In our country there are entire families who will suffer through a severe issue that eventually severs family relationships for many years. Eventually, someone might tentatively extend an olive branch, and another will cautiously reach out to accept it. Filled with...
By Bernice Saltzer AN ONLINE cook who has racked up millions of views for his no-nonsense recipes, has admitted that just two years ago he couldn’t boil an egg. Mississippi insurance adjuster Matthew Bounds decided to teach himself to cook during lockdown because he...
By Kara Kimbrough Surveys listing each state’s “most searched” recipe or food are often way off base when it comes to listing Mississippians’ picks. Case in point: listing “turnips” as the most popular Thanksgiving dish in the...
By Bob Garver The creative, commercial, and overall cultural impact of 1973’s “The Exorcist” cannot be overstated. Every Halloween, you’re bound to see and hear references to the film, from facsimiles of Linda Blair’s otherworldly-affected face to recreations of the...
No credit taken for this column’s title today. Before it hit File Thirteen, I read it on the front of a magazine that was promoting one of the articles inside and it stuck with me. Courage in a crumbling culture. Wonder what the original author actually said in his...
By Kara Kimbrough It’s the small things for me that trigger new ideas. Seeing “steak bites” on the appetizers’ menu of a restaurant I visited last week caused me to order the entrée-sized version for lunch. As expected, it cost more due to being accompanied by a...
