AltWeeklies Wire
Dreamin' Ain't Doinnew
Logic is one thing, logistics another. How having the Big Idea can land you in hot water -- just ask Frank Melton.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
04-05-2007 |
Commentary
Of Paranoia and Xenophobianew
The Mississippi Believe It! campaign does everything wrong when it comes to building a new Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
04-05-2007 |
Commentary
Jesus Rode a Donkey: An Interview with John Arthur Eavesnew
Democratic candidate for governor John Arthur Eaves talks about how progressive politics is a religious obligation and why Haley Barbour must go.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-05-2007 |
Politics
Child Soldiernew
If you were put off by the Caucasian self-obsession of Blood Diamond, A Long Way Gone serves as a refreshing correction.
Jackson Free Press |
John Dicker |
03-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
A Match Made in Hollywoodnew
Sofia Blanc de Blanc champagne is the perfect example of all that Francis Ford Coppola has done right in producing wine in California.
Jackson Free Press |
Farley Walker |
03-22-2007 |
Food+Drink
Watchin' Itnew
BodySoul brings you practical tips for losing weight.
Jackson Free Press |
Lea Thomas |
03-22-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Hands Off My Mowernew
Rev. Cletus: "Even daughters and sons sue their mothers and fathers on Judge Judy, while most of the poor resort to crime. (He discovers his riding lawnmower is stolen.) I rebuke that thief in the name of Jesus!"
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
03-22-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Charrette or Charade?new
In the charrette on flooding the Pearl River basin and creating LeFleur Lakes, public input, environmental concerns and equitable development were belittled in pursuit of development serving the interests of the wealthy and powerful.
Jackson Free Press |
Daniel Johnson |
03-22-2007 |
Commentary
'Balance' or Pandering?new
The Clarion-Ledger's version of balanced, "objective" reporting is Molly Ivins vs. Ann Coulter, the NAACP vs. the KKK.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
03-22-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Boxers, Cows, Horses and Hogsnew
Just a week after scuttling a popular tax cut on groceries at the behest of Gov. Haley Barbour, Sen. Tommy Robertson helped pass a tax cut on sporting and livestock events.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-22-2007 |
Politics
The Untold Story of African-American Resistance to the Klannew
Despite civil rights mythology, groups like the Deacons for Defense were advocating armed resistance long before the Black Power Movement, and they may even have had help from Malcolm X.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-22-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
I Do Not Belong Herenew
Growing up gay in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
03-19-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kevin Sessums, Mississippi Sissy
Intergalatic Failurenew
I believe that if you were to smash the Rogue Galaxy disc into tiny shards and then drink them, you would be having approximately 35 times as much fun as you would putting the game in your PS2 and playing it.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
03-19-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Spring Forwardnew
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weizen is the perfect beer for summer.
Jackson Free Press |
J. Miller |
03-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
Drinking Like the Irishnew
The pleasures (and health benefits) of Irish Coffee.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
03-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
