http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/jfp.php/features/ en demonsblaze@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-18T20:29:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/provoking_art_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/provoking_art_111809/#When:20:29:01Z Ben Rinehart engineers paper. He folds simple, familiar forms like hand-operated fortune tellers kids made in third grade. He creates modern folk art in the shape of pop-up books and three-dimensional blocks. The pieces are mainstream American artifacts.by Valerie Wells November 18, 2009 Ben Rinehart engineers paper. He folds simple, familiar forms like hand-operated fortune tellers kids made in third grade. He creates modern folk art in the shape of pop-up books and three-dimensional blocks. The pieces are mainstream American artifacts. Art 2009-11-18T20:29:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/freedom_now_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/freedom_now_111109/#When:20:15:00Z "The Historic Alamo Theatre presents Freedom Play," written by Arkansas native Jennifer Davis, on Nov. 14. Davis is the founder of the Underground Railroad Neighborhood project in Arkansas. T.U.R.N. promotes literacy through drama and theater and helps fund the production.by Nedah Nemati November 11, 2009 "The Historic Alamo Theatre presents Freedom Play," written by Arkansas native Jennifer Davis, on Nov. 14. Davis is the founder of the Underground Railroad Neighborhood project in Arkansas. T.U.R.N. promotes literacy through drama and theater and helps fund the production. theater 2009-11-11T20:15:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/maintaining_the_sexy_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/maintaining_the_sexy_111109/#When:19:30:00Z Eight Magnolia Roller Vixens, wearing team colors of black and blue, drop their bags on the concrete floor and start lacing up their skates. Sumati "Lizbeth Von Lush" Thomas, Jacqueline "Princess Sledge Rammer" Sledge-Prince and Bonnie "Golden Goonie" Dickerson stand a few feet apart with their hands pressed to their foreheads in a salute.by Charlotte Blom November 11, 2009 Eight Magnolia Roller Vixens, wearing team colors of black and blue, drop their bags on the concrete floor and start lacing up their skates. Sumati "Lizbeth Von Lush" Thomas, Jacqueline "Princess Sledge Rammer" Sledge-Prince and Bonnie "Golden Goonie" Dickerson stand a few feet apart with their hands pressed to their foreheads in a salute. City/County, Jackson State 2009-11-11T19:30:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/saw_a_train_a_comin_110409/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/saw_a_train_a_comin_110409/#When:19:30:00Z If you are a fan of Johnny Cash, or are curious about the nature of the iconic "Man in Black," you owe it to yourself to make time to read "Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness".by M. Landis November 4, 2009 If you are a fan of Johnny Cash, or are curious about the nature of the iconic "Man in Black," you owe it to yourself to make time to read "Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness" (Abrams Publishing, 2009, $17.95). Written and illustrated by Reinhard Kleist, this graphic novel takes you from Cash's humble beginnings in Tennessee to the famous concert at Folsom Prison in 1968 at the pinnacle of his career, with the ups-and-downs from point A to point B included. books 2009-11-04T19:30:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/what_a_wonderful_film_110409/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/what_a_wonderful_film_110409/#When:19:29:00Z With Casablanca as a backdrop for this tangled web of shady ladies, traffic violations and contract killings, "What a Wonderful World" tells the story of Souad the prostitute, Kenza the traffic cop and Kamel the hit man.by Vince Falconi November 4, 2009 With Casablanca as a backdrop for this tangled web of shady ladies, traffic violations and contract killings, "What a Wonderful World" tells the story of Souad the prostitute, Kenza the traffic cop and Kamel the hit man. Kenza and Souad are friends, and it's through this friendship that Kenza meets Kamel, with whom she falls in love. Their attraction is obviously wrought with problems due to Kenza being a police officer, albeit with the tame assignment of directing traffic, and Kamel being an assassin getting his assignments through the Internet. When a hacker discovers Kamel's identity, the difficulty of their relationship reaches a breaking point. film 2009-11-04T19:29:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/the_pulpit_of_bacon_110409/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/the_pulpit_of_bacon_110409/#When:19:26:00Z It's no secret that I love bacon. Granted, I hardly ever eat or even buy pork bacon anymore. Instead, I stock the refrigerator with turkey bacon.by Neola Young November 4, 2009 It's no secret that I love bacon. Granted, I hardly ever eat or even buy pork bacon anymore. Instead, I stock the refrigerator with turkey bacon. I know it's not the same, and hardcore bacon lovers dole out the appropriate "tsk, tsk" when I profess my love for bacon impersonators. However, I have never denied bacon's deliciousness nor its endless uses. And nearly every "reformed" vegetarian has related the story of falling off the wagon. It always comes down to the delectably salty, smoky siren call of bacon. Cooking 2009-11-04T19:26:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/aria_da_capo_110409/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/aria_da_capo_110409/#When:18:15:00Z A grade school principal with strong features looks angrily at the girl before him who dared to speak her mind. He then throws a book across the room, barely missing her.by Katrina Byrd November 4, 2009 A grade school principal with strong features looks angrily at the girl before him who dared to speak her mind. He then throws a book across the room, barely missing her. The young girl, Edna St. Vincent Millay, silently retrieves the book and marches to the principal's desk. Blam! She drops the book on his desk. The sound echoes throughout the auditorium as the audience watches her next move in awe. City/County 2009-11-04T18:15:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/the_sela_ward_story_102809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/the_sela_ward_story_102809/#When:18:31:00Z When Sela Ward stars in a motion picture or a television show and has the freedom to use the full range of her talent, you certainly know that you've seen something exquisite. Men think she's sexy and seductive. Women think she's accessible and direct.by Anita Modak-Truran October 28, 2009 When Sela Ward stars in a motion picture or a television show and has the freedom to use the full range of her talent, you certainly know that you've seen something exquisite. The Meridian native, a former cheerleader for the University of Alabama football team and homecoming queen there, possesses a mystique that crosses the gender line. Men think she's sexy and seductive. Women think she's accessible and direct. film 2009-10-28T18:31:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/halloween_flicks_102809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/halloween_flicks_102809/#When:18:30:00Z I've never been one to trick-or-treat or dress up for parties, but Halloween is the perfect time to switch off the lights, turn up the volume and sink uneasily into your favorite chair for a few terrifying hours of cinematic fright.by Will Morgan October 28, 2009 I've never been one to trick-or-treat or dress up for parties, but Halloween is the perfect time to switch off the lights, turn up the volume and sink uneasily into your favorite chair for a few terrifying hours of cinematic fright. film 2009-10-28T18:30:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/candy_apple_memories_102809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/candy_apple_memories_102809/#When:18:25:00Z Both my parents were raised in the suburbs south of Chicago. Growing up, I heard stories from my dad about going to the annual county fair as a child, where he would indulge in one of his favorite treats—-a red, juicy apple on a stick covered in a sticky-sweet candy coating.Candy Apple Memories by Lisa LaFontaine Bynum October 28, 2009 Both my parents were raised in the suburbs south of Chicago. Growing up, I heard stories from my dad about going to the annual county fair as a child, where he would indulge in one of his favorite treats—-a red, juicy apple on a stick covered in a sticky-sweet candy coating. food 2009-10-28T18:25:00-06:00