AltWeeklies Wire
State Says 'I Do' to Saving Marriagesnew
A week after the state House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report of a Senate bill that would quadruple the waiting period for divorce, the Georgia Department of Human Services also announced a marriage-saving project.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-02-2006 |
Politics
The Emo Corpsnew
Some young bands dream of the day they'll write a beautiful, searing bundle of truth that persuades parents to have kids, inspires armies to stop fighting, and conjures puppies and kittens from thin air.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
02-02-2006 |
Reviews
Voter ID 2.0 is Law -- For Nownew
When GOP legislators rammed their new and improved voter ID bill through the Senate and House last month, it proved an impressive display of game-face unity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-02-2006 |
Politics
Racial Nightmares Haunt the Southnew
For most blacks, a society in which race doesn't hold them back is still a distant goal -- all things are not equal by a long shot.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-02-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Karmic Guilt by Association?new
Is karma endangered by associating with someone who is legitimately prejudiced underneath his humor?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
02-02-2006 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Legislator in Chief?new
President Bush has been quietly using "signing statements" to reinterpret the meanings of laws after the fact -- or say he doesn't have to follow them.
Feeling the Unrest in Nigerianew
The downside to loving Nigerian oil so much is that, when Nigerian production is threatened, Americans feel it quickly in the form of higher fuel prices.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-02-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Oil for Freedom
Following the fall of Saddam Hussein, oil workers in Basra reorganized one of Iraq's oldest unions, and faced the occupation's prohibition on collective bargaining in the public sector.
Random Lengths News |
David Bacon |
02-02-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Teenage Prostitute to the Starsnew
Now that James Frey got his ass ripped in half for fabricating most of his memoir, I feel it's important that I, as a writer who makes her living through the telling of her own experiences, finally come clean about a few things.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
02-02-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Bush and the Unspoken Message
When Bush is left unscripted, words come out so twisted you wonder if he puts his words in an Osterizer before pouring them out of his mouth.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
02-02-2006 |
Commentary
Unsolved Mystery
Is David Race Bannon a retired assassin or a liar?
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
02-02-2006 |
Media
Smothering King's Legacy
Conservatives praise the Kings as if their work stopped at integration, carefully ignoring King's profound challenge to the kind of budget priorities and militarism that hold sway today.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
02-02-2006 |
Commentary
Staff (of Life) Favoritenew
This bread recipe's straightforward method lends wholesome, sweet-savory results and is still delicious when stale.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
02-02-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Bucking the Programnew
Will addicts ever recover from James Frey's A Million Little Pieces?
Reno News & Review |
Anonymous |
02-02-2006 |
Books
Mail Bondingnew
Where faithful readers raise their voices on all matters food.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-02-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
