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Jackson Free Press | October 12, 2007

While all the members of Sister Funk are openly queer, their sexuality hardly defines the band. After nearly a decade on the band circuit, the members of Sister Funk agree that female musicians are being taken more seriously lately, which they attribute to increased visibility and skill.

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Casual readers may view How to Win a Cosmic War, the second book by acclaimed religious scholar Reza Aslan, as a defense of Islam. In part, this is an accurate assessment.

Jackson Free Press | Cheree Franco | 07-09-2009 | Nonfiction

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Though it lacks the subtle poetry of the “House of Sand and Fog,” Dubus’ newest offering nevertheless manages to be compelling and sympathetic.

Jackson Free Press | Cheree Franco | 08-04-2008 | Fiction

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Ballast is a single family's story. It's a story that, for its scant, struggling ray of hope (bond together as family, and things won't be OK, but they may get better), depicts Mississippi as a romantically devastated place.

Jackson Free Press | Cheree Franco | 02-14-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Ballast, Lance Hammer

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When it comes to music-streaming services, I'm usually late to the party, and not fashionably so. It's probably forgivable that I didn't hop onboard Spotify when it launched in Sweden in October 2008.

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