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Memphis singer-songwriter -- and upright bass player-- Amy LaVere is frequently shelved under "Americana," but her latest solo album, Painting Blue (Nine…
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"Well-licked" is an apt, if slightly pejorative description for the luscious nubiles in the works of William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). His rivals in…
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A Memphis actress returned home from Chicago this week toting one of the city’s top theater awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Play. Cecelia Wingate…
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Thanks to computers and synthesizers, today’s musicians have countless ways to create instrumental sounds. Two Memphis musicians are now planning a…
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It might be hard to imagine a time when ice was a luxury item. But for such times were made silver bowls like this one, found in the permanent collection…
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On this week's Culture Desk, Brooks Museum curator Marina Pacini offers the inside story on a colorful artwork called "The Family" that still raises…
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Commercial Appeal film critic John Beifuss talked with us about Sunday's Academy Awards, along with the debate around films "Selma" and "American Sniper."…
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Memphis radio and television veteran Tom Prestigiacomo pays homage to the people on the Memphis airwaves, and to one special voice we lost this week.Zeke…
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The early records of Elvis, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lee all had a certain "sound." A young recording engineer at Sun Studio recreates it for today's…
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In his new book, "Memphis Movie Theatres," author and historian Vincent Astor has assembled a treasure trove of photos from our bygone entertainment…