RECORD REVIEWS CHRIS HERRINGTON, Editor
Posted inEditorial, Opinion
EDITORIAL
Much as we admire the frequent extracurricular acts of medical heroism of our state’s senior senator, Bill Frist, we can’t help but be concerned about how the Senate Majority Leader is now helping shape a new — and more authoritarian — role for the Bush administration in our nation’s government. Specifically, Frist has announced his […]
Posted inFood & Wine, Food & Drink
Fishy Feeling
Susy and I were rolling out of the mountains after an almost perfect day. We had taken a scenic drive along the river, picked fruit on a farm, walked to a waterfall, eaten lunch in a historic lodge, and ridden the chairlift to a panoramic viewpoint. We had stood above the clouds and looked out […]
Posted inSports, Sports Feature
Coming Back?
Grizzlies fans witnessed a splendid basketball game Monday night at the FedExForum as an undermanned Griz squad gutted out a 93-90 win against the San Antonio Spurs. The game was atypical of the Grizzlies this season for how much it looked and felt like last year’s Grizzlies: a chaotic, energetic effort where hustling, scrapping defense […]
Posted inCover Feature, News
Blowing in the Rain
At first it was like being back in junior high. The headgear-and-humiliation version, not the perky-little-cheerleader one. The week before the dedication of the Clinton Presidential Library, all anyone in Little Rock is talking about is what famous person would be at which party at what trendy and/or high-priced locale, none of which I had […]
Posted inFilm Features, Film/TV
Message in a Bottle
Searching for treasure in Sideways and National Treasure.
Posted inFood & Wine, Food & Drink
Saucy
Secure can opener onto can. Twist, twist, twist. Upend can to loosen contents. Nothing. Shake, shake, shake. Plop. There! The cranberry, in very saucy form, makes its holiday appearance. But what is it about this red, quivering mass, still so perfectly can-shaped? Why the cranberry? Why does it become so much more prevalent at this […]
Posted inBook Features, Books
State of the Art
Runaway By Alice Munro Knopf, 335 pp., $25 What is it that makes the short stories of Alice Munro matter? The human quotient, mostly. The wealth of telling detail, secondly. Her clear-cut, no-nonsense language, for a third. Which means her stories don’t go in for the implausible, the impossible, and the unrecognizable. This doesn’t, however, […]
Posted inWe Recommend, We Recommend
The Lineman
Songwriter Jimmy Webb might not be a household name, but his work has been on radio playlists for decades: “By the Time I Get To Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Up, Up and Away,” and “MacArthur Park” are just four of Webb’s compositions, covered by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Art Garfunkel, Waylon Jennings, Donna Summer, Urge […]
Posted inWe Recommend, We Recommend
Cat Walk
A glance inside the storefront at the House of Mews in Cooper-Young reveals a kitty heaven. Cozy chairs and fluffy cat beds are placed strategically near the glass, giving the cats inside a chance to put their best furry face forward. Some curl up and sleep soundly, while others pounce and play in the hopes […]
Posted inPolitics, Politics Beat Blog
Hustle & Flow
Election winds change political horizons nationally and locally
Posted inMusic, Music Features
Short Cuts :: Record Reviews
The Delicate Seam The Bloodthirsty Lovers (Frenchkiss) The Grifters and Big Ass Truck were the two biggest Memphis bands of the Nineties, but beyond that they didn’t seem to have much in common. The Grifters had a cohesive, less varied sound; Big Ass Truck was eclectic. The Grifters were strictly guitar-bass-drums; Big Ass Truck was […]