AltWeeklies Wire
What Do Chefs Have to Say to Us Amateurs About Knives?new
Ask chefs for advice, and what you get are two consistent themes: stories about cutting themselves early in their careers and the suggestion that your average home chef should keep their knives sharper.
The Memphis Flyer |
Paul Gerald |
05-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Dark Days of Lloyd T. Binfordnew
Binford was known from coast to coast as the toughest censor in America.
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Finger |
05-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
With Prices Up and Employment Down, Food Pantries Get More Visitsnew
There has been a 5 percent increase in the number of food-stamp recipients in Tennessee this year, and more than twice as many Memphians are visiting the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association to pick up food vouchers that entitle them to get a five-day supply of groceries four times a year from one of the group's food pantries.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
05-09-2008 |
Economy
Morgan Spurlock Heads East and Comes Up Emptynew
In Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Spurlock isn't an overbearing ringmaster like fellow gonzo documentarian Michael Moore, Spurlock cannot and will not let his interview subjects' words stand alone.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jay Reatard Grows Upnew
Memphis' garage-punk rising star on rowdy fans, obsessive collectors, prospecting record companies, and a career-changing embrace of melody.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Q&A: Scott Ritter, Former UN Weapons Inspectornew
Ritter talks about what the U.S. should do in Iraq and Iran.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
05-02-2008 |
War
The New Frenchnew
To compete in the global market, both new and established importers are seeking out more unique, interesting, and value-driven wines from all over France.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
04-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
History Lessons, Courtesy of Nicholson Baker and Howard Zinnnew
Human Smoke is itself a kind of reference work: a series of short reports -- some only a paragraph long and most of them drawn from newspaper accounts, diaries, documents, letters, memoirs, memos, and public speeches, with Baker doing the assembling and providing the timeline and context.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
04-25-2008 |
Nonfiction
The Breeders Make a New Splashnew
The box-office returns of the Pixies reunion apparently roused the sleeping ambition of bassist and Breeders mastermind Kim Deal.
The Memphis Flyer |
Werner Trieschmann |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
Robby Grant's Pretty Meets Alicja Trout's Loud for Mouserocketnew
Mouserocket started out, a decade ago, as a Trout side project of sorts -- an outlet for lighter, poppier, more playful songs that didn't fit her other projects. But it's developed over the years into a classic, collaborative band.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
04-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jet Li and Jackie Chan Team Up for Fun Action Flicknew
Director Rob Minkoff has crafted the first great action flick of the year, the kind of film you want to roll up and stick in your back pocket so you can whip it out and whap action-movie naysayers on the nose.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
04-25-2008 |
Reviews
"World of Their Own," "Twenty Years Ago Today," "Justify Your Love?"new
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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"Out of the Woods," "Country Sucks?" and "Informed Regret"new
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
'Under the Same Moon' Humanizes the Immigration Issuenew
The feature film debut of director Patricia Riggen follows the long-distance parent-child relationship between Rosario, a woman who has crossed the border from Mexico to seek work in Los Angeles, and Carlitos, the 9-year-old son she left behind with her mother.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews
The Plot Thickens In Tennessee's 9th Congressional District Racenew
Adherents of current 9th District representative Steve Cohen, who had been looking at a de facto one-to-one Democratic primary race between the incumbent and challenger Nikki Tinker, will surely welcome Joe Towns' presence in the race.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
04-18-2008 |
Politics
