- Issue Archive for
- Aug 28 - Sep 3, 2008
- Vol. 1, No. 1018
Art
A Sense of Place
Four shows, four genres, four Southern masters.
News
Coming to a Couch Near You
Memphians pick up on the international couch-surfing trend.
Title Talk
The Memphis Tigers open the 2008 football season with a goal of nothing less than a conference championship.
Drink Beer With Animals This Weekend
Don't do your drinkin' in a dive Friday night. Instead, head to the Memphis Zoo for the annual Zoo Brew party, where guests will sample fine microbrews from around the world. The best part -- it's only $15! The party starts tonight at 6 p.m. ...
Vance Lauderdale Likes Bowling For Health
For reasons that I can't explain, two indoor sports in particular always used the best artwork to promote their virtues. I'm talking roller-skating and bowling. Roller-skating rinks across the country cranked out the most amazing decals, neon signs, and other advertising graphics, and let's face it, few sports produced as many cool shirts as bowling ...
Read Memphis magazine's resident eccentric Vance Lauderdale's latest blog entry.
Dog Days
City forms animal shelter advisory board to assist with shelter oversight.
Absolutely Positive
Fred Smith of FedEx on hybrids, globalization, and John McCain
What They Said
Comments from memphisflyer.com
To Drink or Not To Drink
College presidents call for debate of drinking age.
Real Estate
The Strong Silent Type
Circa 1916 Craftsman bungalow in Central Gardens.
Past Perfected
The 1920s come roaring back at the Greenstone.
We Recommend
Music
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Voices of the South
The Memphis Music & Heritage Festival goes back to the future.
Politics
Getting Started
Protestors and the Hillary question grab attention as the Democrats convene in Denver.
Tennesseans See Barack Speech as Powerful Motivator
“I cried. I couldn’t help myself”: That was the reaction of an emotionally stirred Memphian, Lois DeBerry, to the acceptance address of newly nominated Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. DeBerry's reaction was typical of many members of the Tennessee delegation to Obama's remarks.
Hillary Night
Early on, it appeared that Hillary might actually be setting up for a grudge match with a rope-a-dope form of campaigning by referring to her list of reasons for seeking the Presidency and excluding all but one mentioning of Barack Obama. She quickly pivoted: “Were you in this campaign just for me?” At that moment, her “me” became an "us” ...
Bredesen, Hotboxed to Make a Senate Race This Year, Looks to the Future
If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had gotten his way, Republican Senate incumbent Lamar Alexander would have had stiff competition this year from Tennessee's Democratic governor. Phil Bredesen said no to that, but he makes no secret of having had national ambitions.
Almost Done: The Democrats Lead Up to One More Big Moment
Wednesday's lengthy floor session, the penultimate one of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, might be remembered by those relatively few individuals who experienced all of it -- mainly delegates and other direct participants -- as a fairly complete grab bag of styles, performances, and obligations. A larger audience may recall mainly the Dramatis Personae.
"Obama-rama" ... The Latest Flic from Chris Davis
More in-your-face cinema verite from Chris Davis in Denver.
Cohen, "Funniest Man in Politics," Says GOP Forever Out of Luck in Shelby County, Seriously
9th District congressman Steve Cohen has a penchant for the public eye that rivals anyone else's in politics. So it was inevitable that he would be one of the climactic speakers, along with Connecticut senator Chris Dodd, at the Tennessee delegation's last formal breakfasting meeting of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
McCain the Meme-Maker: a First-Blush Look at Sarah Palin
Palin's is an image that could go either toward the banal or toward the heroic, but on a giant Imax-sized screen either way. Depending on the reviews and the audience response (and on the memers and counter-memers of either side), she could be leading lady or flop, in either instance transforming the history of the Republic.
More On the Street ... With Chris Davis in Denver
Or should that be "morons" on the street with Chris Davis? Actually, some of them make more sense than the current administration. At any rate, this is entertainment!
Masque of the Red States: Gustav Puts Damper on GOP Convention
BLOOMINGTON, MN -- Several kickoff events that should have formed the preamble to a week-long celebration went ahead as scheduled on Sunday, but the thousands of attendees gathered here for the 2008 Republican National Convention suddenly faced the prospect that their quadrennial showcase could be washed out, quite literally, by dire events elsewhere. In that case, they would just have to party!
On The Streets With Chris Davis ... Part Deux
See the epic sequel to this morning's magnificent Davis film du jour. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll ... well, mostly you'll laugh.
"Now Is The Time": Barack Obama's Remarks On Accepting the Democratic Nomination
On Thursday night, August 29, 2008, U.S. Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for the presidency with an address at Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado. These are his remarks, throwing down the gauntlet to GOP opponent John McCain and laying out the candidate's plans and proposals.
Notwithstanding the Noble Rhetoric of the Convention’s First Day, the GOP Rank and File Are Itching for a Fight
The Republican National Convention has so far stressed what everybody from ticket-leader John McCain on down has called "taking off the Republican hat" and "putting on the American hat." But politics, like war, requires an enemy, and, for all the high-minded testimony from the dais on the convention's first day, it was a good bet that some good old catharctic mud-slinging was just around the corner.
Sports
FROM MY SEAT: Redbirds Recap
There are two ways to measure the success of a Triple-A baseball team's season. The first is rather obvious. Look at the record of the 2008 Memphis Redbirds -- who concluded their 11th season on Labor Day -- and you see a final mark of 75-67, the franchise's best record in eight years. Alas, though, the team again missed the postseason.
Film
River of Return
Memphis-born filmmaker Courtney Hunt talks about her Sundance-winning debut.
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
The letter began: "Chicken Journalists are absolutely afraid of the Jews" ...
A Reassuring Choice
As Obama's VP, Joe Biden is the right man for the dance.
Bianca Knows Best ... And Builds Self-Esteem!
Dear Bianca
I have some really hot girlfriends. They're skinny. They have great hair, the works. Every Saturday night, they're fending off cat-calls and pick-up lines left and right.
It's great for them. Not so much for me. I'm short, chubby, and I have bad skin ...
Bass Pro Shops: Back to the Future?
Bass Pro Shops president Jim Hagale started talking about the dangers of over-expansion and brands gone bad. I thought, uh-oh, where's he going with this ...
Read the rest of John Branston's City Beat.
Lunker or Clunker?
Bass Pro Shops preaches to the choir and several empty seats.
Food & Wine
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Way Back When
One afternoon with Circa's John Bragg and a blast to the past.
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