AltWeeklies Wire
Lamb, With a Side of Shiraznew
Recently, I decided to try my hand at a leg of lamb. My intentions to grill it were foiled, so I planned to create a stew instead -- delicious.
Jackson Free Press |
Farley Walker |
11-28-2007 |
Food+Drink
Guilt-Free Carbon Unitsnew
Purchasing carbon offsets is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to feel good about what you are doing to make the world a greener place.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
11-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Thankful for Exploitationnew
Just when the pilgrims thought everything was cool, the trusted friendship between the Ghetto Native Americans and the pilgrims evolved into a series of fights, real estate scams, germ warfare, induced alcoholism, land eviction and forced relocation to the corners of the North American continent.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
11-28-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
This Wheel's Still on Firenew
While nothing on Dirt Farmer is tantamount in quality to The Band's best-known songs, it demonstrates the passion Helm brought to the tunes that helped to elevate The Band to "immortal" status.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
11-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dirt Farmer, Levon Helm
Vivid Spells of Color and Desirenew
Once vague and impersonal, my view into this exotic world of tradition, assimilation and religion became more engaging when viewed through the minds of Soueif's characters.
Jackson Free Press |
Megan Morrison |
11-20-2007 |
Fiction
Pounding Beer (Bread)new
A loaf of beer bread will disappear faster than a keg at a frat party.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
11-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
My Big, Fat Green Weddingnew
Step into married life without leaving a huge, ugly carbon footprint.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
11-20-2007 |
Culture
Dem at Your Own Risknew
The year 2000 was the dawn of the tort-reform craze in Mississippi, and the beginning of the end for Democrats in the state.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-20-2007 |
Politics
Queen of the Fleasnew
The past three weeks of my life have been one long personal jihad against the fleas currently residing in my house. I call it a "jihad" because the fleas have progressed to the point where they are affecting my mental health: It's me or them.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
Livin' in the Last Daysnew
One moment we are witnessing tsunamis, floods and hurricanes, and the next moment Atlanta is drought-ridden and California is burning. And folk around the world talk about blowing each other up.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
11-20-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
'Tolerance' Key to Our Economynew
When we are no longer the "land of opportunity," we lose something that makes us extraordinarily attractive as a nation -- and as a state.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
Putting Blues Into A Higher Gearnew
Louis Arzo "Gearshifter" Youngblood fuses traditional Mississippi electric blues with acoustic guitar.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
11-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Louis Arzo Youngblood
'It's a Lotta White Folks'new
Alex LeMay's documentary Desert Bayou tells a Hurricane Katrina story that you almost certainly haven't heard, as 600 black New Orleans evacuees are transported to Salt Lake City.
Jackson Free Press |
Darren Schwindaman |
11-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex LeMay, Desert Bayou
The New Blacknew
Valve knows how to make a video game. Critics love them. Hardcore gamers love them. Casual gamers love them. The Orange Box is a perfect example of why.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
11-20-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Something to Write Home Aboutnew
Johnny Cash's letters to his first wife, many of them compelling love songs, show a side of the musician that never came out in his songs.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
11-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
