Venus Rising

Gender is not an issue for Yuskavage; ditto for "V.E."

• by David Hall

NOTES FROM ABROAD

NOTES FROM ABROAD

• by Chris Davis

LOSING'S FOR LOSERS WHO LOSE...

LOSING'S FOR LOSERS WHO LOSE...

• by Chris Davis

FROM THE MAIL ROOM...

FROM THE MAIL ROOM...

• by Chris Davis

DWYER TELLS SOME TALES

General Sessions Court Judge Tim Dwyer will sign copies of his memoir, "Sometimes You Have to Laugh to Keep From Crying," today from 5 to 7 pm. at Borders Book Store, 6685 Poplar Ave.

• by Jackson Baker

A DOG'S LIFE

Carolyn Lynch says she learned a lot from dogs in her past 11 years as an animal-control officer, even when to fight her employer.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

TRANSLATION: MEMPHIS: Hunting Down the Killer

HUNTING DOWN THE KILLER Being ignorant of the, well, mixed feelings about him from those who remember him as a rowdy terror, I thought it would be easy to come across some cool authentic Jerry Lee memorabilia....I guess you could say I was wrong.

• by Jenn Hall

FROM THE MAIL ROOM, PART II

FROM THE MAIL ROOM, PART II

• by Chris Davis

OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS: The Bare Facts

THE BARE FACTS No more naked parties seems to me to be a reasonable request, both to make and to comply with, so I wouldn't be all that worried. In fact, I'd be more worried about their burgeoning relationship if he didn't ask her to keep her clothes on in front of others.

• by Mary Cashiola

A DOG'S LIFE

Carolyn Lynch says she learned a lot from dogs in her past 11 years as an animal-control officer, even when to

• by Chris Przybyszewski

HOW IT LOOKS

• by Bruce Plante

The Selling Of 9-11

Has it now become acceptable to make a profit on the nation's greatest tragedy?

• by Chris Fitzpatrick

FROM MY SEAT: Batting First

BATTING FIRST... I've got a quote on my office wall from Rogers Hornsby, the St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Fame second baseman and the finest righthanded hitter ever to lace up a pair of spikes: "People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do, I stare out the window and wait for spring." The Rajah's spirit is certainly giddy these days, as the dawn of a new baseball season is upon us. In his honor, let's try and answer nine questions-- we'll call it a batting order-- for the upcoming season.

• by Frank Murtaugh

FROM THE MAIL ROOM, PART II

FROM THE MAIL ROOM, PART II

• by Chris Davis

The "Liberal Media"

Another look at the myth that will not die.

• by Norman Solomon

HOW IT LOOKS

• by Bruce Plante

OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS: The Bare Facts

THE BARE FACTS No more naked parties seems to me to be a reasonable request, both to make and to comply with, so I wouldn't be all that worried. In fact, I'd be more worried about their burgeoning relationship if he didn't ask her to keep her clothes on in front of others.

• by Mary Cashiola

City Reporter

Tyson/Lewis match is set for The Pyramid, plus other news.

• by Flyer Staff

CITY BEAT: The PBA, Who's on First?

THE PBA: WHO'S ON FIRST? The question of who's in charge of the proposed NBA arena became even more clouded this week as Don Smith resigned as executive director of the New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority (PBA).

• by John Branston

COSTAS TOUTS MEMPHIS' FORTUNE

TV sportscaster Bob Costas, doing a promo on AOL for his HBO program "On the Record," took note this week of big sports news being made in (and on behalf of) the Bluff City.

• by John Branston

TRANSLATION: MEMPHIS

HUNTING DOWN THE KILLER Being ignorant of the, well, mixed feelings about him from those who remember him as a rowdy terror, I thought it would be easy to come across some cool authentic Jerry Lee memorabilia....I guess you could say I was wrong.

• by Jenn Hall

Lamar Vs. Bryant

Fred Thompson's abdication from his Senate seat set in motion a whirlwind that overtook both major parties.

• by Jackson Baker

CITY BEAT

PYRAMID POWER A campaign is under way to smear The Pyramid, just in case anyone is having second thoughts about its adequacy as an NBA arena. The Grizzlies want a new building. They put out the idea last year that it would cost $190 million to bring The Pyramid to ÒNBA standards.Ó But the timing is strange. The Pyramid is on a profitable roll which should continue for at least two more years. The disaster assessment is too harsh.

• by John Branston

Short Cuts

California guttersnipes swap songs -- and punk lives.

• by Chris Herrington

SURGING BRYANT ENDS STATEWIDE TOUR IN SHELBY

If Ed Bryant believes he is an underdog to Lamar Alexander in the current Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, he did not betray that sense of things to the crowd of GOP celebrities and other backers that welcomed him at Shellby Farms Monday afternoon for the last stop of his statewide announcement tour.

• by Jackson Baker

Getting Noticed

As Sir Isaac Ford, candidate for county mayor, knows, it ain't necessarily easy.

• by Jackson Baker

COSTAS TOUTS MEMPHIS' FORTUNE

TV sportscaster Bob Costas, doing a promo on AOL for his HBO program ÒOn the Record,Ó took note this week of big sports news being made in (and on behalf of) the Bluff City.

• by Jackson Baker

KUSTOFF, NORRIS, TAYLOR IN 7TH RACE; LANGSDON OUT

Three out of four of Shelby County's major Republican hopefuls in the 7th District congressional race now have their hats in the ring -- lawyer David Kustoff, businessman/city counciman Brent Taylor, and lawyer/legislator Mark Norris. On the very eve of Thursday's filing deadline, one other prospect, plastic surgeon Phil Langsdon, the former chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, decided Wednesday -- albeit reluctantly -- not to add his hat to the max.

• by Jackson Baker

FIELDS TO TAKE ON JOHN FORD

"It'll be the most interesting political race of the season," says lawyer Richard Fields, and he may have something there. There are some bigtime races going on both locally and statewide, but the principals are, for the most part, conventional sorts. There's nothing conventional, though, about Fields, a prominent civil rights attorney for several decades, and there's certainly nothing conventional about his chosen quarry this year, State Senator John Ford.

• by Jackson Baker

SURGING BRYANT ENDS STATEWIDE TOUR IN SHELBY

If Ed Bryant believes he is an underdog to Lamar Alrexander in the current Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, he did not betray that sense of things to the crowd of GOP celebrities and other backers that welcomed him at Shellby Farms Monday afternoon for the last stop of his statewide announcement tour.

• by Jackson Baker

MEMPHIS SPORTS SCENE

CAN THE TIGERS GET PAST THE NIT? Put these games into perspective: The Tigers needed all the talents of the college game's best freshman in Wagner to beat two mediocre teams in the NIT. The Tigers did not beat the Cincinnati's of the college b-ball world. The Tigers did not beat the Oklahoma's or-- for that matter- any ranked opponent this season at all.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

GRIZZLES HOLD ON TO BEAT WARRIORS, 105-99

So far this season, the Golden State Warriors have owned the Memphis Grizzlies. But the Grizzlies (19-53) managed to avoid a season sweep by the Warriors (18-55) with a 105-99 win in front of over 14,000 fans at the Pyramid on Friday night.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

City Sports

Does Stromile Swift have a future with the Grizzlies? The case for Wagner to stay.

TIGERS WIN NIT CROWN

NEW YORK (AP) - As Dajuan Wagner came out of what could be his last game in college, he clasped hands and bumped chests with his teammates. Fans cheered and chanted "One more year!" After the game, 72-62 victotry over South Carolina, a it became a question: One more year?

• by Chris Przybyszewski

FROM MY SEAT

BATTING FIRST... I've got a quote on my office wall from Rogers Hornsby, the St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Fame second baseman and the finest righthanded hitter ever to lace up a pair of spikes: "People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do, I stare out the window and wait for spring." The Rajah's spirit is certainly giddy these days, as the dawn of a new baseball season is upon us. In his honor, let's try and answer nine questions-- we'll call it a batting order-- for the upcoming season.

• by Frank Murtaugh

RUMBLE ON THE RIVER

It's official. On June 8th, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson will fight in Memphis at The Pyramid. In a press conference late Tuesday morning, Mayor Willie Herenton said, "The world will be looking at Memphis. Let us show the world that Memphis is a good place to come for wholesome entertainment."

• by Chris Przybyszewski

GRIZZLIES HOLD ON TO BEAT WARRIORS, 105-99

So far this season, the Golden State Warriors have owned the Memphis Grizzlies. But the Grizzlies (19-53) managed to avoid a season sweep by the Warriors (18-55) with a 105-99 win in front of over 14,000 fans at the Pyramid on Friday night.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

Back In Black

Theatre Memphis inspects Ma Rainey's posterior; Playhouse does the same with Mozart.

• by Chris Davis

Decisions, Decisions

Taking sides in Festival in Cannes and Blade II.

• by Flyer Staff

Postscript

Flyer readers respond.

• by Flyer Readers

Of Two Minds

Two ways of looking at schizo-phrenia; one way of treating it.

Who's In Charge?

PBA director Don Smith quits after arena contractor is chosen.

• by John Branston

Simply Put

In Chris Offutt's new memoir, you can go home again and again ...

• by Leonard Gill