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[Music] The Suitors Come Calling
"So, be honest—is this, like, gonna make us famous?" Chaz Lindsay, lead vocalist of The Suitors, asks jokingly.
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[Greggs] Male Rules For Dating
While sitting down and enjoying an "adult beverage" with a few guy friends the other night, the topic of dating came up. Now, I've always maintained that I wouldn't write …
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[Stiggers] Angry Moments In Black History
Bruh Jojo: "Thirty years ago, I was one of the first black students to attend a predominately white, private high school. I encountered my most challenging moment during an American …
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[Kamikaze] Our Victories Are History
I've never really liked the idea of Black History "Month." There'll be another slew of black history programs (yawn). We'll hear the same speakers speak, and my kids will once …
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Elli Williams
In front of Rainbow Whole Foods Co-Op grocery store, Elli Williams, 25, sits cross-legged on a concrete block. A small herb garden breathes behind her. She wears a simple blue …
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I Got A Right To Sing The Blues
"Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" (written by Lanie Robertson, musical arrangement by Danny Holgate) opened at New Stage Theatre last week, and I was lucky enough to catch …
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Breaking News: Nothing is Happening, Dammit.
There. I said it.
Seriously. I've had about enough of this. Jack Thompson isn't making an ass of himself, Uwe Boll is hiding somewhere, no good games are coming out... Not a single Chinese …
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Where to Take Your Sweetheart
Valentine's Day makes us think about love, which quite naturally leads many of us to thoughts of enjoying food with our significant others. Jeanne Losey, former poet laureate of the …
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Oh, No: Not An ANGRY Woman!
This is pathetic; the GOP is going to have to do better than playing the angry-woman card. If not, they're going to p!ss off a lot of already-perturbed female voters, …
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So What's New?
Around every corner is a new wine to try, some obscure varietal calling out for experimentation or a just-released new vintage of one of your favorite standbys. There is no …
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Michael Beattie Salutes Medgar Evers
Executive Director of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Michael Beattie has been working on a tribute concert to Medgar Evers' life since October 2003. But in spite of the months of …
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Open for Business
Hello, and welcome. This, as you've probably guessed, is my blog. In order to provide the great city of Jackson with up-to-the-minute coverage on the political front, I've taken it …
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Still Divided Over Race?
See what you think.
The Creative Loafing's John Sugg (from Atlanta) is back with a rather sweeping package of stories on race relations in South, with much focus on Mississippi. (Sidebar on continued efforts …
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Mayor Leads Morality Raid
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton took his mayoral duties into Center Folds strip club, in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Melton showed up after 1 a.m. with two other police …
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DIY: Making Foccacia
For some, cooking is a form of both physical and spiritual nourishment. In a time when it becomes more and more difficult to find a young person with the desire …
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More Than A Pharmacy
The 1920s were a high time for the booming capital city. Jacksonians flocked to the Majestic on Capitol Street to see Douglas Fairbanks in "The Thief of Baghdad," and the …
