Complex texts, TikTok attention spans

Complex texts, TikTok attention spans

Culturally, we're all probably reading a little less. And maybe retaining less even when we do read. But what does that mean for a place like Rhodes College, which itself on teaching students the classics? Like, "The Odyssey" or Dante's "Inferno." Today, we're joined by reporter John Klyce, who examined this trend locally and talked with several Rhodes professors about what the college does to keep students engaged [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/63615/rhodes-college-memphis-students-reading-social-media-ai?utm_source=site_search&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=site_search]. Plus: * The first Memphis schools takeover meeting is set for tomorrow in Nashville [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroeducation/article/63923/first-memphis-schools-takeover-board-meeting-set] * Tami Sawyer has been indicted and faces federal corruption charges [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metropublic-safety/article/63876/shelby-county-tami-sawyer-in-federal-custody] * A coffee company is brewing up a Harbor Town location [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/63866/memphis-coffee-company-brewing-up-new-location] * The US government says Grok helped it bomb Iran [https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/63902/us-government-says-grok-helped-it-bomb-iran] * A drone delivery drop-off is descending into the Memphis-area market soon [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businesstransportationlogistics/article/63720/greater-memphis-walmart-drone-delivery]

Why North Mississippi's child predator problem may be perception

When Southaven police arrested a substitute Hernando High school teacher earlier this month for possessing child pornography, it raised some questions. Over the past year, several headlines out of North Mississippi have centered on child pornography, sexual assault and statutory rape, and members of the community have begun to wonder what is going on. Today, North Mississippi reporter Aarron Fleming joins us to talk about what the data shows [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metropublic-safety/article/63692/desoto-county-child-predators-attorney-general-matthew-barton-mississippi-lynn-fitch] and how the area compares to Memphis and other parts of Mississippi. Plus: * Inspire Community Cafe is closing this month [https://dailymemphian.com/section/foodfood-news/article/63814/inspire-community-cafe-closing-this-month] * The man acquitted in the killing of Young Dolph is arrested again [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metropublic-safety/article/63808/memphis-man-acquitted-young-dolph-case-arrested-again] * Positive momentum in the area fuels the North Mississippi industrial development [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/63806/hillwood-memphis-area-spec-building] * Mississippi officials prepare for the return to 2022 legislative maps [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbsnorth-mississippi/article/63790/mississippi-secretary-of-state-prepare-return-2022-maps]

Juneteenth, local breweries and don't forget Dad

There's plenty going on [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63750/this-week-in-memphis-juneteeth-blue-monkey-closing] as we begin a new work week. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to discuss it all. Plus: * More than 100 images linked to a used cellphone lead to an alleged child predator's arrest [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metropublic-safety/article/63818/cellphone-pictures-lead-memphis-police-to-arrest-alleged-child-predator] * The Flyway completes the Tom Lee Park transformation [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63826/flyway-complete-tom-lee-park-transformation] * Frayser high has a name but it won't be the only new school for the neighborhood [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroeducation/article/63779/memphis-shelby-county-schools-mscs-frayser-high-school] * AutoZone extends a title-sponsorship agreement with the Liberty Bowl [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63756/autozone-extends-liberty-bowl-title-sponsorship-agreement?utm_source=site_search&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=site_search] * Soul & Spirits buys the Memphis Made trademark [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/business/article/63758/soul-spirits-brewery-buys-memphis-made-brewing-trademark] * The Memphis Redbirds reacted to the city council's pushback on funding [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63778/memphis-redbirds-councilmember-tangle-over-autozone-park] * A New York firm acquires a former Memphis chemical manufacturer facility [https://dailymemphian.com/section/businessreal-estate/article/63748/new-york-firm-acquires-former-pmc-biogenix-north-memphis]

A deja vu kind of weekend

If you missed last weekend's record swap, Filipino Fest or the Drive-in Laser Light Show, you have another, or similar, chance this weekend. Bianca Phillips joins us this morning to talk about all that [https://dailymemphian.com/section/arts-culturethe-to-do-list/article/63640/memphis-to-do-list-wiseacre-beer-cruise-sweeney-todd-monster-club-museum] and to shepherd us through the weekend. Plus: * The state vows to speed up roadwork on Elvis Presley Boulevard [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63791/state-to-speed-up-roadwork-on-elvis-presley] * A new Treadwell school project could be a county-budget casualty [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metroeducation/article/63807/treadwell-k-8-school-memphis-shelby-county-schools-mscs] * SpaceX adds more turbines as a court fight continues [https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/63786/spacex-adds-more-turbines-in-desoto-county-mississippi-as-naacp-lawsuit-continues] * The City Council questions the need for AutoZone Park money [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63740/memphis-city-council-balks-at-autozone-park-maintenance-funding] * Bartlett passes a mayor's pay increase, a property tax rate and budget [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbsbartlett/article/63719/bartlett-mayor-pay-david-parsons-reaves-kevin-quinn-property-tax-rate] * The Olive Branch Planning Commission denies a new project that could have included a data center [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbsnorth-mississippi/article/63746/olive-branch-planning-commission-denies-new-project] * A new Goodwill Bargain Barn location is coming to Southeast Memphis [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/63702/cordova-creek-apartments-townsend-insurance-memphis-goodwill]

Ardent Studios goes silent as lawsuits get ugly

One of Memphis' most famous music studios, Ardent Studios, is in legal and financial limbo as an ugly legal battle unfolds. The studio has closed as lawsuits between the studio's owner, Betty Fry, and Mark Baranauskas, who also goes by the name "Mark Danger," play out. Reporter Jody Callahan has the story [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/63609/memphis-ardent-studios-lawsuits] and joined Eric Barnes to talk about what's happening. Plus: * The Overton Park Shell "shell-ebrates" 90 years with free fall shows [https://dailymemphian.com/section/arts-culturemusic/article/63734/anniversaries-festivals-fill-overton-park-shell-fall-2026] * The City of Memphis is confident that SpaceX will finish a water recycling plant [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63701/xai-water-plant-update] * FedEx pilots get pay hikes and working condition changes [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businesstransportationlogistics/article/63705/fedex-pilots-ratify-new-contract] * The National Civil Rights Museum launches the Bayard Rustin Institute [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63714/downtown-memphis-civil-rights-museum-launches-bayard-rustin-institute]