Neverending Elvis Sam’s Club A big-box retailer emailed Memphis journalists last week to say they’ll carry a “GIANT 20 Foot Pink Limo Pool Float” at their stores this year. “Perfect for riding off into the sunset this summer in true Elvis style,” says the company. All yours for $199.98. Forum Flight Posted to YouTube by […]
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MEMernet: Snow Mess, Black Lodge, and that Sweet Memphis Water
Sign of the Times Something about a guy loading bottled water into a truck amid snow and ice that seems so long ago. Posted to Instagram by the city of Memphis Black Lodge Saved Black Lodge — the video store, concert venue, and arcade — reached its fundraising goal on Indiegogo last week. The effort […]
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MEMernet: Snow Mad, Donuts, and Frozen Memphis
Snow mad Last week’s snow stuck around long enough to push some of us beyond the usual snow stuff like making a snowman or sledding. Exhibit A: Roquita Williams celebrated her 44th birthday like this. Posted to Facebook by Roquita Williams Exhibit B: Mickey needed a cold one with his cold one. Posted to Instagram […]
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MEMernet: Stumbling, E. Parkway McDonald’s, and Ice Attack
Beale Stumblin’ On Twitter, Devin Walker hilariously Memphis-ized a wildly popular meme last week. Good question The McDonald’s on East Parkway closed years ago. But the joke E. Parkway McDonald’s Twitter account never did. And we’re glad. After the “big game” last week, they said, “No word yet on whether or not we’re catering this […]
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Winter Weather Closes All Vaccine Sites Until Saturday
Shelby County Health Department/Facebook Shelby County Health Department nurse Janice Stahl, RN was first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Nurse Stahl provides COVID-19 testing at the Collierville clinic and Shelby Farms clinic. Severe winter weather has closed all Shelby County COVID-19 vaccination sites. Here’s the latest from the Shelby County Health Department: All […]
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MEMernet: Beautiful Black, Hero Tom Lee, and a Year of Dog Food
A roundup of Memphis on the World Wide Web. Beautiful Black Memphis craft breweries raised $8,662 for the Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH), they announced on Instagram last week. The money came from sales of Black Is Beautiful, an imperial stout brewed locally as part of a national campaign to “raise funds […]
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MEMernet: Marsha Dragged and Save Black Lodge Video
Marsha’s Turnaround The internet dragged Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn last week. George Takei (yes, that one) summed it up in a tweet that said, “How it started, how it’s going, etc.” Takei showed two tweets from Blackburn. In one from October 2020, she blasted then-presidential-candidate Joe Biden for being “all talk and no action.” In […]
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MEMernet: Snow!, The Rock, and Crosswalkin’
Let It Snow Posted to Instagram by The Tennessee Brewery Instagram was predictably hot with the cold stuff last week. Snow flurries dusted Memphis without disrupting school or work, leaving behind only some pretty pictures. Flex Last week, Memphis Reddit user u/benefit_of_mrkite shared this image of “Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson after wrestling at a flea […]
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Exceptional Women in Medicine
Good health is the baseline. For everything. How we work, how we play, what we choose to eat, where (and how often) we travel. The Mid-South has an abundance of hospitals and clinics that exist for the shared mission of a thriving community: wellness. Within those institutions, though, are women who have made it their […]
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MEMernet: More Memphis on TikTok, Garfield on Nextdoor
Subtle Memphis On TikTok, @whosdorii explained (yes, in June, but it’s still great) the difference in Memphis and the rest of the state. For her, it’s as subtle as the slightly different bass riffs from Queen’s “Under Pressure” and Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby.” Check it out. It’ll make sense. Finally? “This is your reminder […]
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MEMernet: Memphis on TikTok, Garth Brooks for Sale on Nextdoor
Who to follow Still want to know what TikTok is all about (but are afraid to ask)? Follow Memphian @kingthagman. He spoofs other TikTok videos, dances, lip syncs, drinks, hangs with friends, and does it all with an effortless hilarity. Frampton v. Lee Peter Frampton (yes, that one) took on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee in […]
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Fly-By: The Year That Was
JANUARY University of Memphis increased its minimum wage to $13. State lawmakers filed bills against refugee resettlement, for chemical castration of some sex offenders, and against transgender student athletes. The state Senate voted to allow private adoption agencies to discriminate against gay couples. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee later signed the bill into law. Debate began […]