A recently passed state law designed to keep cities from protecting the rights of LGBT citiznes may inadvertently allow housing discrimination.
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Month: March 2012
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Hunger Games
Greg Akers says Hunger Games is more compelling than you might expect it to be.
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Eddie Tucker’s Taxi Stories
Memphis cabbie Eddie Tucker has written a book about his life on the streets in the Bluff City. Leonard Gill has more.
Ever consider saying to hell with it, I’ll drive a cab? Consider, first, the following statements:
1) “Whew! Those people are crazy.”
2) “What is this place?”
3) “Where did Jesus live?”
4) “Knmlknas, nonss wjosl and mpoi, cvosie.” And …
5) “My son is crazy.”
Now consider the source: It’s cab driver Eddie Tucker quoting from the tales that Tucker tells at taxistory333.blogspot.com. (Tales, some of them, that were also featured in a Memphis Flyer cover story in February 2011.) Those tales have now been collected in a book Tucker calls Taxi Tales from the Streets of Memphis (CreateSpace, in paperback for $19.95).
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We Get Letters …
Who can resist publishing the occasional Tommy Volinchak letter? Not us.
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Working for the Weekend
The time has come for Memphis Fashion Weekend!
The big to-do benefiting ArtsMemphis begins tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. at Jack Robinson Gallery, where the first fashion show will showcase spring wear from Ellis Dixon, Carol Peretz, and Philosophy.
Come back Saturday night at 7 p.m. for the second show, this time at the newly re-purposed space upstairs at A. Schwab, and gaze upon the newest lines from Annie Griffin, Billy Reid, What Goes Around Comes Around, and Neil Bieff.
But if you find yourself on South Main tomorrow without a ticket, don’t fret! Not only will we be covering the event here at Style Sessions, there’s also a delightful little detour you can take for a casual, sandy retreat: That’s right, Le Saispas Vintage and Hoot + Louise are having a beach party.
Kristin Irène Young of Le Saispas has enumerated the excitements and enticements for us. They include:
– New and vintage spring/summer clothing!
– Drinks with the little umbrellas!
– Fondue!
– Whatever happens!
We’re sold. Now you have no excuse to stay in on Friday.
Memphis filmmakers Brian Pera and Kentucker Audley will both do live web events tonight as a means of kicking new projects or products.
Pera landed a notable cult actress, Ann Magnuson, for his last film, the under-recognized Woman’s Picture. And he’s done it again for his next feature project, casting the terrific veteran character actress Grace Zibriskie for Only Child.
Zibriskie, now 70, might be best known for recurring roles in the television series Seinfeld, Big Love, and Twin Peaks (where she played murder victim Laura Palmer’s mother), but she has also appeared in films ranging from Norma Rae (her debut) to indie classics from Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho) and Twin Peaks‘ David Lynch (Wild at Heart).
For Pera, Zibriskie will be playing the mother of Amy LaVere’s wounded, mysterious Loretta, a character spun off from Woman’s Picture. But Only Child isn’t so much a sequel to Woman’s Picture as a continuation of a series Pera has vowed to explore in both feature and short films.
To raise funds for the project, Pera set up a Kickstarter campaign where those offering donations can get items related to the film or the local arts scene. The campaign, already at its goal, concludes today with a live video podcast interview with Zabriskie and LaVere, at 6 p.m.
Here’s a promotional video Pera shot for the project:
- Photo from Spectrum
- Demonica Santangilo
Drag performer Demonica Santangilo has made quite the name for herself in Memphis. In the Backstreet days, she made loyal fans with high kicks that could rival any Olympic gymnast. She carried her loyal following to Club Spectrum, where she’s continued performing every weekend. She’s even represented Memphis in the Miss Gay America pageant.
But Demonica will soon be high-kicking out of the Bluff City with her sights set on Atlanta. Club Spectrum is hosting a going-away party on Saturday, March 31st beginning at 8 p.m.
Check out this clip of Demonica appearing on a 2008 episode of The Jerry Springer Show.
Hannah Sayle reports on the latest developments in Tennessee’s controversial proposed abortion bill.
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How Hot Is It?
Bruce VanWyngarden ponders weather and climate in his letter from the editor.