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Comets on Fire Bring the Ruckusnew
Like the Mars Volta (another band constantly associated with mind-alteration), Comets on Fire's sound is the distillation of a wealth of knowledge about music and an idea of the boundary-less plane it can inhabit.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Spotlight on: Tinsley Ellisnew
Some live double albums are criticized for not whittling the material down to a single disc. Based on the roaring performance of these 11 songs, the album could have gone twice the distance and leaves listeners wanting more.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
06-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Tinsley Ellis, Live - Highwayman
It's Zombie Nation in Land of the Deadnew
George A. Romero's latest film proves that the new generation of zombie auteurs has exceeded their teacher.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: George A. Romero, Land of the Dead
Film Does Justice To Romantic Wanderlustnew
This French drama is delightful and rare for addressing marriage's lonely, fragile dimensions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Happily Ever After, Yvan Attal
Sexual Abuse Haunts Boys in Devastating Filmnew
Mysterious Skin is a depressingly vivid look at the trauma of childhood molestation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregg Araki, Mysterious Skin
Bewitched Wastes Its Ironic Premise With Romantic Clichésnew
On the big screen, TV plots feel at once thin and overinflated. Yet Hollywood keeps making them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Nora Ephron, Bewitched
Women Increasingly Wow the Wine Worldnew
Women have made considerable advancements in the wine ranks, thanks to the commitment of many stalwart individuals. Still, there's room for improvement.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-23-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Mind Your Melonsnew
Undercook dinner tonight and sip cool melon soup.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
06-23-2005 |
Food+Drink
Rep. Lewis Says Bush, Powell, Rice Liednew
John Lewis, D-Ga., didn't need the Downing Street memo suggesting that President Bush and his administration tailored intelligence to support the decision to attack Iraq. The Congressman began asking questions about the origins of the war during Bush's first term.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
06-23-2005 |
Politics
Can the U.S. Military Defeat the Iraqi Insurgency?new
The war against the Iraqi insurgency cannot be won with U.S. military firepower. That's not my opinion. That's the opinion of several members of the U.S. government's increasingly vocal, reality-based community.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Was I Right to Spread What I Discovered?new
Someone's feeling a little guilty about dropping the dime...or not. What to do about spreading the news: cult or yoga center of healing?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
06-23-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
I Like a Laboring Man in Leather Gloves and Gogglesnew
The writer prefers a laboring man in leather gloves and goggles to a suit-and-tie guy with a cell phone fused to his fist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: moodswing
Cobb County Commission Chairman Makes Guest Appearancenew
Sam Olens says he's tired of hearing people openly speculate about his aspirations for higher office as if he weren't even in the room.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
City Council Delays Vote on Panhandling Bannew
Atlanta City Council decided June 20 to postpone its vote on a ban against panhandling within a designated "tourist triangle" downtown.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
06-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Weekly Scalawag: Jennifer Wilbanksnew
Steve Fennessy writes an open letter of sarcastic compassion to the "Runaway Bride."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessey |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
