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The Early Word: Redbirds make history. Hardaway recycles it.

asmith@dailymemphian.com (Andrew A. Smith) — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:21:09 -0500

Just for fun, enjoy a cold one at Grind City and take a selfie at Pose 901. Let history record the Redbirds streak, and the removal of Forrest’s bust. Meanwhile, Hardaway makes his own history ... and repeats it.

The Early Word: Good sports news offsets bad health news

asmith@dailymemphian.com (Andrew A. Smith) — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:21:42 -0500

Bad air joins our health worries, while politicians wrangle with health departments in Memphis and Nashville. But better sidewalks, AutoZone Park, the Milwaukee Bucks and even the TVA give us reason to smile.

The Early Word: FedEx guard changes, Memphis restaurants' to-go options, and a leisure-time bracket

asmith@dailymemphian.com (Andrew A. Smith) — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:04:57 -0500

It's Monday, March 16, and our experts on pleasant pastimes have created a bracket to counter the cancellation culture. We're also talking to Ryan Silverfield and about FedEx earnings.

The Early Word: A Tigers documentary, nursing homes on alert, and cancellations

asmith@dailymemphian.com (Andrew A. Smith) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:39:52 -0500

It's Tuesday, March 17, and also St. Patrick's Day. Our daily Live Coronavirus Blog lists a lot of cancellations, but while grocery stores worry about supplies, there's still takeout. And will Memphis in May need a new month this year?

Sydney Strait. Rece Davis. Wolverine. It's been a big week for the Rendezvous

asmith@dailymemphian.com (Andrew A. Smith) — Mon, 4 Nov 2019 10:40:34 -0600

The list of national figures, both real and fictional, who love the Rendezvous keeps growing. In one calendar week, the famed Memphis restaurant got three national plugs.

Annual Memphis Comic Expo featured something for all fans

asmith@dailymemphian.com (Andrew A. Smith) — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:33:22 -0500

Two Batgirls. A female Loki. Crush (the daughter of DC Comics’ Lobo). Ladybug (from Action Lab’s Miraculous). Harley Quinn (movie version, complete with baseball bat). The Riddler. A green-haired, pre-school Fropper (fromMy Hero Academia). Ghostbuster Spider-Man. Four Captains Marvel.

X-Men creator to be featured at Memphis Comic Expo this weekend

asmith@dailymemphian.com (Andrew A. Smith) — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:14:41 -0500

Chris Claremont has enjoyed legendary success writing comics and novels, including a 17-year run on X-Men that introduced fan-favorite characters Kitty Pryde, Mystique, Rogue, Gambit and the New Mutants.