- Issue Archive for
- Sep 4-10, 2003
- Vol. 1, No. 758
News
Giving 'Em Hell
Presidential candidate Howard Dean casts himself in the role of Harry Truman.
THE WEATHERS REPORT
ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
It's been two years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Isn't it time we Americans put the events of that day into more realistic perspective?
FROM MY SEAT
RANDOM THOUGHTS
As summer stretches toward fall, a few items to ponder . . .
FEDEX RULES
FEDEX RULES
Insult to Injury
OPINION: When it comes to labor issues, the Bush administration is blinkered by class blinders.
TAKING IT FROM THE TOP (TIGER FOOTBALL EDITION)
PUTTING A HEX ON THE REBELS
The chickens did it. That's it, I'm certain. The rubber chickens. Those of you who were among the half-hundred thousand at the sun-drenched Liberty Bowl Saturday afternoon may have an idea of what I'm talking about.
CITY BEAT
BLUES ODYSSEY
When they started doing research on the history of the blues in 1995, brothers Frank and Eddie Thomas didn't know they were embarking on a musical odyssey that would take them seven years and lead from the roof of the Falls Building in downtown Memphis to the choir loft of St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans.
MAD AS HELL
UNFAIR, IMBALANCED, AND IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
The Fair and Balanced pundits have been spinning last week's Democratic Presidential candidates' debate.
T.G.I. - R.I.P.
T.G.I. - R.I.P.
U2 Can Be President
Picking a theme song is serious business for today's politicians.
WOODSMAN OF THE WORLD
Things you may not know about Ron Jeremy: He has a pet turtle and uses the Internet to learn about turtles. He does an uncanny imitation of Larry Flynt. He plays piano. He has a brown sash in kung fu. His mother was an O.S.S. decoder during WWII. He holds two master's degrees. And before he was a porn star, he taught special-needs kids. There's lots more too. But Jeremy knows most reporters aren't calling to talk about Chopin.
City Reporter
Lack of evidence means dropped charges against police, and other news.
Real Estate
Dark Horse
Arts & Crafts bungalow in Central Gardens.
We Recommend
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wednesday, 10
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A Dose of Peace
A Buddhist stupa promises blessings for the city.
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tuesday, 9
tuesday, 9
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monday, 8
monday, 8
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sunday, 7
sunday, 7
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saturday, 6
saturday, 6
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friday, 5
friday, 5
Music
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Local Beat
Rey Flemings is ready to discuss his vision for the local music community.
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Local Record Roundup
North Mississippi Allstars throw a change-up.
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Sound Advice
The Flyer's music writers tell you where you can go.
Politics
POLITICS: Revote?
Video documentarian Alexandra Pelosi's own political profile is not what one might expect. Though she grants that Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, whom she was shadowing last week, is making a lot of fuss and could well end up as his party's nominee, she is dubious about the appeal to a larger national audience. The problem? He's "too liberal." More surprisingly, Alexandra Pelosi's attitude toward Rep. Harold Ford's erstwhile challenge to the political orthodoxy of her mother, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, goes beyond tolerant.
Revote?
Months after his leadership bid, Rep. Ford gets a Pelosi endorsement of sorts.
GIVING 'EM HELL
Last week, Howard Dean of Vermont, a onetime dark-horse presidential candidate who is suddenly -- to political insiders almost inexplicably -- leading the pack of Democratic candidates, undertook a ten-city, three-day flyaround of America. The "Sleepless Summer Tour," it was called -- in conscious rebuke of President George W. Bush's alleged inaction in the face of America's problems....The Flyer went along with Dean, listening as he pummeled President Bush and mocked Bush's major campaign adviser, Karl rove, watching as the candidate was asked to autograph posters, shirts, arms, and even, occasionally, part of someone's anatomy (no, not those parts), reflecting on the fact of a politician whom virtually no one outside the candidate's own small New England state had heard of a year ago pushing the political temperature up beyond what is normal in August or any other season.
GIVING 'EM HELL
Last week, Howard Dean of Vermont, a onetime dark-horse presidential candidate who is suddenly -- to political insiders almost inexplicably -- leading the pack of Democratic candidates, undertook a ten-city, three-day flyaround of America. The "Sleepless Summer Tour," it was called -- in conscious rebuke of President George W. Bush's alleged inaction in the face of America's problems....The Flyer went along with Dean, listening as he pummeled President Bush and mocked Bush's major campaign adviser, Karl rove, watching as the candidate was asked to autograph posters, shirts, arms, and even, occasionally, part of someone's anatomy (no, not those parts), reflecting on the fact of a politician whom virtually no one outside the candidate's own small New England state had heard of a year ago pushing the political temperature up beyond what is normal in August or any other season.
Sports
A Night To Remember
Telling the truth about Tiger football was hard, but Dennis Freeland did it with class.
The Politics of Football
For me, the Ole Miss game has always transcended the sport.
Theater
A Lie of the Mind
The Drawer Boy makes its Mid-South premiere at TheatreWorks.
Film
Digging In
Memphis Digital Arts Co-operative holds its second film festival.
Opinion
Postscript
Flyer readers respond.
Battle of the Unbeatens
Battle of the Unbeatens
A Rare Bird
A Rare Bird is Howard Dean. And after him may be another, Wesley Clark.
Blues Odyssey
For the Thomas brothers, a love of blues turned into a seven-year project.
Books
American Gothic
A husband and wife are mad(e) for each other, but the kids are not all right.
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