AltWeeklies Wire
Consistent Painnew
The members of Jet By Day proclaim themselves to be purveyors of "heavy-indie-Southern rock" and indeed, they deliver something like that. It's heavy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laurel Snyder |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jet By Day, The Vulture
What Happened in Iran's Recent Presidential Election?new
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory defied conventional wisdom, but in the end the support of his country's powerful religious conservatives was enough to propel him to victory in an election marred by charges of voting irregularities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-14-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Hating to be Herded, Even at IKEAnew
A trip to IKEA brings out this writer's true feelings toward the monster mega-store.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-14-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Make-Up-As-You-Go-Along Corn Saladnew
The following recipe is a guideline; see what kind of cobless corn salad you come up with.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
07-14-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Food Deserves Good Winenew
Would you use rotten, stinky tomatoes for a marinara sauce or smelly fish for sushi? When you reach for a rancid bottle of wine, you're essentially introducing an equally undesirable component.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
07-14-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Director's Ego Gets in the Way of Burlesque Documentarynew
Featuring film clips and interviews with burlesque icons, Pretty Things makes a case for the difference between the show-and-tell stripping of contemporary times and the slow-burn tease of classic burlesque -- despite the director's need for attention.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Liz Goldwyn, Pretty Things
Middle-Aged Identity Crisis is a Post-Graduate Experiencenew
King of the Corner is a mellow, shaggy, post-Graduate existential crisis in which an ordinary middle-aged man wakes up to his own life and wonders if that's all there is.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: King of the Corner, Peter Riegert
Film Crashes at the Intersection of Clever and Clichenew
Happy Endings, Don Roos' comedy of love, sex and parental instincts, joins Crash, Short Cuts and Magnolia as one of those films that trails countless intersecting characters across sprawling Los Angeles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don Roos, Happy Endings
Tim Burton's Latest Film Is Sweetly Sinisternew
Tim Burton's remake matches the original film's tone of whimsy laced with rat poison, but in a vastly more entertaining retelling of the Dahlian classic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Transportation Vision Is in Rearview Mirrornew
The increase of car ownership and congestion has taken a toll on small businesses in a west Georgia city, and relief seems a long way off.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
07-14-2005 |
Commentary
Cancer Progressed Despite Alternative Therapynew
A 72-year-old cancer patient who turned to a radical organic diet as alternative treatment finds disappointing results.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
07-14-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Four Atlanta CEOs and their Tales of Good Fortunenew
Atlanta's top CEOs can immerse their companies in scandal, drive business into the ground, watch stock values plummet and still live like kings.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Micheal Wall |
07-14-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Soundtrack Could Better Represent Area in Filmnew
There's nothing wrong with Mike Jones, Lil Scrappy, Trillville, Boyz N Da Hood and many other current rap stars. But since the film is based in Memphis, it would be nice for the soundtrack to better represent the area's artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Hustle & Flow
Album More Mood Piece Than Joy Ridenew
Another Day on Earth bears little resemblance to the deconstructed glam and off-kilter art funk that characterized Brian Eno's '70s rock albums. Instead, it sounds as if Eno took his ambient recordings from the '80s and '90s and crafted songs on top of them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Another Day on Earth, Brian Eno
Remastered Nuggets Mix With Quality Tracksnew
Even though the size of the women's underwear tossed on stage at a typical Tom Jones show has increased since the start of his 40-year career, old tight pants has stayed at the top of his sexually charged game.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
