AltWeeklies Wire
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
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
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
The Ethics of Looking for Another Job on Company Tripnew
Is it risking bad karma for an employee to be out trying to find another job while traveling on the company dime?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-17-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Why Are the U.S. and the E.U. Arguing About China?new
The United States is afraid that if and when a European Union embargo is lifted, European firms will start selling China state-of-the-art battlefield communications equipment that might be used during a military offensive against Taiwan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Some Tips on Trading Beer for Wine -- For a Daynew
After months of drunken observation, and many slurred debates over which alcohol rules, I realized our two camps -- wine and beer -- aren't as far apart as we think.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Should Someone Lie for a Lazy Co-Worker?new
If a lying, irresponsible co-worker lists you as a reference, here's what to do when a prospective employer calls.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-10-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Are Americans Really Torturing People?new
As sure as the handcuffs in my dresser drawer are fur-lined, Americans enjoy inflicting pain on others. In a January 2004 article about the popularity of sadomasochism, Time estimated that the United States is home to 250 S&M organizations
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-10-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Don't Panic
Southeast Food and Wine Fests Are Worth the Tripnew
When spring comes to these parts, food and wine fests pop up like weeds after a pelting rain. They are so plentiful, in fact, that you need a machete to cut through the crappy ones.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-10-2005 |
Food+Drink
I Dumped My Boyfriend for an Affair, Then Got Dumpednew
Does karma punish those who believe they did nothing wrong? Should I even consider staying friends with these people?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-03-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
What Were the Results of the Recent Iraqi Elections?new
On Jan. 30, an impressive 60 percent of Iraq's 14.2 million eligible voters participated in the country's first relatively free and fair nationwide elections.
I say "impressive" because the 60 percent who voted did so in defiance of terrorist threats against themselves and their families.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-03-2005 |
Commentary
Stuff That Can't Stay Bottled Upnew
Here's a digest of what's being talked about around the wine industry's water coolers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-03-2005 |
Food+Drink
Stealing Isn't Best Way to Protest Nonprofit's Policynew
Someone who used money from a nonprofit organization for a weekend romp with his boyfriend asks "Karma Cleanser" whether this will haunt him.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
02-25-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
