Blood SportThis has nothing to do with sports, but in honor of Tuesday's pseudo-holiday, you should rush out and find a copy of "My Bloody Valentine", a 1981 slasher film that's hilarious (but only unintentionally). Doctor S just wants you to …
Blind Man's BluffSet to the teetering-toward-the-edge-of-lunacy strains of the Ukranian punk-Gypsy band Gogol Bordello, "Everything Is Illuminated" comes on like a Molotov cocktail. By its conclusion, though, it transforms into something far mellower. And along the way, it conveys Eastern Europeans' long …
Punting Piney WoodsThe Piney Woods boys basketball team is out of the MHSAA playoffs (again). The Tornadoes, one of the best teams in the state, were among the favorites to win the Class 2A title. The MHSAA threw Piney Woods out of …
Melton Ramps Up Morals CrusadeMayor Frank Melton is showing his feminist side in his attempts to close down all sexually oriented entertainment in Jackson and "redefine" life in Jackson as we know it. The Clarion-Ledger reports:
Does Mississippi have BLACK UNITY?Wih so much talk this month about race relations and how far society has come with dealing with the issue of race, I am reminded of a quote I heard some time ago: "In order for blacks to be involved …
What's in a Blog?Winter colds can really cramp your blogging style. They can also make you stop and think about what you're blogging about in the first place.
Episode 3: Revenge of the… Combine?In a recent talk with Gamespot, Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi unveiled an interesting tidbit- The expansion pack for the newest entry into the Half-Life series has been renamed 'Half-Life: Episode 1'. Lombardi confirmed that this meant regular content being …
C.A. Webb Launches New JFP BlogPoet, author and all-around Jackson creative personality C.A. Webb has launched his new JFP blog. C.A. has been posting provocative forum threads, including the currently hot thread on Spike Lee's appearance at Ole Miss. We welcome C.A. to the JFP …
Lalee: No Better Off TodayGary Pettus has a good follow-up today on the story of Lalee Wallace, a Delta grandmother who was the subject of an HBO documentary. The JFP did a story about Lalee and the film way back in our first issue. …
Is the JFP Helping Loosen the Buckle on MS' Bible Belt ?I think this question is one to be discussed since I have not seen a magazine or any periodical out since I relocated to MS in 1996 that so forwardly addresses the issues of pro-choice and various degrees of sexuality. …