- Issue Archive for
- Nov 25 - Dec 1, 2010
- Vol. 1, No. 1135
Art
Straight Ahead
Works by Wardell Milan and Matthew Hasty.
News
Killing Time
Court holds off church demolition until December hearing.
Q&A with Michael Roberts
Pilot Suing TSA Over Scanners
The Tilt Factor
With county schools threatening to become a special school district, city schools talk about surrendering their charter.
What They Said
Comments from memphisflyer.com
A Broad Look
Last weekend, Broad Avenue reinvented itself with “A New Face for an Old Broad.” Has the historic street turned a corner?
UCF Finishes Off Memphis, 37-17
Memphis' long 2010 football campaign ended with its 11th defeat in 12 games, this time at the hands of UCF at the Liberty Bowl. Frank Murtaugh has the details.
Business-minded Gifts
Our colleagues over at MBQ have some quirky ideas for gifts for your clients. Fake-moldy sandwich bags, anyone?
Memphis Football: Sweet Relief
Frank Murtaugh takes a look at the Tigers' disastrous 2010 campaign and says "wait til next year" never sounded so good.
A Chat with Michael Roberts
The Flyer talks with Michael Roberts, the Memphis pilot who started all the fuss with the TSA.
The Pyramid and the Skull
Indiana Branston and the Mystery of the Crystal Skull at City Beat Blog.
Grizzlies Beat Lakers, 98-96
The Memphis Grizzlies sustained a team effort for four quarters to beat the World Champs in Memphis Tuesday night. Chris Herrington has details and analysis.
We Recommend
Music
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Sing On
Robby Grant unveils his latest Vending Machine creation.
Politics
GADFLY: How "the Greatest Health-Care System in the World" Is Our Most Serious Health Threat
"People, people: our health care system is killing us at an alarming rate, and everyone's worried about being felt up by a stranger at the airport?"
A New County Commission Endorsement of Consolidation? Mulroy Proposes Just That
County commissioner introduces resolution calling consolidation (including schools) "appropriate and inevitable;" Guleff fires back at "cult-like fascination."
From the Cyber Front
Tweeting survives on the commission, but a centralized county IT office is scuttled.
Sports
We Recommend
Film
Hairy Situation
Animated take on Rapunzel: fun for both girls and boys.
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
... Post-election polls tell us that those who voted in the recent mid-terms skewed wealthy and older. No surprise. They were angry. As they should be. After all, they don't get a free turkey at Thanksgiving like all those other lucky bastards ...
Supreme Saxophonist
Kirk Whalum on Streisand, stars, and smooth jazz.
IT or Not IT?
Is there or is there not a centralized IT function in Shelby County government? Or perhaps the question should be: Will there or will there not be such a centralized function, ever?
Don’t Look, Don’t Grope!
In the name of airport security, our privacy rights are being stripped.
Books
Dear […],
A letter-writing contest; a fast-fiction challenge.
Food & Wine
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In a Stew
Defending the tomatillo.
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Cornering the Market
City Market opening on South Main.
Special Sections
a broad look
Broad Street seeks to reinvent itself with community involvement and lots of hard work.
a christmas story
"A Christmas Story," Jean Shepard's autobiographical tale of Ralphie, a BB gun, and a "fra-gee-lay" lamp is at Circuit Playhouse.
the next three days
Flyer reviewer Hannah Sayle says The Next Three Days may seem longer.
dreamgirls
Dreamgirls, the Broadway musical loosely based on the Supremes, plays the Orpheum.
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