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Red-Washed Origins

Feb. 14 hasn't always been celebrated with flowers, over-decorated chocolate boxes and cards filled with fuzzy sentiments. It's a day steeped in gory pagan ritual, with an executed priest as …

The Single's Valentine's Day Survival Guide

If you're single this Valentine's Day, you probably haven't bought into the hype. Still, Valentine's Day can be trying for the more sentimental singles out there. You're alone in a …

Divine, Delicious, Decadent

The table is set, candles are lit, and music is playing softly in the background. It's Valentine's Day, time for a romantic dinner for two. But what's on the menu?

Vulnerability and Strength

To love is to care deeply enough about an idea to see it come into being, whether that idea is a romance with another person, writing a novel or starting …

Love, Cinema Style

Whether at home or at the theater, nothing is more enjoyable with a loved one like a movie.

[He Said] ‘Stay Awhile'

Even now, though, trying to be romantic can make me ... nervous. It's balancing a gift, a box of chocolates and a dozen roses while sautéing shrimp for the special, …

[She Said] ‘Funny and Sweet'

When I was first contacted regarding writing about romance, my very first thought was: "What the hell do I know about romance? I'm married."

To Jump or Not?

If you haven't seen the movie, you've probably heard of it. Tyler Perry's comedy, "Jumping the Broom," tells of two families of different social and economic backgrounds united for a …

For the Love of Greek and Sports

The pair first met in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina. Taylor, a Long Beach native, was running through the pouring rain to her dorm from a hurricane party on the Millsaps …

D. I.Y. Valentine

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to get crafty for your loved ones. Sure, store-bought Valentines can be cute, but there's nothing quite like getting something personalized and handmade.

I Believe in Love

Valentine's Day often gets a bad rap. Some think it's too sappy, and others think it should be called "Singles Appreciation Day." Regardless of whether you're in a relationship, I …

Love

Ah, romance! It's an emotion that has inspired symphonies, poetry and monstrous, fluffy pink teddy bears. As Valentine's Day nears, here's some advice for people playing the dating game, longtime …

Smart? Not Really

Growing up with eager readers, Sumrall native David McRaney flocked to the art of storytelling. McRaney, 34, works by day as director of new media at WDAM, but in his …

Oxford Film Festival 2012

The Oxford Film Festival follows closely on the heels of the Sundance Film Festival, which, in my book, officially launched the 2012 independent film season.

Mississippi Executed Hart Turner

Attorney General Jim Hood this morning argued successfully in a federal appeals court in New Orleans to lift a stay of execution for Edwin Hart Turner. At this point, without …

Fight the Power

When something called the Child Rape Protection Act passes by a margin of 106 votes to 9, you'd think that discussion would be minimal. That wasn't the case last week …

Time Warp on a Platter

"Hail! Hail! The gang's all heeere! What the heck do we care? What the heck do we care?" I smile thinking about where I've heard that tune so many times …

Food for Lovers

The following local restaurants are featuring special menus for Valentine's Day.

The following local restaurants are featuring special menus for Valentine's Day.

Thomas G. Harris

One Sunday before Christmas, a packed bus from an out-of-town Missionary Baptist Church pulled into the parking lot of Romantic Adventures on U.S. Highway 80. The traveling Sunday school disembarked …

In Their Words: Jason Moffitt

The JFP is featuring the stories of some of the people Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned, in their own words.