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Should the Gong Shorts Film Competition be gonged out?new

The Gong Shorts is the film industry's version of a high school student council election: those with the most friends, the coolest title, and the thickest (blemish-free) skin win.

San Antonio Current | Jordan Gass-Pooré | 09-16-2012 | Commentary

Just Peachynew

Before the summer season is over, seize the chance to whip up one last peach dessert.

Jackson Free Press | Jane Flood | 09-16-2012 | Food+Drink

Heads Up, Tacklersnew

Football is a tough game. I should know: Even though I played for only six or seven years, I have more days than I would like to count where my knees constantly hurt.

Jackson Free Press | Bryan Flynn | 09-16-2012 | Sports

Becoming Rothkonew

Landmark exhibition charts abstract painter's decisive decade.

Columbia Free Times | Patrick Wall | 09-13-2012 | Art

Politics on Social Medianew

Do we know too much about our friends? Facebook, politics and the messiness of online debates.

Las Vegas Weekly | Erin Ryan | 09-11-2012 | Tech

Urban Homesteading Planning For Winternew

Now is a great time to get bargains from local farmers markets to can vegetables or make preserves for winter.

Jackson Free Press | Jim Pathfinder Ewing | 09-07-2012 | Food+Drink

A New Low Standardnew

This week the National Collegiate Athletic Association decided that the University of North Carolina will not face an NCAA investigation over potential academic issues.

Jackson Free Press | Bryan Flynn | 09-07-2012 | Sports

Reaping Cool-Weather Rewardsnew

Mississippi, along with the rest of the South, is blessed with a long growing season, and now is the time to plant a fall garden so that you can enjoy fresh, leafy organic vegetables often until Christmas.

Jackson Free Press | Jim Pathfinder Ewing | 09-07-2012 | Gardening

Singing to My Soulnew

As a part of my mission to be a better me, I recently began searching for a part of me that I'd lost over the years.

Jackson Free Press | Queen Folayan | 09-07-2012 | History

Rotten in the Statenew

In the right hands, moldy, rotten grapes riddled with Botrytis can produce delectable results.

North Bay Bohemian | Alastair Bland | 09-07-2012 | Food+Drink

Getting Political on the Webnew

With the RNC's convention just over and the DNC's rolling on as we go to press, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at where the campaigns are with their technology and offer up the websites and apps (in addition to jfp.ms, naturally) that you'll need to track this crazy election to its conclusion in November.

Jackson Free Press | Todd Stauffer | 09-07-2012 | Tech