AltWeeklies Wire
Love in the Time of Omelettesnew
Sexual attraction may be the initial ingredient of romance, but sooner or later you’re going to have to eat together, and that can be almost as exhilarating and educational as sex.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
07-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
The Ice Cream Truck Ran Out of Gasnew
Zip Pitters discusses his ghetto literary series of self-published chapbooks, now available from Brotha Hustle’s mobile bookstore and portable Styrofoam juicy-juice-on-ice drink center
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
07-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Why Not Just Turn Gay?new
One writer shares the top 10 reasons she won't "turn" gay.
Jackson Free Press |
Ali Greggs |
07-28-2005 |
Commentary
There's a Hole in the Skynew
The world knew we had to go to war after 9/11, but we have not yet avenged the deaths of those who perished at the World Trade Center.
Jackson Free Press |
Brenda Varner Judin |
07-21-2005 |
Commentary
Deliver Us From Evilnew
One writer examines the Edgar Ray Killen trial and what it means for Mississippi's past and future.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
07-14-2005 |
Commentary
Pick a Proper Peppernew
A food writer provides you with pepper recipes a-plenty to pep up your summer.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
07-14-2005 |
Food+Drink
Rock Cornish Rackettnew
Delve into the mystery of the tiny chickens behind rock cornish hens.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
07-14-2005 |
Food+Drink
He Is the Night: A Review of Batman Beginsnew
After a string of boring, ugly, repetitive games, it’s good to see Batman get an interesting, pretty, repetitive game. Batman Begins -- the movie -- blows the previous films out of the water, and so does the game. But it’s not without its flaws.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
07-07-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Thank You, Mr. McIntyrenew
When Edgar Ray Killen's attorney admonished Mississippi for "opening old wounds," he presented bigotry in its most deceiving form -- delivered by a man in a business suit and in a high-profile occupation who used every cliché in the book to divide Mississippians from "outsiders."
Jackson Free Press |
Natalie Irby |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
Lott and Cochran: Sign On Nownew
The Jackson Free Press explains why the Senate's anti-lynching resolution was so important, especially as the Edgar Ray Killen trial raises awareness of the issue, and calls for Mississippi's two U.S. senators to add their names to the resolution.
Jackson Free Press |
Editorial Board |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
Jackson Free Press Blogs from Killen Trialnew
The Jackson Free Press is blogging live every day from the trial of Edgar Ray Killen for his alleged involvement in the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers. The blog also links to a full archive of the paper's stories and blogs on the case.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd and Natalie Irby |
06-14-2005 |
Commentary
That Did It For Menew
How do we know which wine will be so hauntingly sweet or spicy with tannins aged to velvety perfection that it will make the situation absolutely perfect? McHardy gives some hints.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
06-09-2005 |
Food+Drink
Nooooo!!! A Review of "Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith" for PS2new
Time after time, crappy games are released under the “Star Wars” title. Attention all designers: Slapping a popular franchise name onto your high school science project is not an excuse for a game.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
06-03-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Poke Salad Bessienew
Euell Gibbons lauds poke as "probably the best-known and most widely-used wild vegetable in America." Yancy demystifies it with a little help from his old babysitter Bessie.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
06-03-2005 |
Food+Drink
Zin Is Innew
McHardy explains why zinfandel is the perfect summer wine.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
05-30-2005 |
Food+Drink
