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First Night Announced
With a giant penguin and a fire breather helping with emphasis on the Market Square stage, Market Square District Association president John Craig announced this...Read More Published 11/30/2009 at 4:44 PM 0 comments -
Master Race? Try Mastering Fifth Grade Grammar
Frank here. Just received a press release today from the KKK, which I didn't know sent out press releases. But even more surprising was how...Read More Published 11/30/2009 at 3:09 PM 0 comments -
Troop Announcement Coming This Week
Frank here.Tomorrow night President Obama will announce how many more American troops he'll commit to Afghanistan, and the number's expected to be in the 30-35...Read More Published 11/30/2009 at 9:02 AM 0 comments -
Something I'm Thankful For
Frank here. So after my curmudgeonly post Wednesday about hating the Macy's Day Parade, I'm moved to say I'm thankful for: that I didn't have...Read More Published 11/27/2009 at 4:36 PM 1 comments -
Parades: The Worst Part of Thanksgiving?
Frank here. I came down with the flu Monday night, not sure whether it's the swine H1N1 (all hail our pork industry overlords) variety or...Read More Published 11/25/2009 at 11:50 AM 0 comments -
New Info on Today's Transgender Day of Remembrance
In case there was any confusion about precisely where to meet and when, this memo clears it up:Concerning the gathering for Transgender Day of Remembrance,...Read More Published 11/20/2009 at 10:12 AM 0 comments -
Hailing the Well Preserved
Yesterday evening, Knox Heritage held its annual meeting and 2009 Preservation Awards ceremony, and among those honored for their efforts in historic preservation was our...Read More Published 11/19/2009 at 4:36 PM 0 comments -
Transgender Day of Remembrance Friday
There will be a vigil to remember transgendered victims of violence on Friday, Nov. 20 from 4 to 5:30 at the corner of Kingston Pike...Read More Published 11/19/2009 at 3:50 PM 0 comments -
KMA Gets Ansel Adams Photo of Great Smokies
The Knoxville Museum of Art just announced the acquisition of a print of "Dawn, Autumn Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee," one of only...Read More Published 11/18/2009 at 2:24 PM 0 comments -
Q&A With Cormac McCarthy
The Wall Street Journal has a long Q&A with Cormac McCarthy, mostly about his novel The Road and the upcoming film adaptation, set for release...Read More Published 11/17/2009 at 4:38 PM 0 comments -
Garry Wills wonders ...
if Obama needs to get it all done in one term.A saddening/heartening observation....Read More Published 11/16/2009 at 4:19 PM 0 comments -
Calling Super Villains: ORNL Has World's Fastest Computer
Frank here. I received a press release this afternoon from Oak Ridge saying it now had the world's fastest supercomputer, called 'Jaguar' (meow!). The computer...Read More Published 11/16/2009 at 4:06 PM 0 comments -
Cas Tweets
Apparently, last week's Daily Pulse entry about the effed up historical plaque that reads "the Cas Walker Far and Home Tour" should've been titled, "What...Read More Published 11/16/2009 at 3:18 PM 0 comments -
Updating the Archives. Slowly.
I know there's a science behind Google. I really do. But it's hard to imagine why Film Vault's archive of Zak Weisfeld's 1999 MP review...Read More Published 11/11/2009 at 3:53 PM 0 comments -
Trolley-Rail Sculpture to Replace Treble Clef?
The last word we got from the city and its Public Art Committee, as revealed in Chris Barrett's Citybeat on Nov. 4, was that there...Read More Published 11/11/2009 at 3:36 PM 0 comments -
Veterans' Day Parade Photo Essay
Frank here. I stepped outside and snapped some photos during the Veterans' Day parade this morning. Here are a smattering of images to give you...Read More Published 11/11/2009 at 12:46 PM 1 comments -
Rep. Stacey Campfield, El Luchador
The News Sentinel's front page today carries the bizarre story of Stacey Campfield's ejection from the UT-South Carolina game Halloween night. Apparently police pulled Campfield...Read More Published 11/10/2009 at 8:41 AM 0 comments -
What Would Cas Say?
He'd probably keep it rather short and not so sweet after seeing this sign outside of Coolato Gelato on Gay Street:As Shane Rhyne pointed out...Read More Published 11/09/2009 at 3:14 PM 0 comments -
Inside Ruby Tuesday
Maryville-based Ruby Tuesday is not a company that invites a lot of reporters onto its corporate campus for a look-see, so this lead SundayBusiness section...Read More Published 11/08/2009 at 8:50 AM 0 comments -
Press Release of the Week: Lawson McGhee Library
We get lots and lots and lots of press releases around here. Most of them are not terribly exciting. Yet, Mary Pom Claiborne, communications administrator...Read More Published 11/05/2009 at 3:34 PM 0 comments -
Lots of Comments About Comments
This week's cover story by Frank Carlson takes a close look at the anonymous commenters at knoxnews.com -- and how their discussions often devolve into...Read More Published 11/05/2009 at 11:18 AM 0 comments -
Set Your Radio Dial to 91.9 Tonight...
...and you'll hear actual dance music emanating from WUOT! I'll be Todd Steed's guest on Flip Side at 8:30 p.m.--it's the radio-only offshoot of Studio 865,...Read More Published 11/04/2009 at 1:46 PM 0 comments -
City Council Election Results
If you haven't already heard, the unofficial results of the city's election yesterday welcomed Nick Pavlis, Duane Grieve, Brenda Palmer, Nick Della Volpe and Daniel...Read More Published 11/04/2009 at 11:45 AM 0 comments -
Black Jerseys + Maurice Sendak
I haven't been posting our extra editorial cartoons by Elizabeth Bricquet as I should, but here's an especially timely one for all you followers of...Read More Published 11/03/2009 at 5:36 PM 0 comments -
Mental Health Break: Online Dating Art
Ripping off one of my favorite bloggers, Andrew Sullivan, here's a video unrelated to anything but relevant to many things. Enjoy:...Read More Published 11/03/2009 at 4:40 PM 0 comments -
Kip Williams Resigns from Equality March Group
Last week in "Kip Williams Marches On" we profiled former UT and Karns High School student Kip Williams, describing his successful role as co-director of...Read More Published 11/03/2009 at 2:07 PM 0 comments -
Don't Forget to Vote!
The City Council election is tomorrow from 8 am to 8 pm, and the five members chosen will constitute a new freshmen majority on the...Read More Published 11/02/2009 at 4:22 PM 0 comments -
A Great Week for Kieron Barry
We Knew Him When: Metro Pulse theater critic Kieron Barry has been named a Norman Mailer Fellow, an award granted by the Norman Mailer Writers...Read More Published 11/02/2009 at 2:19 PM 0 comments -
More Tributes to Karl Edward Wagner
Our special Halloween Fiction Issue featured "Where the Summer Ends" by the late Karl Edward Wagner, a Knoxville horror writer who never really got much...Read More Published 11/01/2009 at 4:38 PM 0 comments
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