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Food

[Green Eats] Eat your Veggies!

While most of us agree that organic produce is healthier in general simply because it is grown without enormous amounts of pesticides, it's not always easy (or cheap) to buy …

Politics

Michelle Obama: Have a Debate Party!

OK, it's just a campaign letter, but here is what Michelle Obama sent out today about the Friday debate, verbatim, of course:

Technology

‘MySquare' & The Joys of QWERTY

Huge news for iTunes users—an executive at movie house Lion's Gate let slip during a quarterly conference call that they've made a deal with Apple to sell full-length films through …

Politics

Barbour and the CofCC story taking off

Note that a number of national political blogs are talking about the Council of Conservative Citizens' endorsement of Barbour, and his picture on the racist group's site that first surfaced …

It's The Weekend

It's finally Friday and the best way to kick off the weekend is to attend "ZooBrew" at the Jackson Zoological Park at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 for non-members and …

Thank God It's Friday

Did you ride your bike to work today in honor of National Bike to Work Day? If not, make sure you grab a helmet and cycle somewhere this weekend. Tonight, …

Weekend Events

The weekend starts tonight with classic Mississippi blues at The Auditorium. Starting at 9:18, catch "Three Generations of the Blues" with David "Honeyboy" Edwards, King Edward and Eddie Cotton on …

Mix It Up This Weekend

Let's kick this summer off right, and let's do it tonight. Come to Art Remix at 6 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). This free …

It's the Fourth of July Weekend

Today is an uplifting start to the Fourth of July weekend if you plan on visiting Celebrate American Balloon Glow at Northpark Mall, an event filled with music, food, and …

Business

Your Springtime Backup Assessment

Did you know that every hard disk made has a specification called "mean time between failures" or MTBF? ("Mean," if you remember back to grade school, is the same as …

Body+Soul

Begin Today

"If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed." —Chinese Proverb.

Free HIV Testing Tomorrow

[verbatim] On Tuesday, June 16th, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation's largest non-profit AIDS organization, will partner with Building Bridges, Inc. to provide free HIV testing at Hinds Comprehensive Health …

Music

[Rob In Stereo] A Desert of Seriousness

I was at a house party during the winter of 2003, and I remember noting the self-serious vibe pervading every room.

Culture

Eco-Campus

On cold Virginia evenings at the College of William and Mary, mittened passers-by on the sidewalk below my second-story dorm room window could see me wearing my favorite lightweight striped …

Tease photo Person of the Day

Kristen Dupard

Years of learning how to bring poems to life for an audience paid off for Kristen Dupard this spring, as she took home a national trophy for her poetry-recitation skills.

Fashion

Fall ‘11 Trend Report

Ready for fall fashion? If not, then may I present the Trend Report, where we view upcoming trends and styles for the fashionista in you.

Business

Manage, Motivate, Inspire

Inspiring your fellow co-worker (whether boss or underling) shouldn't be a one-way affair. Each should motivate the other to accomplish more and to perform better. However now and again work …

Gustav

Cat 2 Gustav Approaches; Pushing Levees; Hwy. 90 Under Water

Also see: Jackpedia: Hurricane Gustav to get/post vital information.

Jackblog

VoteVets Fight Back ...

... against the people who sent them to war, but wouldn't vote to give them adequate safety equipment. Watch:

Capitol

Personhood Resolution in House

As the window for introducing bills in the Mississippi Legislature closes, the personhood debate has once again surfaced.