Memphasis > Ghosts Of A Paper
October 15th, 2015
–30– In 1936, she was the society editor and all of 24 and he was a graphic artist for The Commercial Appeal and barely 21. A man walked up to her desk, the first one you came to off the elevator at the front of the old city room, and asked, “Could you tell me where I could find Cal Alley?” “Certainly,” she politely replied, and ...
Memphasis > A Pothole 26 Years Deep
October 8th, 2015
CRUISING LIKE IT’S 1989. Let’s pretend you can get three cans of tomato soup at Seessel’s for a buck instead of just one, a six-pack of Bud for four bucks instead of six or seven, and a pound of hamburger for 89¢ instead of five bucks. Hell, let’s pretend there’s a Seessel’s. Let’s pretend a Hershey bar, a liter of Coke ...
Memphasis > Mining Crap
October 1st, 2015
SO MUCH CRAP. SO LITTLE TIME. Since I allowed Apple to plant iOS 9 on my phone, on my iPad, and in my psyche, my email is a crap shoot, iTunes is no longer playing my song, Siri won’t speak to me, Firefox won’t let me on my own home page and U-verse goes south daily. After several hours of phone fix that left no one satisfied, I’ve developed an unhealthy ...
Memphasis > Double Stories On The Side
September 24th, 2015
A STORY IN EVERY BITE. Last week’s column reminded me of a couple of stories about food. My main editor – my wife – reminded me that I’ve told them before. That happens a lot. It’s about to happen again. Just think of them as second helpings. The first came from friend Hal – world traveler, retired pilot, former Tiger lineman and current ...
Memphasis > A Tasteful List 2015
September 17th, 2015
MEMPHIS ON A PLATE. Presenting the fifth helping of the Tasteful List, updated for 2015 – an alphabetical survey of local flavor in one decidedly local man’s opinion. Could I get another napkin over here? A/M Breakfast, Andrew Michael; Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp, Café Society, Molly’s; Baguettes, La Baguette; Barbecue Pizza, ...
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