Daniel Grear

Padma Viswanathan, a Canadian-American professor of South Asian descent who teaches at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has a new novel out that could be easily mistaken for non-fiction.

Plenty of songwriters also think of themselves as poets, but few can say that they’ve landed poetry in The New Yorker.

According to an image of Mr. Roll's receipt posted on Instagram, his open tab at Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken came out to $11,268.12. Ever-generous, he also left a $7,500 tip.

Pedal Party, a group that bills themselves as “Little Rock’s raddest, chillest, most epic, least hyperbolic Monday SOCIAL ride w/ beer/food stops,” is hosting their last low-key community cycling event of the season.

CRASH CAST PODCAST HALLOWEEN COVER SHOWS FRIDAY 11/1-SATURDAY 11/2. Vino’s Brew Pub. 7 p.m. $20 per night.

Maybe Instagram and TikTok have fried my brain, but doesn’t it feel like the tide has turned on bands like Creed? OK, no one’s exactly bowing at the ultra-earnest throne of late ’90s post-grunge these days, but it does seem like what were once the objects of outright derision by the cool kids are now thought of with something resembling semi-ironic affection, right? Is it just nostalgia, or is sincerity back in fashion? The world may never know. All I can say is, for the first time in my life I wouldn’t mind having my face rocked off by a singer with the hilariously wholesome audacity to ask if someone — anyone — can take him higher, to a place where blind men see, to a place with golden streets. 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH, fronted by Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang, are set to open. Get tickets here.

In celebration of Robert "Say" McIntosh’s legacy, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is welcoming amateurs and professionals alike to submit scratch-made pies to be assessed according to their taste, crust, creativity, presentation, and overall impression. Come hungry.

Central Arkansas aughts rockers Frown Pow’r, who last released music in 2009, have a new, three-song EP coming out next Friday. Today, they’ve shared a music video for “Sign Insign,” which blends recent clips from the studio with archival footage from long-ago shows.

The business of city flags in Arkansas is, to put it generously, inconsistent. We’ve assembled some of our favorite finds, chosen either because they’re genuinely inspired, kinda goofy or somewhere in between.

Known for telling the stories of queer youth, Little Rock filmmaker Mark Thiedeman is raising money to make "JJ," a short film about two childhood best friends contending with unspoken feelings for one another.