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Jamie Iredell Bends His Prose Poems Into a Novelistic Arcnew
The narrator of Jamie Iredell's Prose. Poems. A Novel. is named Larry, but no one ever calls him that. His co-worker Sharon calls him a "fucking son of a bitch" – a more fitting moniker despite its lack of brevity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
01-19-2010 |
Fiction
Don't Panic...Your War Questions Answered: Obama's Foreign-Policy Objectivesnew
Government policy initiatives aren't quite the same as New Year's resolutions, but in recent weeks the Obama administration has offered hints about its top objectives for 2010. It's part spin-doctoring. Politicians must manage expectations.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-19-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: War on terror
Heath Ledger’s Death the Least of Dr. Parnassus’ Problemsnew
The most impressive thing about The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is its very existence. About a third of the way through filming the mind-bending fantasy, leading man Heath Ledger died of a tragic drug overdose. Director Terry Gilliam ingeniously cast three of Ledger's A-list friends to play Ledger's character.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Jayne Anne Phillips Summons Faulkner in 'Lark & Termite'new
On July 26, 1950, Corp. Robert Leavitt is leading a frenzied retreat in rural Korea. On July 26, 1959, his orphaned son Termite is sitting under a tree in West Virginia waiting for a rainstorm. Inside the house, Termite's half-sister Lark is baking him a birthday cake.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
01-12-2010 |
Fiction
Outgoing Mayor Shirley Franklin’s Tenure Had a Rocky Finishnew
Talk to many voters or scrutinize poll results and you'll likely find that people are wary of smooth-talking career politicians. They yearn to elect someone genuine who understands the concerns and challenges of average folk. They want a real person.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-12-2010 |
Politics
Rod Stewart: 'The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998'new
There are dozens of Rod Stewart compilations covering everything from his early years as the sassy, strutting "Rod the Mod" Faces frontman to his most recent incarnation as a somewhat unlikely crooner of the great American songbook. This isn't one more. Rather, the four-disc box unearths rarities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Muddy Waters: The N.E.C.'s 'Is'new
The group’s latest EP plunges headlong into dark, psychedelic murk. The semantics of a word like "progressive" need to be handled delicately when it comes to the band, which is defined by an ever-constant push to better itself. But progress for the N.E.C. is a process of refinement.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The N.E.C., Is
A History Lesson, Courtesy of The Dimesnew
The Dimes' second album contains 12 jangly pop songs about early American history. Harbour tackles subjects like the Great Boston Fire of 1872, Susan B. Anthony, Winslow Homer and Beantown's Charles Street Jail... which is now a luxury hotel.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
PBR Poetry: Chickens and Pigs' 'See Through Soul'new
See Through Soul by the group Chickens and Pigs balances introspective moments with “aw shucks” inflections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Decade in Review: Look How Far We Have (and Haven't) Comenew
Oh, 2000. How quaint you were. How innocent. How oblivious to such ills as tornados tearing up downtown Atlanta, drought drying up Lake Lanier, and rains causing creeks and rivers to rage, destroying homes, roads, businesses and lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Various |
01-12-2010 |
Commentary
Robert Downey Jr. Summons a Fightin’ Good Sherlock Holmesnew
Robert Downey Jr.'s scruffy, comedically nimble turn goes a long way to redeem the half-coherent storytelling and occasionally elephantine production. The game's afoot, even though it's not so fresh.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Sherlock Holmes, Guy Ritchie
Despite Forceful Colin Firth, 'A Single Man' Oversimplifies Grieving Processnew
Most actors build their careers on expressing emotions. Colin Firth has become a star based on the artful suppression of feelings, wittily conveying that stiff-upper-lip struggle to contain impulses that eventually escape against his roles' better judgment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: A Single Man, Tom Ford
'Broken Embraces' Turns Cameras on Visionary Filmmakersnew
Two new films about filmmaking put plenty of talent on display – and share Penélope Cruz at her most attractive – without fully engaging their audiences. Pedro Almodóvar's melodrama Broken Embraces turns out to be a little too personal, while Rob Marshall's musical head-trip Nine may not be personal enough.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Broken Embraces, Pedro Almodóvar
'Nine' Turns Camera on Visionary Filmmakersnew
New films about filmmaking put plenty of talent on display without fully engaging their audiences.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Nine, Rob Marshall
Atlanta Airport Bond Deal Raises Questions, Sparks Investigationnew
C.T. Martin says he’s fighting to get Grigsby & Associates and Rice Financial Products, two out-of-state and minority-owned bond underwriters, a bigger chunk of the airport bond deal because minority companies have historically been shut out of Wall Street paydays.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry, Thomas Wheatley |
01-12-2010 |
Business & Labor
