AltWeeklies Wire
Karma Cleanser: Are My Hours Actually Working Affecting My Karma?new
My co-workers are logging 60 hours a week, but I figured out that I can log into our system from home and create the appearance that I'm working, even if I'm just surfing or watching TV. But then bad things started happening.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
11-11-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Corkscrew: South African Winemakers Get the Funk Outnew
Gone are the rhinoceros dung and antelope hoof aromas, replaced by delicate fruit, oak and florals. Perhaps it's time to introduce South Africa to your watering hole.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
11-11-2004 |
Food+Drink
Southern Writer Ventures Forth to Fathom America's Favorite Foodsnew
At turns comic, giddy and philosophical, John T. Edge introduces his readers to Leslie Austin and his Creole fried chicken; fried pies flavored with Coca-Cola; the odd marriage of chicken and waffles; and a New Mexican who adds green chili to the apple pies he sells.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
11-11-2004 |
Food+Drink
Hollywood Product: New Bridget Jones Not Better Than Originalnew
As the prat-falling, foul-mouthed Bridget, Zellweger hilariously embodies modern female insecurities, but Edge of Reason mostly proves stale and obvious.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-11-2004 |
Reviews
Death and Loss Play Key Roles in Marc Forster's Finding Neverlandnew
It's not hard to see how Marc Forster might identify with J.M. Barrie, both in shared loss and in using creation as an antidote. "It's also letting go of grief," says Forster of the creative process. "And also embracing it in a different way. It's sort of like a more enlightened way."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-11-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
Author Has Constructed an Entire Teleology of Turdsnew
Obenzinger has constructed an entire teleology of turds, a sacred scatology of sphincters complete with neo-cannibal rites and the saintly ablutions of Our Lady of Shit, who cleanses the public toilets of the world.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
11-11-2004 |
Fiction
Tags: A*hole, Hilton Obenzinger
Charles Nelson's Meditations on Race, Identity and Public Spacenew
Atlanta-based artist Charles Nelson is like some great below-the-radar indie band: beloved by a few, unknown to many.
Part of the reason he's below the radar, and also why his work feels like such a shot of adrenaline on the Atlanta art scene, is because Nelson is not in the business of pleasing anyone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-11-2004 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Don't Panic: What's Gonna Happen When Yasser Arafat Dies?new
Other than decomposing, the first process that Arafat's death will initiate is the one to succeed him. Arafat's is a mighty big towel to fill. So big, in fact, that his underlings have decided to get a head start by jockeying for good positions already.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-11-2004 |
Commentary
The State GOP That Governs Humbly, Governs Bestnew
Georgians woke Nov. 2 in a two-party state, but retired that night in a state dominated by Republicans. Democrats' hopes to regain control of the state Senate were dashed, and the state House was thrown firmly into GOP hands for the first time since Reconstruction.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election, postmortem
Do Georgia Democrats Believe in Resurrection?new
As members of the Democratic Party of Georgia watch election results pour in, they're starting to realize they may never have a happy day again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
'We Shall See the Reign of Witches Pass Over'new
Hidden somewhere in the results of the Nov. 2 election, there is an ocean of hope. If, for example, only 18- to 29-year-olds had voted, many of George Bush's red states would have been swamped by blue ink, and John Kerry would have won the Electoral College 375-163.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election, postmortem
A Newly Empowered Georgia GOP and its Legislative Wish Listnew
Now that Republicans control both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction, consider this spring's legislative session a playground for the GOP agenda. These conservative-friendly issues can be expected to top the legislation shortlist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Gay Amendment Redux: Does GOP Want Supreme Court Defeat?new
Here's what Georgia state Republican leaders aren't saying about the new amendment banning gay marriage: That their fondest wish is that it be overturned by the courts. Say what? That would mean, in 2006, they'll get to do it all over again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
How to Cope, Post-Election 2004new
The dust has settled on the election and your side lost. Big time. But don't give up hope. To help you through this troubling time, your friends at Creative Loafing have thrown together this handy list of coping techniques for distraught liberals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election, postmortem
Cartoon Network's Programs Appeal to Hip, Humor-Hungry Insomniacsnew
Cartoon Network used to be the unlikeliest place on basic cable to see a decapitation. Or a nipple. Or hear a curse word. But that was before Adult Swim.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman and Heather Kuldell |
11-11-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
