AltWeeklies Wire
Fry a Little Tendernessnew
The latke, a fried patty of grated onion and potato, can hold a serious candle to the ubiquitous french fry, and probably kick diner home fries in the pants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Tips for Travel in Wine Meccanew
January and February are the best times to visit California wine country. Fares are cheaper; traffic isn't as bad; B&Bs actually seem appreciative to see you; and wineries aren't overrun with mobs of tourist buses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Screwing With Your Headnew
The author uses this method in attracting readers: The bigger the lie, the more they'll believe it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
12-15-2005 |
Fiction
Protege Turns Porn Promoternew
A polite sports writer first learns to be a boxing inspector, then moves on to "So You Wanna be a Porn Star?"
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Producer Still Has Longevitynew
This collection of unreleased songs and rare jams from producer Prince Paul has the feel of sifting through the basement tapes of an overachiever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hip Hop Gold Dust, Prince Paul
Southern Rootsnew
Far from an anomaly, the level of artistry that Anthony Hamilton exhibits on this album is what all R&B musicians should aspire to.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Balancing on a Tightropenew
Bonnie Raitt's 18th release applies superfluous sonic makeup that often covers her raw journeyman complexion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bonnie Raitt, Souls Alike
Rock 'n' Roll Lifestylenew
Marianne Faithfull spits out her guts and dares you to call them beautiful.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Al Kaufman |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Unfiltered Footagenew
For all the Dolls' rawness, these unscripted snapshots fail to coalesce into a story or something more meaningful because of the lack of narration.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: New York Dolls, All Dolled Up
Musician Revives His Mississippi Rootsnew
This year marks a milestone for the former Squirrel Nut Zippers Jimbo Mathus. He's releasing his first album on his new label of the same name.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
12-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jimbo Mathus, Knockdown South
Bringing Real Music to the Toddler Crowdnew
Dan Zanes had a kid and went searching for music for her. When he couldn't find the updated 21st century folk music that was in his head, he made his own.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Al Kaufman |
12-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dan Zanes, Social Music
Film Feels Like Hippy-Dippy Sci-Fi Throwbacknew
A badly acted, incoherently structured shambles, Aeon Flux wastes the visual cleverness of some of the film's futuristic ideas and Charlize Theron's athletic body language.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Touchy Feelynew
The film is less about a cliched overcoming of a disability and more about finding a deeper connection to the world around us that should inform all of our lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Film Charts Corruption of Global Oil Businessnew
Syriana often feels less like an escapist thriller and more like a contemporary nightmare of Americans occupying a country whose ideals they no longer recognize.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
Good Battles Evil in Winter Wonderlandnew
As much as the director hews to the letter of C.S. Lewis' book, he ultimately finds the transcendent spirit elusive.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews