Opinion
A little island time can be enjoyed in The Bay
By Kara Kimbrough Lounging under shady palm trees with a tropical drink watching the waves roll in. Feeling the cool breeze floating in from the water. Standing under the refreshing waterfall of an infinity pool while gazing at the shimmering water. Sound like an island paradise vacation in another country? You might be surprised…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”
By Bob Garver Few blockbuster franchises are as reviled by critics as “Transformers.” The 2007 original and its 2009 sequel “Revenge of the Fallen” both have special places among the worst movies of all time. Later sequels weren’t exactly improvements (though 2018 spinoff “Bumblebee” was surprisingly-well-reviewed), but they didn’t inspire the same vitriol, if only…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “DON’T MAKE YOUR KID BURN YOUR BARLEY FIELD”
By Bob Garver Being a dad involves a definite fact. Your kid craves and needs your attention. Some do more than others, but make no mistake, every child from your loins needs you to want to spend time talking and being together. To know what he enjoys, and also to be very aware when something…
Read MoreIconic restaurants come and go, but comeback sauce has endured 100 years
By Kara Kimbrough I don’t know about you, but when an iconic restaurant closes after decades of serving customers, it’s like the loss of a good friend. So many wonderful restaurants have closed in Mississippi and other parts of the U.S., especially during and after the pandemic. However, as long as a recipe or two…
Read MoreWhy I Serve
By Lt. Col Adam Marsh, Commander, United States Army Recruiting Battalion Baton Rouge I am an American Soldier. In honor of the U.S. Army’s upcoming birthday, June 14th, 1775, I wanted to share my Army Story. I was born in New Orleans, La, but I was raised in Ocean Springs, Ms along the Gulf…
Read MoreBeach trip proved food doesn’t have to be fancy to be good
By Kara Kimbrough The past week was filled with dichotomies. I went from sampling what can only be described as “peasant food” – tuna salad and white beans – to the following night, dining on fresh seafood topped with a heavenly homemade sauce. The meal was a special treat, but simple foods are most likely…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “WANT MORE ENERGY? GET ANGRY”
Listless, undriven? Feel like you need a motivation just to get out of bed or roll off your couch? One sure-fire way to feel a spark of enthusiasm and vinegar that courses through your mind and body is to feel abrupt uncontrolled anger. Suddenly your body comes alive, with each nerve ending standing up and…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
By Bob Garver How wrong I was about 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” When I saw the first trailer, I remember groaning about starting a fourth big-screen Spider-Man continuity when we were still in the middle of the Tom Holland version, hadn’t had a proper conclusion for the Andrew Garfield version, and weren’t far enough…
Read MoreJimmy Buffett has the right idea when it comes to summertime food
By Kara Kimbrough “Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake,” has to be one of the most hummable summertime lyrics. Penned by Mississippi native Jimmy Buffet, the line from the song “Margaritaville” is the perfect hot weather ballad except for one tiny detail. Something more substantial than sponge cake is necessary to get…
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Little Mermaid”
By Bob Garver Back in 1989, the animated version of “The Little Mermaid” ushered in what came to be known as the “Disney Renaissance,” an era of creative and commercial prosperity where the company reclaimed its position as the king of animated family entertainment. Now in 2023, the company is looking to a live-action version…
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