Memphasis > Everyday Heroes
September 22nd, 2011
Be prepared. We need heroes every day. The assistant scoutmaster beside me was asking about procedure if something appeared to be broken. “Don’t do nothing,” answered the earnest, doubly negative instructor, “Transport.” “What if it’s a compound fracture?” “Don’t do nothing,” came the reply, ...
Memphasis > Good Old Brand-New
September 15th, 2011
NEW URBANISM MAKES GOOD, OLD COMMON SENSE. As Chooch Pickard, executive director of the Memphis Regional Design Center, rolled through his PowerPoint, I was struck by a powerful, hopeful, sense of déjà vu. Before everybody had a car, or several of them, neighborhoods and their support systems were designed to be walked, biked, shared. Before cars dictated ...
Memphasis > Coming Home
September 8th, 2011
MEMPHIS FROM THE BEACH. As you read this, I’m probably on the beach, keeping the sand out of my beer and helping my dogs stare at the ocean. It’s a big ocean – big enough to help you forget whatever you were so worried about a couple of days ago. Staring at it properly is a big job – big enough that making sure you don’t miss the next dolphin ...
Memphasis > A Lot To Learn
September 1st, 2011
TEACHER AND JUDGE. There were cliques. Kids with more money and better clothes vs. kids with more need and better street cred. Kids with chips on their shoulders and bullies who like to fight. Smarter kids and smart-ass kids. Kids who always raise their hands and kids who always raise hell. Cool kids and those in their shade. Phonies and their toadies.Without a strong ...
Memphasis > Stages
August 25th, 2011
LIVE APPLAUSE. All are in the cast, all responsible for the experience, and all of us have a lot to show for it. The lines may be drawn on a two-by-four to guide a saw instead of spoken on stage to guide an audience. The song might be whistled to accompany a hammer instead of sung to accompany a chorus. Equal parts sewing needles and director needling. Equal props for ...
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