AltWeeklies Wire
State Says 'I Do' to Saving Marriagesnew
A week after the state House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report of a Senate bill that would quadruple the waiting period for divorce, the Georgia Department of Human Services also announced a marriage-saving project.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-02-2006 |
Politics
Voter ID 2.0 is Law -- For Nownew
When GOP legislators rammed their new and improved voter ID bill through the Senate and House last month, it proved an impressive display of game-face unity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-02-2006 |
Politics
Racial Nightmares Haunt the Southnew
For most blacks, a society in which race doesn't hold them back is still a distant goal -- all things are not equal by a long shot.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-02-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Karmic Guilt by Association?new
Is karma endangered by associating with someone who is legitimately prejudiced underneath his humor?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
02-02-2006 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Feeling the Unrest in Nigerianew
The downside to loving Nigerian oil so much is that, when Nigerian production is threatened, Americans feel it quickly in the form of higher fuel prices.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-02-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Teenage Prostitute to the Starsnew
Now that James Frey got his ass ripped in half for fabricating most of his memoir, I feel it's important that I, as a writer who makes her living through the telling of her own experiences, finally come clean about a few things.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
02-02-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Staff (of Life) Favoritenew
This bread recipe's straightforward method lends wholesome, sweet-savory results and is still delicious when stale.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
02-02-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Mail Bondingnew
Where faithful readers raise their voices on all matters food.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-02-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Being Frank Steinnew
Frank recounts the beastly book he stitched together from the fundamental particles of language discovered during his prodigal studies of modern linguistics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-02-2006 |
Fiction
Voter Fraud Made Easynew
Under Georgia law, people no longer have to give a reason to cast an absentee ballot, such as being disabled or planning to be out of the precinct on Election Day.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
02-02-2006 |
Commentary
Album Sends Them Through Pubertynew
There's a lot of straining, questioning, aching -- and not a little whining -- wrapped up in You Were Supposed to Be Beautiful.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jonathan Zwickel |
01-26-2006 |
Reviews
Way Back to the '70snew
It's not metal, mind you, but rock with an emphasis on condensed bursts of guitar riffage, and sliding-scale avalanches.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ray Cummings |
01-26-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Pearls and Brass, The Indian Tower
Yin and Yangnew
Tortoise's streamlined instrumental post-rock jams are the yin to Bonnie Prince Billy's rural and lyric-driven yang.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-26-2006 |
Reviews
She Blows Soulnew
This new album is symptomatic of an industry trend: "rediscovering" soul artists for a baby boomer audience.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-26-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Lady From Shanghainew
You can't help but envision this as a book first.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-26-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James Ivory, The White Countess
