Apple Intros iPhone, Due in JuneWith Apple's stock shooting up nearly 10% during his keynote address at Macworld San Francisco this morning, Steve Jobs introduce the iPhone, an iPod/mobile phone hybrid that runs Mac OS X. The phone, which will be available exclusively from Cingular …
Juvenile Justice Group Applauds Edmonds DecisionFollowing is a verbatim release appauding the Mississippi Supreme Court's decision to order a new trial in the murder conviction of then-13-year-old Tyler Edmonds, accused of helping his half-sister pull the trigger to help kill her husband. Notice the part …
Wired Bloggers Picking Apart Jackson SpycopterAfter the JFP's Adam Lynch wrote the only article that actually raised questions about Jackson's new helicopter, apparently purchased by Jim Barksdale and flown by his business partner's son, Coyt Bailey, a Wired magazine blogger picked up our story. Now, …
Sweet Potato Queen's First Big Ass Novel Signing and Reading TODAY!Jill Conner Browne will kick off the Big Ass Bus Tour today with her first stop, of course, at Lemuria. This is the "Sweet Potato Queen's First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have and Might Still …
The Ugly Death of Saddam HusseinThe New York Times is editorializing today about the gruesome way that Saddam Hussein was executed—and what that means for both the U.S.' reputation and the Iraqi people:
Viva La Cell Phone Cameras!The controversy surrounding the video of Saddam Hussein's hanging holds a lesson for us here in Jackson. You'll notice that while the civilized world is outraged by the way Hussein was hanged, Iraqi officials are more outraged that someone videoed …
Bad Deeds UnpunishedJanuary 3, 2007 Hurricane Katrina brought out the best in many Americans, who braved treacherous conditions to help neighbors and who gave generously to help those in need. When it comes to some American companies, however, Hurricane Katrina set off …
Bill Minor on the Willie Morris LibraryI just ran into Mr. Minor's column about the Willie Morris library dedication. And I'm honored that he repeated what I told him at the dedication in it. The Jackson Free Press is also honored that Mr. Minor has offered …
Are Americans "Spoiled Brats"?Got this email from a colleague of mine yesterday and it presents an interesting argument. I don't agree with over half of it but I'd thought I'd present to the intellectual masses for discussion. Are Americans indeed spolied brats? And …
A ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission' for Mississippi?Rev. Ross Olivier of Galloway mentioned an article written recently by my former professor and mentor Howard Ball about the need to establish a "Truth and Reconcolition Commission" here. I hadn't seen the piece; here it is. (And thanks to …
Tom Head's New Year's ResolutionsMost of us have them--and I spend way too much time on abstract stuff, and not enough time on community-building stuff, so here are mine...
He Who Laughs Last Thinks SlowestI've been saving up for this one. One, Vanity Fair owes us an apology OR a rebuttal. Two, Christopher Hitchens's picture looks like a mustached woman waiting for her bread to rise. Now we know that there is nothing more …
Nanny Hunt a ‘Slap' for African AmericansThe New York Times has an interesting piece about the difficulties well-to-do African Americans can have getting quality child care in the U.S.: