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The Ying-Yang Twins Unite Their Image and Atlanta on New Albumnew
Ying Yang Twins' new goal seems to be to show that determination can overcome almost any disadvantage.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wine's Just Fine With Barbecuenew
Grilled meat loves wine. The natural fruit acids and tannins help meld together and tame strong seasonings, especially on protein-laden grill goodies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-30-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
The Essential Pleasures of Natural Foodsnew
Gina Mallet takes a few of the most significant foods in the Western Hemisphere and gives you a sobering account of how they've changed for the worse in the age of industrialization and paranoia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
06-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Cherry Dessert Other Than Pie?new
One writer teaches a 'how-to' for an interesting cherry treat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
06-30-2005 |
Food+Drink
Budapest Subway System Is Out of Kontrollnew
The subway trains don't just run on time in the Hungarian film Kontroll. They run in time to a propulsive techno-pop soundtrack and the rhythm of an over-caffeinated heartbeat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nimród Antal, Kontroll
Spielberg Presents Post-9/11 War of the Worldsnew
In this War of the Worlds, Spielberg has more on his mind than roller coaster thrills, despite visually accomplished destruction. The film reveals a preoccupation with Sept. 11, both through its story and its symbols.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
A Little Bit of Grade-D Maple Syrup Goes a Long Waynew
Dieting gets extreme when a man loses 21 pounds in seven days on what he calls his "special cleanse" diet, which consists solely of cayenne pepper, lemon juice and grade-D maple syrup.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-30-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
What Comes Around Goes Around?new
Is bad karma contagious ... and why does the nice guy get jammed in the finger?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
06-30-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
It's Easy to Forget Violent Forces That Create Artnew
Kassten Alonso has translated the same techniques of ceramics into literature in Core: A Romance, a gorgeous, fractured novel about a homicidal sculptor of stone and ceramics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
06-30-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Core: A Romance, Kassten Alonso
Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?new
In 1990, when Burma had its first free elections in 30 years, her National League for Democracy party won 82 percent of the seats in the national parliament.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-30-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Where Was Jeb?new
When the Southern Growth Policy Board holds a summit to discuss the issue of rural poverty, why is Florida Gov. Jeb Bush nowhere to be found?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-30-2005 |
Commentary
Where Have All the Licensing Centers Gone?new
The closing of nearly every driver's licensing center in Atlanta just happened to coincide with the passing of a bill requiring photo ID to vote. Some think this may prevent disadvantaged people from voting and hinder a Democratic election.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
06-30-2005 |
Commentary
Racial Healing In Mississippinew
Two men reveal the worst and the best of the South -- Edgar Ray Killen, and the man who helped put him behind bars.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-30-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Hollis Gillespie Disdains Shame With Recovering Slutnew
Gillespie's second book covers some of her early adventures in motherhood, including bullet-proofing the baby's bedroom with cake pans and getting diverted from a Nicaraguan brothel by the case of her daughter Mae's missing mittens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
06-28-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Final Fantasy Music Leaps From Game Console to Live Concertnew
Final Fantasy is the first video game to spawn symphonic concerts from its music, incorporating a full orchestra and a chorus, plus three video screens showing scenes from the games and live-cam shots from inside the orchestra itself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
06-27-2005 |
Concerts
