The new issue of the Oxford American just hit the stands, with stories about “superheroes, the wildest river in America, jailhouse cuisine, skinny-dipping in the Big Easy, two larger-than-life world explorers, a Texas con man who discovers the biggest oil field in America, war art from the front lines, the best damn football book, and a detailed guide to thrilling events and sights you won’t want to miss on your summer road trips” from writers including Bronwen Dickey, Roy Blount Jr., Hal Crowther, Sean Rowe, Gene Lyons, Jessie van Eerden, Sam Stephenson, St. John Frizell, Ada Liana Bidiuc, Pia Ehrhardt, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Will Clarke, and Stephen Marion. Also included: a southern movies DVD, which includes this incredible footage of Memphis’ own mythical Big Star cutting “Thank You Friends” at Ardent.