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Cowboys and Cutting Horsesnew
A good cutting horse gets down to a cow’s eye level to keep it from the herd.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
03-08-2013 |
Sports
Tags: cutting horses
Writer's Remorsenew
Being a songwriter means sharing yourself with your listeners—for good or bad.
Jackson Free Press |
Micah Smith |
03-08-2013 |
Commentary
Game Onnew
Bridal Bingo is a great way to break the ice between different groups of friends that might not know one another.
Jackson Free Press |
Nneka Ayozie |
03-08-2013 |
Commentary
Claiming the Shakenew
Initially I didn't think it that big of a deal. I mean, the YouTube Harlem Shake videos were just that, right?
Jackson Free Press |
Brad "Kamikaze" Franklin |
03-08-2013 |
Commentary
Prattling on with John Hodgmannew

The dapper literary humorist and comedian reflects on writing, the biology of laughter, his favorite comedians, high school and Battlestar Gallactica
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
03-07-2013 |
Comedy
Remix: The Salty Dognew

A fresh take on a classic American cocktail.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
03-07-2013 |
Food+Drink
Luminaria 2013 brings ecstatic changesnew

Luminaria, San Antonio's version of the Nuit Blanche (White Night) art event that started began in Paris in the 1982, is happening again this Saturday, March 9 in its sixth annual iteration.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-06-2013 |
Art
Mohammed Loses a Buddy, gets PTSDnew

According to a new Pentagon study, drone operators suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome at the same rate as real soldiers who fight in, you know, combat.
Legally Bannednew

The secret complaints and controversial characters behind the firing of Loveland High School's drama instructor.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Danny Cross |
03-06-2013 |
Theater
A Trip on the Mississippi Blues Trailnew
Geographic routes of discovery on the Mississippi Blues Trail are as varied and plentiful as the paths weaving through the history of the music itself—music that began as spirituals, work songs and simple narrative ballads in African American communities in the South.
Jackson Free Press |
Julian Rankin |
03-04-2013 |
Culture
Tags: Mississippi Blues Trail
Eat, Drink, Deltanew
This tome is part cookbook, part travelogue, part bartender's guide and part restaurant review. But it's all Delta.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
03-01-2013 |
Food+Drink
Big Dance Hopesnew
College basketball has been filled with crazy upsets this February, but the real fun begins this Friday when the calendar turns to March.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
03-01-2013 |
Sports
From Girl to Womannew
We often find ourselves in situations that—if we had a choice in the matter—we'd certainly not choose for ourselves.
Jackson Free Press |
Funmi Folayan Franklin |
03-01-2013 |
Advice
Handmade Mailnew
Email is great for so many things, but nothing quite compares to the feeling of getting real mail—the kind of letter or card that someone took the time to pen by hand, find a stamp for and drop off at the post office.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
03-01-2013 |
Art
Playing Odds of Last Frost Plantingnew
Just about every day, I hear of someone who just couldn't wait until planting time to start digging in the ground and planting a crop for summer.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
03-01-2013 |
Gardening