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Knives Out
Rian Johnson's star-studded murder mystery has a sharp point. Be advised: Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a great movie, and I will fight you. Notice I didn't just say "The Last Jedi is a good installment...
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Take a Memphis Brewery Bike Tour this Sunday
Cruise around Downtown Memphis, stopping in at several breweries along the way. Curious about bike tours? So were Ana Duran and Will Hanlon. The power couple wanted to combine their love for beer,...
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Bluff City Liars Hosts Improv Underground VI this Weekend
The improv comedy show is Friday at the Brass Door. Bluff City Liars, an improv comedy troupe in Memphis, returns to the Brass Door this Friday to improvise an entertaining mix of short-form and...
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MEMernet: MEMsgiving, Things We're Thankful For
A roundup of Memphis on the World Wide Web.MEMsgiving Reddit user B1gR1g wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with the most Memphis cornucopia of all time. More MEMsgiving Holly Whitfield, the culture...
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Hemp Haven: An Auction and Market Bring the Plant Into the Mainstream
Step inside the world's largest bag of cannabis. That's what it was like walking into the International Hemp Auction & Market (IHAM) in Franklin, just south of Nashville. A dense but invisible...
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Gun Sales and Paper Ballots Are On the Agenda This Week
Given the number of shootings in Memphis and Shelby County, issues of firearms are never very far from public consciousness. One matter of more than usual relevance to the subject was scheduled for...
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Too Much Malarkey!
I've made so many new friends lately on Twitter. Most of them are showing a little (or a lot) of cleavage in their pictures and have names like "William8093107" or "James91270599." It seems a little...
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Mediation Ends with Final Tom Lee Park Design Agreement
(UPDATE: MRPP president and CEO Carol Coletta comments below the main story.) (ORIGINAL POST) Mediation on the design of Tom Lee Park has concluded and the newly designed park will include three...
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Poverty Expert: Funding Transit ‘Critical’ in Bringing Memphians Out of Poverty
University of Memphis associate professor Elena Delavega, made the case for public transportation’s role in addressing poverty to the Shelby County Commission Wednesday. Delavega, whose research...
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The Return of Russell: Cinematic Panic Brings Different Kind of Film Festival...
This weekend, the second Cinematic Panic film festival unspools on the big screens at Black Lodge. "Like last year, the big idea is, half of the submissions are from Memphis; the rest from all across...
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Facebook: Elwood's Shells Has Closed
Elwood's Shells, the newly opened restaurant in Cooper-Young, is closed for business, according to a Thursday Facebook post. The restaurant opened in the former Jasmine Thai restaurant spot on Cooper...
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Gannett Lays Off 198; Commercial Appeal Spared
Gannett laid off 198 employees at 43 of its newspapers yesterday (December 5th), but none of them work in the newsroom at The Commercial Appeal. A statement released by Memphis Newspaper Guild...
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Steve Gorman, Once Of Black Crowes, Brings The Rock, Country, & Soul
He might live in Nashville these days, but Memphis has always played an out-sized role in the life of former Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman. A 54-year-old rock veteran, Gorman will be in town on...
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#15 Tigers 65, UAB 57
The Tigers rallied from 20 points down Saturday at Bartow Arena in Birmingham to beat a longtime rival and improve to 8-1 on the season. Memphis shot horribly in the first half — Precious Achiuwa,...
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AAC Championship: #16 Tigers 29, #21 Cincinnati 24
If Mike Norvell coached his final game for the Memphis Tigers Saturday afternoon at the Liberty Bowl, it can be said he took the program to the mountaintop. In beating the 21st-ranked Cincinnati...
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Norvell Departs Memphis for Florida State
As first reported by ESPN Saturday, Mike Norvell is leaving the University of Memphis to become the new head football coach at Florida State. In four years at the Memphis helm, Norvell posted a 38-15...
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After Norvell
Would you have had his Memphis football team not reach the American Athletic Conference championship game three years in a row? What about the Top 25 rankings, first after a 10-3 season in 2017 then...
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Board Game Bar Could Open in Early 2020
A Memphis board game enthusiast is looking to open Memphis’ first board-game bar in early 2020. Taylor Herndon launched a campaign on Kickstarter in hopes of raising $10,000 to open the bar, dubbed...
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Quarter Season Progress Report Part One – The Kids Are Alright
Disclaimer: The Memphis Grizzlies are in the early stages of a full rebuild, and it is with that knowledge that one should apply criticism or judgment. The scope of possible outcomes for this season...
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Music Video Monday on Tuesday: Daykisser
Music Video Monday is moving in on Tuesday. Your columnist is a day late, but Daykisser isn't a dollar short. The Memphis band will drop their new album Selfhood on Saturday, December 14th, with a...
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