[Annual Manual 2006] Bright Lights, Big CityBy day, only a skillful parallel parker can wedge into a space on the streets of downtown Jackson. Men and women in business suits stride with purpose down West Street and Capitol. Hot dog kiosks and the occasional horn honk …
[Annual Manual 2006] My Fellow GraduatesIt's 2:10 p.m. You're on the Internet with MySpace, Facebook, Gmail, IM and iTunes minimized on your toolbar. It's a normal day. You woke up late, took the dog out, ate some cereal, talked to Mom, thought about looking for …
Gadgets of The Week [08.23.06]I'm partial to mobile phones with QWERTY keyboards—and the fuller the keyboard the better. (That's why, although I've recently said I was switching from a Blackberry to a Treo, I've still got the Blackberry activated; I've got the Treo on …
[Art Talk] Quarter For Your ThoughtsChristina Cannon and Howard Barron create their art by stopping time. Each has a unique style, and together they've created The Quarter Gallery, making their work and other local photographers' work available to you.
[Art Talk] Life Is Color and Light"You'll have no trouble recognizing my house," Teresa Haygood assures me when I ask directions to her studio. As I slowly proceed down the quiet neighborhood street, the conservative, neatly manicured yards give way to what is most certainly an …
Never Say DieI am surrounded by people with low back pain. It hurts to watch them—walking with that "can't stand up straight" shuffle, getting up from a chair and pausing to catch a breath, grimacing every time another searing pain shoots down …
[Wine] Go, Go GarretsonRecently I had the great pleasure to meet and host Matt Garretson of Garretson Wine Company. Never heard of it? Well, check out their Web site. The first thing you'll see is Matt's response to that: "Well, we never heard …
[ArtTalk] The Fire This TimeI'm not from Mississippi, but I have lived here off and on for enough years that I have a certain attachment to the state. I was lucky enough to attend a rather fine state university located in Mississippi, thus creating …
A Working ArtistFirst glances into Harold W. Miller's living room suggests that the man is a great collector. The walls and fixtures feature paintings in various styles, reliefs, intricately designed urns, figurines from pint-size to life-size, sculpture, jewelry and even a decorative …
Cops, Killers And ThugsThe world around you brightens into view. You're in a bathroom, somewhere. Something below you is pulsating slightly. You look down and find the corpse of a middle-aged man, and your hand clasps a bloody knife that seems to fit …
No Easy Fix, Dang ItI no longer need an alarm clock. These days I can count on my body to wake me up in plenty of time to get an early start. But it's not good news. Instead of a gentle beep, beep, I …
Tony Davenport's Divine Right"I always knew I could draw, but I didn't know what I wanted to do with it," 29-year-old Tony Davenport reflects as he looks off into the distance.
The World Of OblivionA new age has arrived. It was bound to happen at some point. Yesterday's dreams of the next generation have become a reality. It wasn't abrupt, but gradual, over a period of time technology developed. New games and systems came …
The Tastes of SpringIt's officially spring! Everything is starting to bloom, the grass is getting greener, the temperature is warming up, and I'm getting thirsty. This is the perfect time of year to enjoy crisp, herbaceous, grassy, floral, tropical—the list goes on and …
Tech Trouble In Texas"Sometimes, you don't know what you've got until you look at it with new eyes," says Oxford native Stephen Merris. Merris, who once helped NASA map the face of planets, now uses the same technology to read ancient scrolls of …