Jackson Free Press

The Fourth Quadrant

I had a professor who was adamant that if we turned in a series of work, each piece had to stand on its own, no matter how well it worked …

The Wide World of Tea Cakes

With fall's cooler temps, my palate shifts to warmer, cozier and more comforting foods. I realize that I can once again turn on my oven without causing myself or my …

The Gears Keep Turning

Many games over the years have been advertised as "Halo-killers." These so-called next-generation shooters proved to be only minor diversions in comparison to Microsoft's flagship game. Enter "Gears of War." …

CONTROL Issues

As an American over the age of six, I understand that the answer to why Hollywood does anything is almost always "money."

Hurts So Good

Get ready for some clean, loving fun—and celebrate a creative breakthrough for local high school students at the same time. The Power APAC Theatre high school actors will be presenting …

Something Old, Something New

On Dec. 7, Emmi Sprayberry and Ron Chane will try to bring something new to their old haunt at Swell-O-Phonic retail store in Fondren: pop art. The new collaboration between …

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 …

Deconstructing Thomas

Wearing a black T-shirt and perched on a wooden stool under track lights in his fourth-floor live-work loft in the Fondren Corner building, Jackson native Thomas Morrison hasn't quite shed …

Eat Free or Die

Radio ads announced a once-every-four-year opportunity for free food: the GOP candidate forum to be held at the Sports Museum on Lakeland Drive. A sucker for free food, I have …

The Oldest Story

Two men awkwardly circle each other in the dimly lit fellowship hall of Broadmeadow Baptist Church in Fondren. The two men glare at each other angrily, the tension palpable. Suddenly, …

Reprehensible Rogues

The author of "Fight Club," Palahniuk commonly employs violence, sexuality and profanity in his novels, while his stories generally revolve around modernity, requisite evils of contemporary society and the supernatural …

Egypt Airstrikes Target Militants in Sinai

Helicopters carried out missile strikes against Islamic militants in Egypt's first airstrikes in the Sinai Peninsula since 1973.

Jackson Teens Fight the Power

The ACLU's Hip Hop Summit was just one of several Jackson-area events that put youth activism in the spotlight.

What To Pack For Camping

The key to a pleasant camping trip is packing well.

Gettin' Hitched

Food, wine, dancing and love. That sums up the things I need in life. It also explains why I adore weddings.

Me and My Cardio

I like three things about a workout on the elliptical:

I've developed a strong appreciation for the elliptical machine -- I'd never really used one successfully until this Road to Wellness challenge, and now -- unless they're all taken when …

Taboo Be Damned

"Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is not the average community theater play. It's not exactly "Steel Magnolias" or "Oklahoma!" Instead, the characters in this glam-rock cult musical deal with personal …

Dobbs: Younger People Infecting Older Ones with COVID-19 As Bar Curfew Lifted

The “herculean” task of testing all long-term-care and nursing-home facility staff and residents has concluded, showing 676 positive cases, State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said Thursday.

Over 500 People Tested for COVID in Experimental Initiative

More than 500 people in one of the poorest counties in Mississippi were tested for the coronavirus by the state Department of Health over the past week as part of …

Mississippi House Votes to Overhaul Several State Taxes

Mississippi would phase out its personal income tax over 10 years, cut its grocery tax in half over five years and increase many other taxes, under a bill that passed …