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Summer Movies Sizzle
One of the best things to do to avoid the Mississippi heat is to sit in an Antarctic-chilled movie theater in a bucket seat with a big, buttery, unhealthy bucket …
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Playing it Straight
Anyone who enjoys zombie movies and fiction with more than a passing interest should recognize John Russo's name and won't be disappointed to read "Undead" (Kensington Publishing, 2010, $14.95). He …
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CONTROL Issues
As an American over the age of six, I understand that the answer to why Hollywood does anything is almost always "money."
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[Rev] Miniature World
My favorite dive bar has a glass display case featuring action figures of all the bartenders. There's Tonya, the retro-50s glam gal with her carefully combed bangs and lacy skirts; …
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Diary of An Actor
Turner Crumbley is spending this season balancing two shows. He starts his nights as that narrator in "A Christmas Carol" then moves to the late-night one-man show "Santaland Diaries," written …
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Appearance of ‘Man Who Got Away' Doesn't Matter
The New York Times reports that the re-emergence of bin Laden isn't having an affect on voter opionion:
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Janice Jordan
My mom and I are sitting on her balcony outside her apartment in Belhaven Heights. She's lounging in a plastic deck chair, wearing a white Mexican wedding dress and sipping …
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James Ford Seale Trial to Begin Wednesday
The federal kidnapping and conspiracy trial of former Klansman James Ford Seale is now set to begin Wednesday, May 30, with jury selection in a federal courtroom in Jackson. Seale …
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Music
Spring in Jackson
To kick off March madness here in Jackson, check out Dimebros at Martin's this Friday night.
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53-Year-Old Musher Becomes Oldest Iditarod Champ
A 53-year-old former champion has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to become the oldest winner of Alaska's grueling test of endurance.
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Film
No Love for the Wizard
James Franco is on his way to the magical kingdom in “Oz the Great and Powerful.”
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U.N. Says U.S. Drones Violate Pakistan's Sovereignty
The head of a U.N. team investigating casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan declared after a secret research trip to the country that the attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty.
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‘Something Heavier'
Joy Garretson was doing laundry when she had an epiphany. While walking down her stairs to wash clothes, she said playfully to her husband Gordon that she was going to …
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Development
Walthall Still for Sale; JSU Opens in Madison
The Edison Walthall Hotel will have a new owner soon—but who that owner is, when the owner will take control and what they plan to do with the building is …
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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Economy
Gas Prices Stay Low in Mississippi
The price of oil is up, year-to-date, around the country, but somehow Mississippi keeps beating the heat of rising gas prices.
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Art
One and Done
The idea of a "one-hit wonder" is nothing revolutionary, as each year several would-be Grammy winners quickly disintegrate into the throes of sudden obscurity, like the person who sat behind …
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Sebelius Apologizes for Health Law 'Debacle'
President Barack Obama's top health care official told Congress on Wednesday that she's responsible for the "debacle" of cascading technical problems that overwhelmed a government website intended to make shopping …
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State, Federal Charges Brought in MDMR Probe
The former director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, his son and two others have been indicted on federal corruption charges involving hundreds of thousands of dollars in public …
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[Music] Son Volt, Recharged
Jay Farrar may be the most normal man in rock. As the co-founder (with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy) of Uncle Tupelo and leader of Son Volt, Farrar is often named as …
