Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.
The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.
March is always a big one for books – this year is no different. We call out a handful of upcoming titles for readers to put on their radars — offering a good alternative to doomscrolling.
His death was met with a wave of retaliatory violence from cartel members that killed more than 70 people and caused major business and travel disruptions throughout Mexico.
🎙️ Checking on the Arts | Kacky Walton speaks with Marina Pacini, chief curator at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art from 2002 to 2019. Pacini has come out of retirement to guest curate a major exhibition honoring one of the South’s most influential independent art schools.
Part Two of Berlioz’s epic opera Les Troyens continues this Saturday. Titled Les Troyens à Carthage, it follows the warrior Aeneas, hero of Roman mythology, as he pursues his destiny after the downfall of Troy.
🎙️Checking on the Arts | Kacky Walton speaks with Dr. Ronald Vernon, music director and conductor of the Germantown Symphony Orchestra. The ensemble’s 50th anniversary season continues with “American Mosaic,” a concert celebrating America’s 250 years with symphonic masterworks.
New data from the Memphis Police Department shows a 48% drop in major crime over the past year.
President Trump promised his "Make America Great Again" voters an "America First" foreign policy. With the war in Iran, he's testing MAGA world's willingness to be flexible on one of its core beliefs.
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day was March 1, so this is the perfect week to share a recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars. Made from 5 simple ingredients, think of them as homemade peanut butter cups!
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Greater Giving Moment with Community Foundation of Greater Memphis | Facing Our History to Heal Our Community: The Lynching Sites Project
The new movie is made up of footage originally shot in the early 1970s, which Luhrmann found in storage in a Kansas salt mine.
🎙 Checking on the Arts | Kacky talks with award-winning director Cecelia Wingate about helming Theatre Memphis' production of "Mamma Mia!"
Set on a Greek island, this energetic musical follows a young bride-to-be on a quest to discover which of three men might be her father.
🎙️ Checking on the Arts | Country music royalty comes to Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center with Carlene Carter.
Darel Snodgrass speaks with BPACC Executive Director Michael Bollinger about upcoming spring shows.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board member Michelle McKissack and Board Chair Natalie McKinney discuss the recent state-ordered audit of MSCS, school closures, proposed state takeover legislation, and the impact of vouchers.
🎙 Checking on the Arts | Kacky Walton talks with Jaclyn Suffel, director of Germantown Community Theatre’s production of “Godspell.”
Suffel invites audiences to experience the show as if they were attending a tent revival in the Mississippi Delta during the 1930s.
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1️⃣ Ballot solidifies in Shelby County mayoral race
2️⃣ Are US courts losing their independence?
3️⃣ US evacuates diplomats across the Middle East
4️⃣ How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last?
5️⃣ Country music royalty comes to BPACC
Democrats say change is needed. One frontrunner pushes for a move to the left.
Lent is here, and that means many of us are now eating only fish on Fridays.
Here are some guidelines for buying and cooking fish not just in Lent, but year round.
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol is facing questions of racial profiling of the state’s immigrant community.
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, David Tally, has submitted his letter of resignation.
When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But battery lifespans are exceeding expectations.
🎙️ Checking on the Arts | Kacky speaks with Barney Elam, bass with Memphis ChoralArts Men’s Chorale, about the group’s 20th anniversary concert "Brothers Sing On!"
The program features American folk songs, selections from Broadway, and music celebrating unity.
After the Supreme Court declared the emergency tariffs illegal, the refund process will be messy and will go to businesses first.
As a series of memorial services begin to pay respects to Jackson, a new generation of leaders works to preserve hard-fought civil rights gains.
