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Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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The To-Do List Darius Rucker’s at the Garden, and there’s a horror circus at the mall
On The To-Do List this week: The Ostrander’s show must go on, Kelly English serves an art-inspired menu and the Stax Music Academy opens the fall Shell series with a summer-themed show.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Honey Don’t!’ ‘Eternal Sunshine’ and more
The highest-grossing movie of 2025 worldwide is arriving in Memphis this week. Plus, Chris Herrington also ranks his Top 9 Spike Lee films.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Schedule announcement, FedExForum lease discussions
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington analyze the 2025-26 Grizzlies schedule and are joined by Samuel Hardiman to discuss the franchise’s lease situation at FedExForum.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: ICE fears impact restaurants, old church seeks new purpose
Mixed-use Greyhound project delayed, Tigers tap new QB and remembering the Beatles in Memphis.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: Spike Lee remakes a master, ‘Big Lebowski’ on the biggest screen
Lee directs Denzel Washington in a remake of a classic Japanese drama. Coen Brothers' cult comedy is at the Pink Palace.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Consumer’s Guide to the 2025-2026 Grizzlies home schedule
Here’s the Consumer’s Guide to the 2025-2026 Grizzlies home schedule, all games rated on a four-star scale.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Grizzlies set the dates, Memphis schools keep eye on vandals
Health department offers lead screening for students, Lakeland Town Square gets busy and hip-hop awards are a go.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: The Ja & Jaren core, FedExForum food ideas
The final installment in a three-part Mid-Summer Grizzlies Mailbag.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Jeff Buckley doc arrives
“It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,” a new feature-length documentary about Buckley’s life and music, will be released Friday, Aug. 8, where it will begin a full, exclusive engagement at Malco’s Ridgeway Cinema Grill.
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The To-Do ListBook fair and recess for adults, speed dating for artists and a luau for dogs
This week, Elvis Week begins and a Jeff Buckley documentary screens.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Sorting through the wing rotation and more
This is the second of a three-part Mid-Summer Grizzlies Mailbag, with the third installment coming next week.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: FedExForum lease, Desmond Bane trade follow-up
This first installment features deep dives into a couple of big-topic questions like the FedexForum lease, the Desmond Bane trade and its follow-through and more.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Grizz go across the pond
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the Grizzlies’ international games and the best international players in franchise history.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Naked Gun,’ ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at 75
At mid-year, the biggest comedy hit at a somewhat resurgent American box office has been a sleeper-success female-buddy movie. Maybe that will change in the weeks ahead.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Fantastic Four’ arrives, ‘Eddington’ remains
This latest Marvel Comics movie finally opens this weekend and marks the third attempt in the past 20 years to launch Marvel’s foundational comic-book hero team on the big screen.
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The To-Do List Party in an Uptown alley, art-crawl in the Edge and dance at a coffee shop
This week, GloRilla’s show goes on despite her arrest, the Last Vegan on Earth is in Crosstown and the “Most Epic Lemonade Stand in Memphis History” is in Collierville.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Memphis’ summer search
Columnist Chris Herrington and Grizzlies beat reporter Drew Hill discuss summer league and players who could be competing for two-way contracts.
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The To-Do List Asian Night Market is back, and Wilco’s Pat Sansone pops up
This week, learn what happens if you fall inside a black hole, watch a summer cult classic and ease on down the road to see “The Wiz.”
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Observations on the Bears of Summer
The Memphis Grizzlies have likely put a bow on the 15-man main roster they’ll take into training camp this fall.
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Memphis Grizzlies Focus is on Mashack, Magnay as Grizzlies fall in summer league play
Main-roster player Cam Spencer led the Grizzlies in scoring. But the Memphis player of the game was likely Jahmai Mashack, who scored 15 points, including making two of his three 3-point attempts.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: After two-year drought, FedExForum drinks in postseason Grizzlies win
It’s been too long since Memphis Grizzlies fans have seen, heard and felt postseason hoops. Whatever comes next, everyone invested in the enterprise needed this.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: After trade deadline, Grizzlies playoff team is ‘on the floor’
Was the draft-pick cost of the deal and the short-term risk of sapping the team’s depth and experience worth whatever flexibility is gained next summer?
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Memphis Grizzlies The Birth of Grit and Grind: Remembering Tony Allen’s improbable Grizzlies breakthrough
Here’s the story of Tony Allen in Memphis, a special connection that came so close to never taking hold, and the crucial night where it finally did.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Eddington’ isn’t typical summer fare
Plus, Chris Herrington shares his “Best of 2025 so far” movie list.
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