AltWeeklies Wire
Southern Co. Tackles Global Warming ...or Does It?new
Southern Co. is making progress when it comes to pollution reduction, spending $6 billion on controls for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and mercury. But that money will do nothing to combat global warming.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
06-09-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Roky Erickson Produces Near Timeless Musicnew
Roky Erickson exudes a charming if unhinged persona. His bizarre yet poetic lyrics result in music of unusual intensity and integrity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Los Lonely Boys Grow Upnew
Los Lonely Boys have followed the musical traditions of other Latino artists who have attained crossover appeal. The Garza brothers celebrate their heritage and contemporary influences.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Los Lonely Boys
There's No Reason to Blush When Drinking Blushnew
People are so damned concerned about how "uncool" they're going to look while drinking pink wine that the act of enjoying a refreshing dry rose becomes secondary. People ... the stuff is good.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-02-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Zen and the Art of Making Burgersnew
A good hamburger is hard to find but shouldn't be. It's one of the easiest things to make, but most cooks want to make it complicated. All a burger needs to taste lip-smacking is salt, pepper, olive oil and mindful restraint.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
06-02-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Can a 'Runaway Bride' Ever Get Her Romance Karma Back in Order?new
A reader who called off her wedding three weeks before it was to take place wonders if she put a curse on her love life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
06-02-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
What Kind of Progress Have We Made On Our Objectives in Iraq?new
In honor of report card season, I offer you, below, a report card on Iraq. The subject headings are based on the list of stated war objectives that President Bush has used to sell the war's importance to the American people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-02-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Some Aspects Give Film Unsportsmanlike Conductnew
The authority-defying premise and violent punchlines still click, but the gay-bashing humor gives The Longest Yard penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Cinderella Man's Fight Scenes K.O. Clichesnew
The boxing biopic Cinderella Man offers a sweat-dripping, rib-cracking, tooth-loosening version of the famous fairy tale. Instead of a humble beauty meeting a noble prince with a glass slipper, Cinderella Man shows a humble bruiser who finds his destiny through an ignoble prizefighter with a glass jaw.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Lords of Dogtown Skates Along the Edgenew
Digging deeper into the personalities behind this fierce cadre of pioneer skateboarders would have made sense, but Lords of Dogtown is unnecessarily beholden to the skating milestones unearthed in Stacy Peralta's documentary.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Author Writes Admiringly About Americanew
Verso has come out with an updated edition of V.G. Kiernan's multidisciplinary history of America, from colonial days forward.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
06-02-2005 |
Nonfiction
Mountain Families Clash With Environmentalistsnew
It's a conflict where both sides are right, each in their own way, and no one is a villain -- except the federal government, but that goes without saying.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-02-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Wreckage of Joan Collinsnew
A man who totals his car earns a good slap on the back.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-02-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: moodswing
Two Live Albums Re-Releasednew
It's unusual that an artist as prolific, eclectic and theatrical as David Bowie has released only two official live albums to document his extensive concert activities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: David Bowie, David Live/Stage
Greg Trooper Has Created Opus of Stellar Proportionsnew
Greg Trooper and producer Dan Penn have created a sweet and soulful collection of great tunes that are easy on the ears.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
