AltWeeklies Wire
Waterboarding, Lies and Videotapesnew
Brotha Hustle and Aunt Tee find disturbing CIA videotapes while sorting through a dumpster.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
01-11-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Light Bitesnew
Lighter food and wine pairings will help detoxify from the overindulgence that was December.
Jackson Free Press |
Farley Walker |
01-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
One Nation Under Oprahnew
What is the biggest threat to human kind? Oprah Winfrey.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Burks |
01-11-2008 |
Commentary
The Year's Best in Hip-Hopnew
In 2007, hip-hop was on everyone's minds, thanks to Don Imus and Al Sharpton, but in nobody's shopping bags. Despite low sales, however, the year produced some great recordings.
Jackson Free Press |
David Dennis Jr. |
01-03-2008 |
Music
Digging Through the Ruinsnew
It can be a depressing task to sort through the last year that was pop. Digging through the ruins, though, we do find a few songs that were willing to fight the banality of what radio offered us.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
01-03-2008 |
Music
Dark Prince Goes Down in Plamesnew
In his memoir, Novak attempts to justify outing Valerie Plame and other moral lapses, but his explanations are self-serving, to say the least, and not very convincing.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
01-03-2008 |
Nonfiction
Costly and Confusing Techno Worldnew
In today's digital divide, you got corporations selling to the masses who can afford gadgets like computers, iPods and Wiis. Then you got the financially challenged who can barely pay their cell-phone bills.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
01-03-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The Challenge of Holiday Feastingnew
After reading The Omnivore's Dilemma, you may never look at a holiday ham -- or any dinner for that matter -- the same again.
Jackson Free Press |
Brandi Herrera Pfrehm |
12-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Hail To The Pumpkinnew
During the holidays, treat your sweet tooth with pumpkin gingerbread and pumpkin cheesecake. Pumpkin is low in calories, and high in potassium, beta carotene, iron, fiber, and vitamins C and E. Choose low-fat and low-sugar ingredients to lighten these recipes, and choose local and organic ingredients when you can.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
12-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
A FedEx Christmas Storynew
Mackey Wright was on his way to Toys R Us, where he planned to shop for a Christmas present for his son, when he saw something in the road that didn't belong there -- a FedEx package. Luckily, my telephone number was inside.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
12-27-2007 |
Commentary
Questions and Consequences Laternew
After an anxious man calls "Rescue 911 Is A Joke," he grows impatient waiting for responders and shoots the aliens who have beamed themselves into his neighbor's house.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
12-27-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
DJ Dylannew
Aspen, Colo. DJ Dylan Regan has expanded his musical resume to include doing the music for the Winter and Summer X games, the recently cancelled HBO Comedy Festival, held in Aspen, and the extravagant funeral of experimental journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Jackson Free Press |
Bailee Grissom |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dylan Regan
From Potty Training to Peniinew
This tongue-in-cheek guide to the rocky road of parenthood tells readers right off that the task of parenting is generally neither fun nor profitable. And it often looks easier if it is someone else's children.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
12-27-2007 |
Original Work
Eco-Resolutions to Live Bynew
Rather than an endless, open-ended laundry list of all of my perceived personal flaws that I need to change in 2008 -- but probably won't get around to -- I made a list of 12 specific actions I will take next year, one per month, in the name of helping to preserve the environment.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
12-27-2007 |
Culture
Virgin Adventuresnew
Even though I was having Caribbean withdrawals after a weeklong vacation, I was also craving some of my favorite flavors: lemon, onion and rosemary. This chicken and rosemary recipe is always a winner, and if you can find fresh rosemary, definitely splurge.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
12-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
