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About being right or wrong, he said any sane, sober southerner knows that it's wrong. it's about wanting to change or not. but people don't want to give up power. fear is still alive and well in mississippi. i think racism is one of those great things in the world that you'll never solve and that's why faulkner wrote about it. >> anthony: writers, as i know from looking in my own dark heart, are generally terrible people. put ten of them together and it's like putting your head in a bag full of snakes. i meet a bunch of them above in city grocery, john currence's place on the square. there's t...

Alive, by consensus, statewide, who would -- who would the statue be of? >> wright thompson: elvis. >> anthony: really? wouldn't be b.b. king? >> wright thompson: it should be. it should be b.b. king. >> anthony: i mean -- >> chris offutt: yeah. but it would be elvis. >> anthony: but it would be elvis. >> wright thompson: well, i mean, mississippi is -- the joke is that it's not a state, it's a club. that it's so small that everybody knows everybody. >> ace atkins: in the middle of mississippi, oxford is an oasis of thought, and art, and literature, and feeling, and sentiment and everything. t...

Bill Roach's ode to Union Tavern, a film called 'Da Union,' premiers at the Beloit International Film Festival later this month.

Yes, longevity has been key to LeBron James' pursuit of the NBA scoring record -- the 38-year-old is in his 20th season, the same as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he set the mark. But don't underestimate how important versatility and a singular ability to adapt his game have been to the success James has enjoyed over two decades in the league.

Yes, longevity has been key to LeBron James' pursuit of the NBA scoring record. But don't underestimate how important versatility and a singular ability to adapt his game have been to the success James has enjoyed over two decades in the league.