Film and music editor Chris Herrington had planned to review one of the new-release mediocrities (serial-killer thriller Untraceable, perhaps?). But in a typically bad post-holidays period for Hollywood product, the truth is that thoughtful filmgoers are less likely to be choosing among these studio dregs than playing catch-up with Oscar nominees they missed….
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Job Opening at the Pink Palace Museum
On Tuesday, the Pink Palace Museum announced the retirement of its longtime collections manager Ron Brister and that they’re currently looking for a replacement.
So, what does it take to oversee the museum’s vast collection? Here’s what Brister has to say…
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Power of 1
The Memphis Tigers — now the only undefeated team left in college basketball — remain atop Sports Illustrated‘s Luke Winn’s weekly Power Rankings. Winn offers the U of M a backhanded compliment, though, when it comes to discussion of candidates for the Wooden Award as the nation’s best player…
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Festival of Books To Stay In Nashville
The Southern Festival of Books, a three-day celebration of the written word, is back in Nashville for good.
In 2004, Humanities Tennessee voted to alternate the site of the annual festival between Nashville, which had served as host since 1989, and Memphis.
But the decision, made this past Saturday, for the festival to stay put in Nashville permanently came down to several things…
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Farewell to Square Foods
News spread last week that Square Foods in Cooper-Young would be closing soon. A devoted patron ran an ad on the back page of the Flyer that read: “Save Square Foods. You’ll miss it when it’s gone. Closing January 31st.”
A visit and calls to the store before January 31st indicated that it had already closed. The message on the store’s answering machine simply said, “Square Foods is now closed. Thanks for your support.”…
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Police Need Help Solving Vidulich Murder
Memphis Police homicide detectives have identified a Ford Explorer that may have been involved in the murder of Lieutenant Edward Vidulich. Now police are asking the public if they recognize the vehicle.
Anyone who saw this vehicle (pictured to the left) in the area of Frayser Boulevard and Steele on Sunday night is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH….
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Burns, Baby, Burns
Nevermind Shakespeare. The Scottish bard Robert Burns has his own holiday in Burns Nicht, a Scottish celebration of Burns’ songs and poetry. January 25th will see Burns suppers held around the world, including a dinner here in Memphis hosted by the Memphis Scottish Society.
But, if you don’t register by January 19th, no haggis for you!…
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McEwen’s On Monroe Sold
McEwen’s on Monroe is one of those restaurants that seems inseparably connected to its owner. Ten years ago, Mac Edwards, along with his wife Cindy, opened McEwen’s.
Recently, however, Edwards decided it was time to move on…
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Zippin Pippin May Find a Home at The Pyramid
The Zippin Pippin may find a new home if Memphis, Shelby County, and their mayors approve a private consulting group’s bid to build a downtown theme park.
“We have agreed with Ericson Group to move the Zippin Pippin downtown,” county commissioner Steven Mulroy told reporters Monday afternoon …
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Taking Stock of the Tigers
SI.com’s Seth Davis presents his annual college basketball stock report, in which he presents “buy or sell” options for the teams that will impact the remainder of the season.
So how did the U of M Tigers fare?…
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Cybill on Broadway?
According to various reports, Cybill Shepherd may be headed to Broadway this spring in a role described by novelist and occasional playwright Gore Vidal as an alcoholic nymphomaniacal billionairess…
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Punk’d (Memphis-style)
Among the memorable moments in Memphis punk-rock history, some things you just count on: the New York Dolls playing the Auditorium in ’73, when David Johansen of the Dolls was arrested either for inciting a riot or impersonating a woman (accounts differ); the Sex Pistols at the Talysen Ballroom in ’78 (no incidences, but hey, it was the Sex Pistols); and singer/onstage-defecator GG Allin at the Antenna club in ’91, when Allin was stabbed by a fan.
Other high points are anybody’s guess, and in The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists (Backbeat Books), it’s Eric Friedl — onetime Oblivian, today a True Son of Thunder, and the man behind Goner Records — doing the guessing.