Fujiya & Miyagi's "Transparent Things""They're doing for 70s krautrock and motorik what the DFA did for early 80s electro. Indeed, without even being asked, they've gone and done the unthinkable: They've actually made krautrock fun."- Pitchfork Media. Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings has signed …
Young Voters May Sway ElectionMSNBC is reporting that more young people may vote Tuesday than they have in many years—primarily because young people their age are dying in Iraq and because they don't approve of how the government responded to 9/11 and Katrina:
ARTICLE: Dispelling election day rumorsI've never heard anyone say that you couldn't vote if you didn't pay your utility bills first. Unfortunately, someone heard that and stayed home because of it.
Get Your Motor RunningHow's this for a combination of the sacred and the profane: A series of Harlequin romances set in the world of NASCAR? Vanity Fair gives this a thumbs-down, but what the heck does VF know?
Vote for AirTran?The Metro Chamber sent out an e-mail blast today encouraging people to visit the AirTran website and vote for Jackson as their next destination via an online poll:
Evangelist Prez Steps Down Because ... Gay?Oh. My. Word. When I was editor of the Colorado Springs Independent, this right-wing preacher was one of the most outspoken in the city's Religious Industrial Complex (with Focus on the Family at the center) against homosexuality—and preached right-wing politics …
Minor: Haley Should Release Tax ReturnsIn Bill Minor's syndicated column this week, he argues that Gov. Haley Barbour should be more accountable to the public:
20/20 Special on People of Privilege: Friday, November 3, 8 PM CTFrom abcnews.com: A two-hour special on people of privilege: those who flash their money to gain entrance into college, and others who use their keen celebrity likeness to get red-carpet treatment.
Yaw Bee Baw: The Michael Oher StoryMichael Oher, Ole Miss football's own "freak of nature" is the subject of "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis, the author of "Moneyball." Every Day Should Be Saturday has an entertaining summary of the book. On Oher's recruitment by Rebels …
EXCLUSIVE: City Attorney In the Money?City Attorney Sarah O'Reilly-Evans could collect up to $650,000 on the $65 million convention Center bond proposal, according to a clause in her city contract, first revealed publicly on Nov. 1 on jacksonfreepress.com. O'Reilly-Evans, who heads the city's legal department, …
New Poll: Election Referendum on Iraq, BushThe New York Times is reporting that approval of Bush's handling of the war in Iraq is down to 29 percent—the lowest ever. It also show that next week's election is highly likely to be a referendum on the GOP's …
American IdiotPlease do not run for president again in 2008.
Election 2006: JFP Interview with Rep. Erik FlemingRep. Erik Fleming has been a full-time representative of Hinds County since 1999. Before that, he was a reporter for both the Jackson Advocate and the Mississippi Link newspapers.
Making Elbow RoomPolice Chief Shirlene Anderson has been pushing the idea of a misdemeanor jail as part of her plan to battle repeat offenders in the city.