- Issue Archive for
- Dec 14-20, 2000
- Vol. 1, No. 617
Art
EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE LACKS DISNEY QUALITY
To be honest, it did not bother me. I was the only person at the movie theater over the age of 10 who was not accompanied by an adult or accompanying someone under the age of 10. But that's cool, because I do like Disney's full-length animated features, yes indeed.
News
GOOD MACHINES . . . BAD MACHINES
In best Repugnant Party form, they chanted the mantra over and over for weeks. "We've counted three times already." Say anything loudly and sarcastically enough, it becomes a truth.
ALL IN THE FAMILY
When it Comes to Being Family-Friendly, First Tennessee and Schering-Plough Lead the Way
FRED SMITH AS DEFENSE SECRETARY?
The name of FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith-- thanks wholly or in part to Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist-- has surfaced as a possible cabinet nominee of President-elect George W. Bush's; in particular, the legendary Memphis entrepreneur may be under consideration for the job of Secretary of Defense
Politics
JESSE'S ON THE MOVE
All cameras are on the one with the ball, and I'm about to score a touchdown on them!"
That was Jesse Jackson's gleeful explanation Thursday for the attacks directed his way by various commentators and by partisans of the now victorious Bush-Cheney campaign.
"They keep worrying, 'Jesse Jackson's gonna riot! Jesse Jackson's gonna riot'" the veteran activist said, mimicking his critics' imagined mantra to the delight of a turnaway crowd in the auditorium of the Civil Rights Museum.
DOUBLE-DEALING
Developers and Democrats emerge as winners from Monday's County Commission meeting.
Sports
Q&A WITH MANIAX HEAD COACH KIPPY BROWN
Kippy Brown, coach-elect of the XFL Memphis Maniax visited Memphis on a break from his current team, the Green Bay Packers, where he is serving out the season as running-backs coach. The Memphis Flyer had a chance to sit down for a Q&A at a press-meeting at Don Pablos on Rivendale.
WITH EXAMS OVER, TIGERS LEARNING
It was a quiet week for the University of Memphis basketball team (3-6), but they accomplished two things: finishing final semester exams and ending a three-game losing streak.
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