AltWeeklies Wire
Forgive or Forget?new
A reader gets advice about an ailing friendship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
06-16-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Some Wines from the Southeast Are Worth a Sipnew
The Southeastern wine scene has drastically improved, making drinkable wine using grapes we've heard of, those we haven't, and "alternative" sources like oranges and strawberries.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-16-2005 |
Food+Drink
Remember That Crayon You Ate As a Child?new
One woman gets insight into the powers of a coffee enema.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-16-2005 |
Commentary
Hail to the Chefsnew
Award-winning food writer Bill Addison takes a road trip through six states and interviews eight "mouths of the South" who elevate regional fare with true grits.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
06-16-2005 |
Food+Drink
Take the Intimidation Out of Fried Chickennew
One fearless frier offers readers a yummy chicken recipe that will make you wanna slap-yo-mama.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
06-16-2005 |
Food+Drink
Film Noir Comedy Features Sock Puppetsnew
Lynn Lamousin made a movie...like, by hand. She invented a real feature-length film that is winning awards -- a movie in which the cast consists solely of talking sock puppets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-09-2005 |
Commentary
Aimee Mann Creates Concept Cyclenew
Aimee Mann sings the blues, or rather, depression with her "luxuriant but coolly aloof vocals".
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
06-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Aimee Mann, The Forgotten Arm
Seattle's Band Trots Forward, Led by Friendshipsnew
A quartet of late '90s/early 2000s Seattle scene veterans, Band of Horses plays an engaging blend of high, lonesome indie rock informed by insurgent country.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
06-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses
Does Withholding Information Bring Bad Karma?new
A reader asks the Karma Cleanser if it's OK to see a male yoga friend for coffee and not mention her boyfriend until the very end of the night?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
06-09-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
What Was Oil-For-Food and Why is There Such a Scandal About It Now?new
Because of the way the United Nation's Oil-For-Food Programme was devised, corruption was almost guaranteed. Iraq leader Saddam Hussein got to pick those he did Oil-For-Food business with, and he typically required a bribe.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-09-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Easy Recipe For Pizza Doughnew
The dough-challenged may find this recipe helpful.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
06-09-2005 |
Food+Drink
Way of the Sommeliernew
It's a word that strikes fear in the hearts of those who have to pronounce it: sommelier (som-mel-YAY). French for "wine butler," this person is in charge of wine at a restaurant and can be your Sherpa, guiding you through a dauntingly complicated wine list.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-09-2005 |
Food+Drink
Mr. & Mrs. Smithnew
John and Jane Smith (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) are actually freelance assassins unaware of each other's occupation. When they discover each other's double lives, they embark on a series of deadly cat-and-mouse games.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Author Doesn't Apologize for Wal-Martnew
John Dicker is refreshing for his willingness to hold everyone's feet to the fire -- CEOs, customers and critics alike. He calls Wal-Mart "a macro-sized microcosm of many of America's biggest socioeconomic clusterfucks."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
06-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
Fun New Documentary Disputes Existence of the Messiahnew
A new documentary, The God Who Wasn't There, suggests that Jesus was a mythical character whose message has been hijacked by anti-science, pro-war zealots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
06-09-2005 |
Commentary
