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Yesteday, a handful of intrepid Memphians set out with their cameras to document a Sunday afternoon at Overton Park for the second Memstagram photo walk. Here are some of the photos. You can find the photographers on Instagram. Snakes in the park…
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Everybody, meet Tommy Kha. That's him, standing extremely still while I plant one on him. Tommy is photographer, and he's working on a series that involves him standing still while people kiss him. The effect is a little strange - sort of like…
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Happy Groundhog day, y'all. Here's what I played on the Memphis Mystery Train today, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk: Cecilia et Les Ennuis - Avec Les Garcons The Egyptians - Party Stomp Why - Fatalist Palmistry New Pornographers -…
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Before I tell you about all of the tasty entrees on South of Beale's new Fall menu, we need to get something out of the way. That something is the Beer and Pretzel Cheesecake that's on the dessert menu. My slice of the cake wasn't huge, but it was…
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Day 103 A member of the Wing Tang Clan at the 8th Annual Southern Hot Wing Contest on Saturday. Day 104: A sign at the Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival entrance Sunday.
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I keep picking the movies that make people cry. When I was at South by Southwest last year, I bawled my way through Thundersoul (a documentary about a Texas high school jazz band that showed at last year's Indie Memphis Film Festival). Last night…
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Memphis musicians are (once again) making a huge showing in Austin this week for South By Southwest. There's no official Memphis showcase this year, but that doesn't mean there's a shortage of opportunities for our local scene to represent. If you…
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For the first time in Memphis Zoo history, you can get friendly with marine animals. Do things right, and you'll have a pack of stingrays eating out of your hands. The zoo has built Stingray Bay, a shallow 17,000 gallon salt water pool for the…
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This year, Indie Memphis film nonprofit will screen more than 100 different movies in Memphis. It's called Indie Nights, it's affordable (some are even pay-what-you-can!) We still have a few left in January, but here's the schedule for February:…
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There was a duel at high noon in Court Square today. The weapon of choice, paint brushes dipped in black ink. The participants, local artists. Today's Ink Off drawing competition was between Gino Barzizza and Lauren Holterman. They spent an hour…