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Jacksonian
Robbie Fisher
Since she left her law career and position as Mississippi Nature Conservancy's state director, Robbie Fisher's main focus has been filmmaking, specifically producing films.
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Shifting Sands
The opening of "A Tangled Tale" features dark scenes of nature, from something jumping out of water to catch a butterfly to the casting of a fisherman's line.
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Running Scared
"Big Significant Things" focuses on Craig, played by English actor Harry Lloyd, and his road trip around the south.
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Bringing the South to Alaska
Uprooting your life and taking it to an unfamiliar place is a scary idea, but it's necessary, sometimes, to keep your sanity. That's what the ladies in "Baking Alaska" did.
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Murder and Justice
You'd be forgiven for thinking "Money 1955: The Emmett Till Murder Trial" is a documentary, given that the trial marked the start of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Margaret Hoelzer
As a 5-year-old, Olympian Margaret Hoelzer didn't realize her best friend's father was sexually abusing her.
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Fireworks on the Fourth of July
The Miss Firecracker Contest serves as the backdrop in Jackson native Beth Henley's play of the same name.
Events
What’s Brewing at the Zoo?
One way the zoo wants to get more people to come is through an annual event that has lots of drinking and mingling—Zoo Brew.
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Juniper Wallace
When Juniper Wallace, a wife and mother of three, heard that the Fish Tale Group Theatre wanted to perform "The Laramie Project" in Jackson, she knew she wanted to be …
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Wolves of the Day: Jackson Zoo Wolf Pups
The Jackson Zoo's red wolves Kanati and Taladu had a litter of eight healthy pups March 30.
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Donna Tartt
Before "The Goldfinch" (Little, Brown and Company, 2013, $30), Donna Tartt hadn't published a novel in 11 years. She told USA Today it took so long to finish writing because …
