AltWeeklies Wire
Karma Cleanser: Tell Writer Friend to Get New 'Literary Agent'new
My writer friend asks me to read his stories, but honestly, they really are bad. Would it create bad karma for me to tell him so?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
09-30-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Don't Panic: Is the Media Really Being Too Gloomy About Iraq?new
While Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi was visiting the U.S. recently, he explained to reporters that we are a bunch of gloomy Guses whose nonstop negative Nellying is giving the impression that Iraq is much worse off than it actually is.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-30-2004 |
Commentary
Contraceptives at Teen Centers Restrictednew
Last week, the state Department of Human Resources board decided it would be best if teen centers -- which have a goal to reduce teenage pregnancy -- faced further restrictions on, of all things, handing out contraceptives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-30-2004 |
Sex
Portrait of a Revolutionary as a Young Mannew
The journey as metaphor is a familiar one, charted in legends from the Odyssey to Easy Rider. Along the way, we know the youths will have their eyes opened, their hearts broken or, in the more cynical road movies, wind up dead.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-30-2004 |
Reviews
Peppy Pieces of Propaganda Viable at Box Officenew
As Election Day draws near, going to the movies feels increasingly like switching on infomercials, and they're all selling the same thing: regime change in the White House.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-30-2004 |
Reviews
Book Whispers the Ancient Continuities of Faith and Culturenew
For Southern fiction, these are familiar stories, tragic and sublime, with an unusual cast of characters. For Jewish fiction, these are familiar characters in unaccustomed tales.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
09-30-2004 |
Fiction
Karma Cleanser: Is Karma Affected by the Car I Drive?new
While I was driving a loaner car -- a 10-year-old Toyota -- nobody cut me off, flipped me off, or tried to slam into me while merging. When I got my sports car back, road rage came my way.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
09-24-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Don't Panic: Is the War on Terror™ Making Us Any Safer?new
The first reason that it can't be won is pretty simple. Terror is an emotion. Declaring war on terror makes as much sense as declaring war on shame or envy. Not even changing the name to "War on Terrorism" helps.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-23-2004 |
Commentary
Finally, an Album of Original Material from the Mulenew
Not only does it herald the arrival of new permanent bass player Andy Hess, but the once-proud power trio has expanded into a quartet with the addition of keyboardist Danny Louis. Both are talented and eclectic musicians who help diversify, but not dilute, Mule's established, bluesy hard rock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-23-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Gov't Mule, Deja Voodoo
Court Case Makes it Easier for Relatives to Adopt Kinnew
If the Harris decision stands, it could mean that a far larger number of adoptive parents -- many of them relatives to the children they've adopted -- will be able to collect Social Security benefits.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-23-2004 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Good News for Chattahoochee National Forest, For Nownew
A proposal seeks to modify what's called the "Roadless Rule." Under the change, protections from road-building would no longer be automatic. Instead, governors would have to request the stronger protection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
09-23-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Robert Pollard Disbands an Indie-Rock Institutionnew
To be sure, membership in the Guided by Voices gang has taken its creative toll on Pollard, who's obviously seeking to stretch his artistic muscles. "There's a sense of maturity and even integrity, I think, in continuing as one's own self, instead of as a gang."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kevin Forest Moreau |
09-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Shawnna Tries to Change the Macho Hip-Hop Gamenew
While she watched guys steadily appear on the hip-hop scene and blow up, Shawnna stayed on the shelf. It was a frustrating wait, but it ultimately gave her the time to carefully craft her album and image.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
09-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shawnna, Worth Tha Weight
The Allmans Celebrate 35 Years of Ramblin' and Rockin'new
Every year in March, the Allman Brothers Band -- which marks its 35th anniversary this year -- plays a long string of well-attended shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York. That extended residency has become the venerable rock band's most visible gig.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kevin Forest Moreau |
09-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Allman Brothers
Winning Wines From the Past Yearnew
With election season upon us, it's time to get serious about voting. But forget the races for Senate, Congress and president; I'm picking winners in the world of wine
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
09-23-2004 |
Food+Drink
