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Secret Index Gives Peek at Fonda Memoirnew
Review copies of Fonda's book have not been made available to the press, but Creative Loafing's Bureau of Imaginary Journalism has uncovered this facsimile of the book's index, which provides intriguing hints of its contents.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-31-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Jane Fonda, My Life So Far
Wines With Funny Names Good For More Than a Laughnew
The idea is to kick wine snobs in their proverbial stuck-up butts, generate a few giggles, and create a name that will keep the winemakers laughing all the way to the bank. It works.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-31-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Can 'Borrowing' Pencil Sharpener Create Bad Karma?new
A reader wonders if it's ethical to "long-term borrow" certain items from the office as retribution for lost wages.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-31-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
How is U.S. Public Diplomacy Going?new
Charlotte Beers' most touted contribution to public diplomacy was a series of videotaped messages featuring American Muslims telling their co-religionists in the Middle East how totally awesome life in the U.S. is. It didn't work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Austell Legislator Shakes Up Dying Democratic Partynew
If the Georgia Democratic Party ever awakens from its persistent vegetative state, it may be because a 26-year-old black woman from a former white-flight suburb inserted the feeding tube.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
03-31-2005 |
Politics
TV Reporter Wins Discrimination Suitnew
On March 11, a federal jury awarded $2.1 million to a TV reporter who claimed the CBS affiliate for which she worked discriminated against her as a result of her pregnancy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
03-31-2005 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Aquarium Could Drain Visitors From Zoonew
Almost everyone agrees the new Georgia Aquarium will do wonders for Atlanta tourism. But will the $200 million facility be a setback for Zoo Atlanta, the city's other wildlife attraction?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
03-31-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Advice on Dealing With a Slutty Roommatenew
A tenant who's moving out of a shared apartment wonders how much to reveal to a friend's potential roommates.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-24-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Why Is the Iraqi City of Kirkuk So Important?new
Iraq's Kurds currently have enough votes in the parliament to block the formation of a national government. And they likely won't stop blocking the formation of a national government until they get important concessions from the United Iraqi Alliance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-24-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: WAR
R&B's Tweet Returns to Bare Her Soulnew
Hopefully her sophomore album, It's Me Again, will help Tweet emerge from the shadows.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
03-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: It's Me Again, Tweet
Like His Dad and Granddad, Hank Williams III Does It the Hard Waynew
Hank Williams III's drawl carries with it the unmistakable echo of his granddaddy, the first Hank Williams. And like his father, and friends such as David Allan Coe, Hank is an iconoclast who bleeds rebel red.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
03-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
How to Survive a Mega-Wine Tastingnew
Wine tastings have boomed in recent years, as nonprofits realize how many people want to get drunk with an excuse ... er ... conscience.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-24-2005 |
Food+Drink
D.E.B.S.new
This flick about four foxy crime-fighters attending spy college is campy enough to be bad, but it's not bad enough to be campy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
03-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Angela Robinson, D.E.B.S.
Harold Lloyd Film Project Recalls the Career of a Film Pioneernew
One of the overlooked stars of film comedy, atypical comic goof ball Harold Lloyd, promised audiences they could eventually triumph over social class and empty pockets by recasting comedy's chump into a triumphant winner.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-24-2005 |
Reviews
The Final Days of the Third Reich Unfold in Downfallnew
Best known for playing an angel in Wings of Desire, Swiss-born actor Bruno Ganz portrays one of the 20th century's greatest demons, Adolf Hitler, in Downfall.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Oliver Hirschbiegel, Downfall
