Art Farm Heals

Alternative art spaces are essential.

• by David Hall

JIHAD...HOLD THE PICKLE

JIHAD...HOLD THE PICKLE

• by Chris Davis

Where There's Smoke ...

The ups and downs of a chimney sweep.

• by Lesha Hurliman

FALLING INTO DISGRACELAND

ME,MYSELF, I, AND BRAD PITT ...I went home and saw my immediate family for Thanksgiving. It was actually quite nice. I spent a lot of time defrauding the record companies out of millions of dollars for bootleg internet copies of "who let the dogs out" and that song on Mitsubishi commercials....[T]he unfortunate part was that while I was at home, I realized that I'm too selfish for a family. And too set in my ways.

• by Mary Cashiola

LUNCH IN THE FAST LANE

LUNCH IN THE FAST LANE

• by Chris Davis

MEDIA ALERT

MEDIA ALERT

• by Chris Davis

F. 451, Episode I: The Red Menace

Is the new library a world-class learning facility or a bastion of concentrated evil?

• by Chris Davis

Navajo Nation

Making the scene in Monument Valley.

• by Paul Gerald

'DAMNED IF YOU DO....'

A recent MSNBC poll says 87% of Americans support the military action against terrorism currently being waged in Afghanistan. That's a huge majority, to be sure, but it begs the question, who are these 37,131,356 dissenters and why haven't their alternative plans to save the world from both terrorism and war been released? Could it be there are no alternative plans?

• by Kenneth Neill

KING'S BISHOP: THE JOE DURICK STORY (EXCERPT)

...[Bishop Joseph]Durick became, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee, the first head of a predominantly white, statewide organization to wage war against racism using religious and moral, as opposed to political, ammunition. Moving the conflict to the religious plain significantly changed, for all time, the nature of the battle....

• by Chris Przybyszewski

KING'S BISHOP: THE JOE DURICK STORY (EXCERPT)

...[Bishop Joseph]Durick became, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee, the first head of a predominantly white, statewide organization to wage war against racism using religious and moral, as opposed to political, ammunition. Moving the conflict to the religious plain significantly changed, for all time, the nature of the battle....

• by Chris Przybyszewski

HOW IT LOOKS

• by Bruce Plante

'DAMNED IF YOU DO....'

A recent MSNBC poll says 87% of Americans support the military action against terrorism currently being waged in Afghanistan. That's a huge majority, to be sure, but it begs the question, who are these 37,131,356 dissenters and why haven't their alternative plans to save the world from both terrorism and war been released? Could it be there are no alternative plans?

• by Chris Przybyszewski

TALKING SQUARE BUNS BLUES

TALKING SQUARE BUNS BLUES

• by Chris Davis

THE CURSE OF QADRY?

What do Red Sox fans know, anyhow? Compared to the hex hanging over the U of M football Tigers, the Curse of the Bambino is child's play.

• by Kenneth Neill

City Reporter

An adult novelty shop has some Cordova residents loaded for bare, plus other news.

• by Flyer Staff

Chateau On Central

Circa-1900 house in Central Gardens.

• by Marsha Oates

Short Cuts

Measured hedonism from a rotund local rapper.

POLITICAL NOTES

SCROGGS' TURN Having failed with Gibbons, Bobango, Prescott, et al., and not quite ready to give a full embrace to Dr. George Flinn, the local GOP hierarchy tries now to persuade State Rep.Larry Scroggs to run for Shelby County Mayor. PLUS: A C's Big Bash.

• by Jackson Baker

The Doctor Is In

Or make that "In Like Flinn," as the GOP may finally have a mayoral candidate.

• by Jackson Baker

THE DOCTOR IS IN

Is radio magnate/radiologist George Flinn the Republican nominee-presumptive for the office of Shelby County mayor? It begins to look that way.

• by Jackson Baker

POLITICAL NOTES

SCROGGS' TURN Having failed with Gibbons, Bobango, Prescott, et al., and not quite ready to give a full embrace to Dr. George Flinn, the local GOP hierarchy tries now to persuade State Rep.Larry Scroggs to run for Shelby County Mayor. PLUS: A C's Big Bash.

• by Jackson Baker

GROWING GRIZZLIES GRAB WIN IN PHILLY

Rookies Pau Gasol and Shane Battier have the Memphis Grizzlies moving forward. Gasol collected 20 points and 10 rebounds and Battier added 12 points as the Grizzlies won in Philadelphia for the first time in franchise history with a 93-87 victory over the 76ers.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

The Qurse of Qadry

Qadry's qurse and the Tigers' growing pains.

• by Kenneth Neill

GRIZZLIES POUND ROCKETS, 102-85.

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams scored a career high 38 points in the win.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

GROWING GRIZZLIES GRAB WIN IN PHILLY

Rookies Pau Gasol and Shane Battier have the Memphis Grizzlies moving forward. Gasol collected 20 points and 10 rebounds and Battier added 12 points as the Grizzlies won in Philadelphia for the first time in franchise history with a 93-87 victory over the 76ers.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

GRIZZLIES POUND ROCKETS, 102-85.

Memphis point guard Jason Williams scored a career high 38 points as the Grizzlies picked up their second straight home win, 102-85, over Houston. "He was awesome," teammate Shane Battier said of Williams' effort. "I didn't want to touch him, I didn't want to look at him, I didn't want to jinx him." The double-digit win by the Grizzlies (now 3-12) represented their largest margin of this young season.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

MEMPHIS SPORTS SCENE

A TALK WITH COACH BARTO The Flyer had a chance to sit down with the Arena2 Memphis Mid-South Xplorers new football coach, standout UM alum Danton Barto. Here's the transcript of the conversation. Also, Odds & Ends.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

M & M MAGIC TORCH GRIZZLIES

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tracy McGrady and Mike Miller combined for 15 points Monday night during a dominant run to close the third quarter as the Orlando Magic posted their most lopsided victory since 1999, a 113-71 rout of the Memphis Grizzlies.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

GRIZZLES POUND ROCKETS, 102-85

Memphis point guard Jason Williams scored a career high 38 points as the Grizzlies picked up their second straight home win, 102-85, over Houston. "He was awesome," teammate Shane Battier said of Williams' effort. "I didn't want to touch him, I didn't want to look at him, I didn't want to jinx him." The double-digit win by the Grizzlies (now 3-12) represented their largest margin of this young season.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

In Charm's Way

Feeling out French fantasy Amélie.

• by Chris Herrington

Postscript

Flyer readers respond.

• by Flyer Readers

What, Us Worry?

Molly Ivins: "Now is no time to quit worrying."

• by Molly Ivins

As Others See Us

Memphis and the Grizzlies get mixed reviews from the national media.

• by John Branston

Pulp Nonfiction

The good, the bad, and the ugly: the Enquirer in the act of being itself.

• by Leonard Gill