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How to Know If You Are Alive
Youth Media Project
One simply can't exist and expect to be alive. Just as one may feel passion and expect there to be love also, that is not always the case. Sand put …
Prom Night Madness!
Youth Media Project
When I think of prom, I think of all the teen movies and books that I have been exposed to. They always have such a great time at prom. They …
Millsaps Scholar-Athletes Have Highest 5-Year Graduation Rate
[Verbatim] JACKSON, Miss.Millsaps scholar-athletes have once again proved they have what it takes to win both on the field and in the classroom. Millsaps College recently won the David M. …
"I'm Sorry, But ..." Isn't Exactly What I'd Like to Hear
Youth Media Project
The hardest fact about life, I guess, isn't finding a purpose. Rather, it's trying to find this purpose while experiencing every type of rejection possible.
Race Relations…What a Headache
Youth Media Project
Tolerance is a limited, quick answer, but doesn't address the entire situation. At the end of the day, our process of trying to reach new levels of conversation are the …
Summer Job Dilemma, Teen Advocate Edition
Youth Media Project
I could never picture myself flipping burgers and delivering food for the entire summer. Serving the community burgers and fries is different from holding a rally for LGBTQ issues.
Rated Arrrrrrr
Before you read this: I have completely assumed that, if you are going to see "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," you're both aware that it is a sequel …
[Rev] Think Again
On Sept. 1, Ford announced that because of a sharp drop in sales last month its vehicles were piling up in the warehouses, and so they would cut back car …
City of Brutality: A Review of ‘City of God'
Crime, redemption and the viciousness of the human animal are the fundamental elements of "City of God (Cidade de Deus)," a brutal and beautiful drama from Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles. …
Rivaling Slavery
Most dystopian novels are cautionary tales. Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" (The New Press, 2010, $27.95) reads like a dystopian novel, but …
[Crossroads] Let the Music Play
Let's say you're like me—cannot play any musical instrument and can't, as the saying goes, "Carry a tune in a bucket." But, like me, you can be a curious consumer …
[Drink] Check Out Chile
I'm sure we've all ventured down the import isle at our favorite retailer and perused the South American selections. The first thing you'll notice about these wines is that most …
You Did What to the Hen?
Through all the springs of my youth there was a common strain: grilling, cooking out, barbecuing. Whatever your jargon, cooking with fire evokes the coming of the vernal equinox. I …
A Tale of Redemption
Like most people, I'm sick and tired of Iranian abortionists having gay sex with flag-burning illegal aliens. Why hasn't Hollywood, America's No. 1 exporter of culture, done something about this …
The Yin and Yang of Health
Photos by Ronni Mott
Needles. The mere word reminds me of my last blood test when a clumsy nurse poked for a vein in my right arm, gave up and poked around some more …
Straight to the Litter Box
Staggeringly bad filmmaking in nearly every conceivable way, it's hard to imagine a more boilerplate costumed comic-book actioner than "Catwoman," a DC Comics rip-off.
[Geek] (Re)Enter The Atomic Age: A Review of "Atomika"
Imagine a world of ideals: black and white, good and evil, supermen full of vision and idealistic fervor, the perfect model and epitome of one doctrine. Now, imagine the ideal …
The Pasty Stuff
I was not born a southerner, so I do not have the grits gene. I had to acquire a taste for the southern delicacy, and it didn't come easily.
Bucking the Trend
Do you have any idea how much weight the average American gains between Halloween and the New Year? Neither does Lunch Lady. But she does know that if you're expected …
