- Issue Archive for
- Jul 19-25, 2007
- Vol. 1, No. 960
News
New Evidence in West Memphis 3 Case
From the Arkansas Times: Reviving an investigation that ended 14 years ago, West Memphis police recently questioned the mother and stepfather of Stevie Branch, one of three 8-year-old boys murdered in 1993. Three teenagers were convicted of the killings.
In a telephone interview on Monday, Stevie's stepfather, Terry Hobbs, confirmed that West Memphis police had videotaped an interview with him within the last three weeks. ...
Ken Burns Coming to Memphis
Award-winning documentary producer Ken Burns is coming to Memphis August 8th.
WKNO is hosting a reception and preview of The War, Burns' soon-to-be-released documentary about World War II ...
RIP: "Wild Bill" Storey
It's been a rough year for late-night life in the city. First Raiford's Hollywood Disco closed, now comes the news that the proprietor of Wild Bill's, beloved Vollintine Avenue juke joint has died. ...
BBQ and Pickle-cicles: Timberlake's New Restaurant Gets Ink in New York Magazine
New York magazine's "Grub Street" blog paid a visit to Justin Timberlake's NYC restaurant Southern Hospitality last night, and they spotted JT chowing down in a booth. (Or as they put it: It was "either Timberlake or Osama bin Laden.")
The magazine promised to post the entire menu ...
Memphis Citys Schools Board Narrows Interim Superintendent Search to Two
The Memphis City Schools' (MCS) interim superintendent search committee has selected two finalists: one an MCS insider, the other a former state superintendent currently working as an education consultant.
Each member of the committee submitted up to five candidates. ...
"Refuge" Closed
Love In Action closes controversial teen camp.
Trouble in Paradise
When it comes to love songs and bitter black comedy, Harlan T. Bobo's your man.
Is It True? Does Harry Potter 'Go Black' A La Tony Soprano?
Hogwash to some is Hogwarts to many, many more – as indicated by the lengthier lines and lengthier waits at local book stores for the long-awaited concluding volume in J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally popular Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Midnight Friday was the moment, and this was the scene at the Barnes & Noble outlet on Germantown Parkway. For the record, by the way, things end this way: Harry…
City Council Committee Recommends Raise For Herenton
A City Council committee recommended this morning setting the mayor's salary at $171,500. The figure, derived from giving the mayor the same increase city employees have received within the last four years, would amount to an $11,500 raise.
The council committee also looked at using the increase ...
American Idol Taylor Hicks To Sign Books at Davis-Kidd
The "Soul Patrol" will soon be headed to Davis-Kidd Booksellers.
American Idol's 2006 winner Taylor Hicks is set to sign copies of his book, Heart Full of Soul, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 26. The book chronicles the time preceding Hicks’ success ...
Anna Mae He Case is Resolved
Jerry and Louise Baker have ended their seven-year custody battle for Anna Mae He. The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in January that the 8-year-old must return to her biological parents Shaoqiang and Qin Lou He. ...
Memphis' Bikini-clad Lawncare Story Sweeps the Globe
What could be better than a woman cutting your grass in a bikini?
Well, according the mass media, not very much. News outlets from Cleveland to Bangkok have picked up on the story about Tiger Time Lawn Care ...
City Council Votes To Appoint Its Own Staff, Setting Up Court Battle With Mayor
Maybe Councilman Brent Taylor was remembering when Mayor Willie Herenton invited him to step outside. Maybe he was thinking about when the mayor took on boxing great Joe Frayser in the ring.
Whatever the reason, even Taylor seemed wary of fighting City Hall. "This issue is not worth going to court with the mayor," said Taylor ...
Timberlake Nominated for Emmy for "Dick in a Box"
(AP) -- Justin Timberlake might actually get an Emmy for singing "Dick in a Box."
Timberlake performed that song with Andy Samberg on Saturday Night Live before Christmas, and it's nominated for an Emmy for original music and lyrics. ...
St. Elvis Appears in Dream; Inspires Billboard in Ireland
Now we've heard it all when it comes to Elvis stories -- and we're a pretty tough crowd.
Seems as though suddenly, and for no apparent reason, a huge billboard featuring Elvis appeared in Dublin, Ireland.
Free Health Insurance Available for Low Income School Children in Tennessee
In an effort to provide affordable healthcare to Tennesee's young people, CoverKids is launching a back-to-school enrollment campaign. The comprehensive health insurance is available to uninsured children age 18 and under with household income below 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
Every child who attends a Tennessee public school ...
Harlan T. Bobo
Singer-songwriter Harlan T. Bobo is the personification of amused self-doubt. "Bobo," he grumbles, meditating on his own nom de plume. "It's such a perfect name for me. It translates directly from Spanish as 'stupid,' and, if you put my name into a translator, it comes out Harlan T. Stupid.
"My family thinks I'm ashamed of them because I don't use my real name," he adds, coughing up a chuckle. ...
"Dammit, Janet"
Rocky Horror comes to the Orpheum.
Memphis "Idol" Gets an Emmy Nod
On Thursday, the nominations for the primetime Emmy Awards were announced. The American Idol Memphis episode was among them...
"Blue Dog" Exhibit Comes to the Dixon
He graced the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog and was a fund-raising symbol for the post-Katrina New Orleans saints.
Now, Blue Dog is coming to Memphis. ...
We Recommend
Music
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Al Green on Memphis, Justin Timberlake, and His New Hip Hop Record
Flyer music editor Chris Herrington interviews Memphis music icon Al Green in this week's issue.
Green talks about his "neighbors" in the Shelby Forest neighborhood (the Timberlakes) ...
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Soul Comes Home
Al Green on returning to the Memphis stage, his new hip-hop record, and his "neighbor" Justin Timberlake.
Politics
A C, in D.C., Says No
With the mayoral field appearing set, council elections begin to loom large.
The Race is On! Here's the List of City Candidates
Sixteen candidates for mayor, gazillions of council candidates, and even something of a race for city clerk.. That's what it looked like after Thursday's filing deadline. Some winnowing out will occur before next Thursday's withdrawal deadline, but what you see inside is what you get to choose from.
Prince Mongo is a No Go for Mayor
Sorry, all you Prince Mongo (nee Robert Hodges) fans, your guy is out of the race for Memphis mayor.
The man who claims to be a 333-year-old-alien from the planet Zambodia has been booted off the mayoral ballot ...
The Loop
The Memphis Networx deal approved by the MLGW board last week is awash with apparent conflicts of interest. How real are they?
A Busy Cohen Shows He's No Mere Talking Head
9th District congressman Steve Cohen, a frequent flyer on YouTube and the network and cable broadcasts, is active on the legislative and constituent fronts as well.
The Race is On! Here's the List of City Candidates
Sixteen candidates for mayor, gazillions of council candidates, and even something of a race for city clerk.. That's what it looked like after Thursday's filing deadline. Some winnowing out will occur before next Thursday's withdrawal deadline, but what you see inside is what you get to choose from.
Tammy Faye and the Gays: an Unknown Story
Few religious practitioners have aroused antagonism, ridicule, and revulsion among opinion makers to the same degree as Tammy Faye Messner -- from the time of her hucksterish TV ministry with then husband Jim Bakker to her spectral last appearance on the Larry King Show this month. Memphis gay leader (and atheist) Jim Maynard knew and respected another Tammy -- an open-minded, open-hearted follower of the gospel.
Chumney Re-Examined
Political columnist Jackson Baker corrects (in advance) a misstatement in the print version of this week's Flyer cover story and avails himself of the opportunity for some fresh analysis.
Heed the Iraq Study Group, Says a Consensus-Seeking Alexander
Commenting on Wednesday's failure of a Democratic cloture effort, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said, "It is obvious by now that the Senate won't approve timed withdrawal" and argued anew that the "seeds of consensus" could be found in his own Salazar-Alexander amendment, based on conclusions of the Iraq Study Group. ...
No Presidential Candidates to DLC Meeting? Is This True, Harold?
Holding forth on the July 22nd installment of Fox News Sunday, right-wing journalist Bill Kristol denounced the current fashionability among Democrats of the liberal Web site DailyKos.com and noted by contrast, "Not a single Democratic presidential candidate is going to the Democratic Leadership Council meeting in a couple of weeks...." Is this a problem for the DLC's head, former congressman Harold Ford Jr.?
"New York" Magazine Gives Fred Thompson Its Full Attention
From New York magazine: Fred Thompson is laying on the southern-fried charm. It's a tire-melting afternoon in June, and the son of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, turned two-term United States senator, Law & Order star, and now almost Republican presidential candidate has just arrived at the Clarion Townhouse hotel in Columbia, South Carolina, for a state-party fund-raiser. ...
Sports
Pau Gasol Visits HIV Patients in Angola as UNICEF Ambassador
National Basketball Association superstar and UNICEF Spain Goodwill Ambassador Pau Gasol recently visited Angola to see firsthand the country's fight against HIV/AIDS and UNICEF's programs to support children and families affected by the disease.
One of Gasol's very first visits was to the Luanda Children's Hospital. ...
FROM MY SEAT: A Tale of Two Pitchers
With the Redbirds' season down the tubes as far as the Pacific Coast League standings are concerned, the progress here of Rick Ankiel and Anthony Reyes merits the attention of Cardinal fans from St. Louis to Southaven.
Former Redbird Killed by Line Drive
Mike Coolbaugh died Sunday after being hit in the head by a line drive in the first-base coaching box for the Tulsa Drillers. Coolbaugh hit 29 home runs for the 2002 Memphis Redbirds. ...
Film
Almost Grown
The Harry Potter series gets back on track with its darkest, most dangerous installment yet.
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
It's amazing how often the seemingly conjoined twins — sex and hypocrisy — afflict those in the political arena ...
Memphis Vets Against the War Issues Commentary
Memphis Chapter 149 of Veterans Against the War has issued a commentary designed to bring attention to the injustices being done to American servicemen and women. Here it is, in full:
Why Run for the Council?
Service, attention, pensions, and careers are factors.
Books
Introductions
The life of Johnny Mellor; the survival of the essay.
Academics To Meet To Talk About Sex and Faulkner -- in Mississppi!
"The amazing thing [is] that whenever a new approach has emerged in literary study, Faulkner seems to have already dealt with it," says Professor Donald Kartiganer of the University of Mississippi.
The professor is referring to the work of Nobel Prize-winning writer William Faulkner. And as for "literary study," he's referring to academic approaches such as queer theory and feminist readings. ...
Booking the Peabody Hotel
Back in 2005, The Peabody asked for memories from Memphians and Mid-Southerners that would illustrate the landmark's 138-year-old history. Thanks to those responses, as well as input from individuals involved in the hotel’s renovation, you can read all about its fascinating past in The Peabody: A History of the South's Grand Hotel...
Harry Potter Events This Weekend
One of the biggest events this summer is at bookstores Saturday, July 21st. Weighing 1.8 pounds and coming in at 784 pages, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released. But the party really starts the night before. All across Memphis on July 20th, Potter enthusiasts of all ages will be coming together to celebrate the seventh and last tome in the J.K. Rowling series...
Food & Wine
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Learn to Make Bloody Marys From Chef Jose Gutierrez -- and Brunch!
Anybody can mix a decent screwdriver or toss together a vodka tonic, but only few can claim to have mastered the finicky Bloody Mary.
The popular brunch cocktail requires just the right amount of spicy kick ...
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Beyond Bizarre
Odd eating habits die hard.
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"A Taste of Cooper-Young" Offered by Memphis Literacy Council
The Memphis Literacy Council is sponsoring "A Taste of Cooper Young" this Thursday, July 26.
The event features a progressive meal through the Cooper-Young neighborhood including drinks, music, fun, and great food. ...
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