Arts

    Crosstown’s ‘12 Angry Jurors’ includes an A-lister behind the scenes

    Filmmaker Craig Brewer directed Crosstown High School’s “12 Angry Jurors,” and, as the student who played Juror Number Nine put it, “Not a lot of people can say they’ve gotten this opportunity.”

    By John Klyce November 15, 2025
  • Premium The Arts Beat

    Arts Beat: Memphis Zine Fest celebrates mini-magazines and their makers

    Erica Qualy, the founder of Memphis Zine Fest, has one word for the make-it-yourself mini-magazines with endless possibilities: liberating.

    By Elle Perry November 14, 2025
  • Music

    The AM/DM podcast: Surreal events for a super weekend

    Are you ready to get a little bit wacky? Then this weekend’s events are for you. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 14, 2025
  • The To-Do List

    Hop on the Shamrock Shuttle, do yoga with pups and eat pudding with a fork

    This week, the Memphis Zoo launches a new holiday lighting show with lanterns, and an Orpheum party goes “Back to the Future.”

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake November 14, 2025
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    How Grind City Amp plans to expand live music in Memphis

    Nick Barbian joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the goals for the outdoor venue located at Grind City Brewing in North Memphis.

    By Eric Barnes November 13, 2025
  • Music

    AutoZone Liberty Bowl taps Outstanding Achievement award winner

    The AutoZone Liberty Bowl has chosen a country music artist as the recipient of its 2025 Outstanding Achievement Award.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 12, 2025
  • Performing Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: Ira Sachs, Mike McCarthy back on the big screen

    Before Ira Sachs studied film and literature at Yale, he grew up in Memphis. And before he found a filmmaking groove in New York, he cut his teeth back home.

    By Chris Herrington November 11, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    Spillit Memphis launching film festival

    True stories of Rowan Oak property in Oxford, adopting greyhounds from the racetracks and Tom Lee’s life will be screened at the first Spillit film festival.

    By Joel Haley November 11, 2025
  • Recipes

    Gobble ’til you wobble: Thanksgiving recipes and holiday lights

    Our Thanksgiving guide will help you prep your holiday menu and plan what to do after the big meal. 

    By Bianca Phillips November 10, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    New Memphis-based novel recalls news industry’s bygone days

    David Wesley Williams dodged layoffs in a more than 30-year newspaper career. In his novel “Come Again No More,” he memorializes a now-bygone era and celebrates his adopted hometown of Memphis.

    By Chris Herrington November 14, 2025
  • Premium Business

    Elves on the shelves — and ladders and roofs

    Jack Alberts and Jordan Veilleux don’t just install Christmas lights. They dress in elf costumes, play holiday music and talk and pose for photos with the kids.

    By John Klyce November 10, 2025
  • Premium Ask the Memphian

    Ask the Memphian: Has Memphis ever had an art heist like the Louvre?

    Curios, statues, Albrecht Durer and Elton John: How have Memphis museums been victimized by thieves in the last century?

    By Jody Callahan November 14, 2025
  • Premium Visual Arts

    Artist Jay Etkin’s passion is celebrating life — but it looks a lot like community instead

    Jay Etkin’s been an artist, a gallery owner, the head of a museum, an innovator — and a friend.

    By John Klyce November 09, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    The Sultana Museum starts to gain steam in Marion

    The renovation of the school gym in Marion, Arkansas is just about complete. It will be followed by exhibits to chronicle the history of the nation’s worst maritime disaster 7 miles from Memphis.

    By Bill Dries November 14, 2025
  • Update Music

    These Memphis artists are up for 2026 Grammy Awards

    One Memphis artist is nominated for “Best Rap Album.” Blues performers are also represented.

    By Elle Perry November 07, 2025
  • Premium The Arts Beat

    Arts Beat: Beautifying the city starts with a call to artists

    The manager of the city’s percent-for-art program is looking for artists of any age to reimagine crosswalks, neighborhood signs, markers and beyond.

    By Elle Perry November 07, 2025
  • The To-Do List

    Booker T. takes the stage, and Stax offers a look inside ‘Bettye’s Bin’

    This week, Fire Pit Fridays makes a comeback, Ken Burns’ new film screens for free and Meddlesome hosts what may be the shortest race ever.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake, Kelsey Bowen November 06, 2025
  • Music

    Hold on to that feelin': Journey farewell tour to hit FedExForum

    The band behind hits such as “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Any Way You Want It” will embark on a 60-show tour across North America.

    By Elle Perry November 06, 2025
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The federal Task Force’s impact on Latino businesses in Memphis

    The Sidebar podcast talks to Latino community leaders about the fear customers and employees have of being detained.

    By Eric Barnes November 06, 2025

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