- Issue Archive for
- Oct 6-12, 2005
- Vol. 1, No. 867
Art
Strung Along
Knitters connect with community for performance art.
News
Gas Pains
Higher prices at the gas pump mean changes in how Memphians shop, commute, work, and live. Here are some stories from the frontlines.
The Politics of Gambling
In Mississippi, gambling, like football, is a game of inches.
Gas Pains
Experts offer ways to save the gas in your tank.
The Cheat Sheet
Knews You Need To Know
Out of the Woods
At the end of a rainy slog, a most pleasant surprise.
Dollar Donation
New group gives free money to good HOMEs.
Growing Fresh Air
Houseplants can make your home healthier in surprising ways.
On The Scene
False Idol?
Quick Q & A: Lauran James
Multicultural Marketing Director for Lifeblood
JACKSON ROUNDS UP THE 'DISPOSSESSED'
Famed civil rights minister invites Memphians to join his caravan taking "persons in pain" to the site of reconstruction in New Orelans.
COMMENTARY: How Lowebow Can You Go?
The music-maker for whom "Close, but no cigar" means something else entirely.
Music
Politics
Early Guns
A year in advance, the field for the sheriff's race starts forming itself.
GADFLY: DeLayed Reaction
Notes on a certain Majority Leader's sinking ship.
GADFLY: Handicapping the Plame Game
Here are the odds on the high-profile defendants going down on various charges.
Sports
"Keep Handing It to Him"
For the injury-plagued Tigers, DeAngelo Williams is the difference-maker.
FROM MY SEAT: Triple Play
A troika: DeAngelo; MLB's rightful MVPs; and Sayonara to Jeremy.
Film
Cinema's Optimist
Film critic and author David Thomson on Howard Hawks' career.
Mood Music: 2046
Wong Kar-Wai's new mix-tape movie is a scattered, visually arresting reverie.
Opinion
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The Rant
With the nimble-minded literacy of a drunken frat boy calling the girl he just date-raped a whore, conservative wit Ned Rice has often praised Tom DeLay's audacity and sternly cautioned "the Hammer's" critics not to make fun of the recently indicted congressman's long career as a professional bug-zapper. "If you're going to hang a label on Congressman DeLay ... you could do a lot better than 'the Exterminator,'" Rice wrote, thereby identifying those who mock DeLay's unwavering commitment to a termite-free Texas as latte-drinking liberals who look down their snotty noses at the noble dirt on the sacred, calloused hands of the American clock-puncher. READ MORE
Radioactive Politics
Is there a financial motivation behind opposition to a radioactive-waste incinerator?
Postscript
Letters to the Editor
CITY BEAT: Support Your Local Newspaper
Why printed newspapers need us, and why we need them.
Books
Detective Work
Clues to Nancy Drew and other news.
Food & Wine
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Egged On
For Elliott's owner Helario Reyna, breakfast is the most creative meal of the day.
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