AltWeeklies Wire
Expansion Marks New Era for Atlanta's Premier Art Institutionnew
Signs indicate Atlanta's High Museum of Art is anticipating a boom in its attendance and art-world profile when the museum debuts the addition to its critically heralded 1983 Richard Meier-designed building on Peachtree Street on Nov. 12.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster and Layla Bellows |
11-10-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Is It True the CIA Operates Secret Prisons?new
By maintaining prisons outside the United States, the CIA can skirt quaint, outmoded American legal procedures such as charging people with actual crimes and giving them trials.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Taking Mr. Big Smile to Meet the TV Peoplenew
Paramount had requested that Hollis Gillespie pick a representative from what the writer describes as her "band of retarded blow monkeys" to come in with her so the TV people could "see the chemistry."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
11-10-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Give Veg Heads a Treat on T-Daynew
A way toward achieving mixed-company feasting bliss is to make a veggie dish that feels like a star, not supporting cast. Consider this lasagna, with a few seasonal twists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
11-10-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Drink Wine! Ward off Germs!new
A Spanish study in 2002 said red wine will actually prevent a cold. Compared to non-drinkers, men and women who downed an average of more than two glasses of wine each day saw a 40 percent reduction in their risk of developing a cold.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
11-10-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
It's an Irresistable Literary Conceitnew
Since 1969, George McDonald Fraser's "Flashman" series has been arguably the funniest -- and most educational -- series of novels being published.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
11-10-2005 |
Fiction
Another Misstep in the Stumbling World of Journalismnew
Last month, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution made a stunning announcement: The paper's editorial board would not endorse candidates in Atlanta's elections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
Top 10 Career Moves for Judith Millernew
Among the possible next steps for the retired New York Times reporter is to found a First Amendment Center for reporters who are covering for government sources conspiring to attack whistleblowers.
The Village Voice |
Jason Vest |
11-10-2005 |
Media
Tags: satire
A Wounded Cheney Becomes Even More Dangerousnew
People are finally starting to talk about that elephant in the living room, U.S. CEO Dick Cheney.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
This Ain't No Partynew
Grumpy old men LCD Soundsystem and the Juan MacLean get on the good foot.
Baltimore City Paper |
Tony Ware |
11-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: LCD Soundsystem
God at the Box Officenew
This new Israeli movie has a clear understanding that religious movies sell not only tickets, but also ideas.
Baltimore City Paper |
Eric Allen Hatch |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
She's a Flat Characternew
And the story in this threadbare Jane Austen adaptation is pretty dull, too.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Joe Wright, Pride and Prejudice
F is for . . .new
The return of 1980s screenwriting hotshot Shane Black isn't just bad--it's really f$#!ing bad.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ian Grey |
11-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black
Always Be Closingnew
Writing proper business letters may be the Divine Plan of the Creator. Just don't close with "best."
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
11-09-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Heckuva Job, Bushie!new
The Bush administration sold us on its competence, its can-do spirit and the great taste of freedom, and now we know what it really means.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-09-2005 |
Commentary
