Jackson Free Press

How to Make Enemies

When award-winning journalist Curtis Wilkie sets out to cover the downfall of Mississippi's foremost trial attorney, he goes at it like a neurotic terrier digging in a graveyard--with a macabre …

Building A Canvas

As dark clouds unleash a torrent of rain outside Cups Espresso Cafe in Flowood, Christy Henderson, 37, rubs at the bright green paint caked on her fingers before launching into …

[Fly] Mind Your Own Beeswax

Beeswax candles have a soft, creamy color and subtle sweet smell. A few simple additives can enhance the hue and aroma of your candles if you desire. Add a few …

All Dry Rub, No Sauce

Lest we forget, eateries can also include those convenient places where one may stop in and pick up food to take home and enjoy in front of the fireplace or …

AVANT GARDENS: Gardening for Dummies

Jerry Palmer won our immediate respect when he pointed up at the 100-foot pine tree in our yard, and a good-sized limb from the top cracked and landed with a …

Ballet Magnificat! To Perform in International Festival

Jackson's Ballet Magnificat! Alpha Company has been chosen to represent the United States at the Festival Internacional de Ballet in Colombia.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Set in the Mississippi Delta, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is a story about greed, passion and an old man named Big Daddy. New Stage Theatre takes on Tennessee …

Petite Sirah Is No Wimp

There has been a long debate about the origin of Petite Sirah, a somewhat obscure grape varietal. It was once said to be related to the great Rhone varietal, Syrah. …

What a Wonderful Film?

With Casablanca as a backdrop for this tangled web of shady ladies, traffic violations and contract killings, "What a Wonderful World" tells the story of Souad the prostitute, Kenza the …

Bloody Good Time

The fictional world of Sookie Stackhouse is a chaotic, bizarre, and dangerous place filled with vampires, werewolves and fairies. Sookie, the protagonist in the Southern Vampire Series and the Emmy …

One Woman's Journey Into the Light

The Muslim call to prayer is heard five times every day throughout the Middle East and in parts of Africa, but Dec. 9, nine Islamic voices echoed in the halls …

Jewish Soul Food

My grandma, may she rest in peace, made the greatest chicken soup I've ever had. Most of the Jewish people I know believe their grandmother's soup is the best, and …

Making Darkness Light

She's violent and spoiled, and no one wants anything to do with her. She's also deaf, blind and brilliant. It all plays out onstage in "The Miracle Worker," written by …

Blueberry Heiress

Every summer, my mother and I head out to Oktibbeha County to pick blueberries. I even managed to snag one of the heirs to the blueberry farm as my first-grade …

Confident Men

I can't decide whether Jeff Sharlet's "C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy" (Little Brown, 2010, $27) is pulp nonfiction about a scholarly topic, or scholarly nonfiction about a …

Just Killing Time

A Review of "Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Editon" Platform: Xbox/PC

I usually review newer games, but after picking up a copy of "Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition," I had to review it. I love this game. It's in-depth, creative …

How to Make Irish Coffee

Step-by-step instructions for a tasty beverage.

Fairy Tale Fun

The 19th Annual Puppetry Jam Performing Arts Festival for Children combines all the necessary ingredients for some proper fun on April 14-15 at the Ag Museum—a fairy tale, puppets, rhythm, …

No Strings Attached

Puppets, pussycats, soldiers and spiders will all be taking center stage in various metro Jackson theaters this month. Puppet master Peter Zapletal is directing the "Hansel and Gretel" puppet show, …

Behind the Art

Normally when I go to art exhibits, I don't think about who donated or sold the work to the gallery, much less consider their personalities or who they are as …