Creative Loafing Atlanta

Letters to the editor

Atlanta's 11 Least Influential 2008

• by Andisheh Nouraee
• Tags: 11 Least Influential, Decimal Place Farm, mastitis, Rex Smith, bitchassness, Deisha Oliver, Jason Pye, Ayn Rand, BB&T, Suntrust, Rodney Bowman, Atlanta graffiti

Mr. President-elect, you need to pay us a visit

The Martin-Chambliss runoff is an opportunity to bring a little "yes we can" to Georgia

• by John F. Sugg
• Tags: Metropolis, barack obama, Southern Republicans, Republican party, GOP, slavery, racism, prejudice, Saxby Chambliss, Jim Martin, U.S. Constitution's Preamble

Nov. 4, 2008, 11:26 p.m.

Frederick Douglass Hall, Morehouse College

Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports

The Blotter

• by Lauren Keating
• Tags: The Blotter, the blotter, atlanta blotter, bizarre crimes

Which lesser known world crises do you want Obama to solve first?

• by Andisheh Nouraee
• Tags: Don't Panic!... Your war questions answered, barack obama, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan genocide, Hutu tribe, Tutsi, Somalia, Somali Islamists, Don't Panic, Andisheh Nouraee

Georgia Senate runoff between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin will draw national attention

• by Thomas Wheatley
• Tags: News Feature, Georgia Senate runoff, Saxby Chambliss, Jim Martin, barack obama, Rusty Paul, Charles Bullock

5. Rodney Bowman: Can't stop graffiti in his neighborhood

• Tags: 11 Least Influential, Decimal Place Farm, 11 least influential Atlantas, mastitis, Rex Smith, bitchassness, Deisha Oliver, Jason Pye, Ayn Rand, BB&T, Suntrust, Rodney Bowman, Atlanta graffiti

High-earning transgenders, underage drinking and more

• by Chuck Shepherd
• Tags: News of the Weird, WEIRD NEWS, NEWS OF THE WEIRD, INTERNATIONAL STRANGE NEWS, ODD NEWS, POLICE REPORTS

4. Jason Pye: Frustrated Randian

• Tags: 11 Least Influential, 11 least influential Atlantas, Decimal Place Farm, mastitis, Rex Smith, bitchassness, Deisha Oliver, Jason Pye, Ayn Rand, BB&T, Suntrust, Rodney Bowman, Atlanta graffiti

What's the deal with so many abandoned babies in cartoons?

• by Cecil Adams
• Tags: Straight Dope, straight dope, ABANDONED BABIES, CARTOON SUBJECTS, CHILD ABANDONMENT

3. Deisha Oliver: Can't play her cello because some jerk sat on her bow and broke it

• Tags: 11 Least Influential, 11 least influential Atlantas, Decimal Place Farm, mastitis, Rex Smith, bitchassness, Deisha Oliver, Jason Pye, Ayn Rand, BB&T, Suntrust, Rodney Bowman, Atlanta graffiti

2. Rex Smith: Can't stop bitchassness

• Tags: 11 Least Influential, 11 least influential Atlantas, Decimal Place Farm, mastitis, Rex Smith, bitchassness, Deisha Oliver, Jason Pye, Ayn Rand, BB&T, Suntrust, Rodney Bowman, Atlanta graffiti

1. Caroline: Unemployed dairy goat

• Tags: 11 Least Influential, 11 least influential Atlantas, Decimal Place Farm, mastitis, Rex Smith, bitchassness, Deisha Oliver, Jason Pye, Ayn Rand, BB&T, Suntrust, Rodney Bowman, Atlanta graffiti

The stunted evolution of Atlanta wine bars

• by Besha Rodell
• Tags: Restaurant Review, Atlanta wine bars, Krog Bar, Eno, Barrelman, The Grape, Tastings, the Wine Loft

First Look: The Original El Taco

grazing

• by Cliff Bostock
• Tags: Grazing, The Original El Taco, Kool Korners, Havana Sandwich shop, Las Palmeras, tex-mex in Atlanta, Shaun Doty

Rincon Latino serves up soothing Central American comfort food

cheap eats

• by Jennifer Zyman
• Tags: Cheap Eats, Rincon Latino, cheap eats, Atlanta restaurant review, buford highway restaurants

Brewing news you can use

Talking head

• by Jeff Holland

Afternoon tea

• by Jennifer Zyman
• Tags: Mouthful, afternoon tea, Park 75 Lounge and Terrace, The Lobby Lounge, Mittie's Tea Room, Atlanta tea rooms, tea in Atlanta

Two Urban Licks

Liquid diet

• by Jennifer Zyman
• Tags: Bar Review, two urban licks, liquid diet

Spain's wine know-how trumps tradition

Corkscrew

• by Taylor Eason
• Tags: Corkscrew, Spanish wine, Jumilla, Yecla, La Mancha, Rías Bíaxas, tempranillo

Andy Hull channels musical wanderlust into Right Away, Great Captain!

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Music Feature, Andy Hull, Right Away Great Captain, Manchester Orchestra, The Bitter End album, The Eventually Home album, Favorite Gentlemen

CL's picks for the week's best music shows in Atlanta

Atlanta's Mess-Around Fest is reason enough to rock out

• by Chad Radford
• Tags: Music Feature, Atlanta Mess-Around, NOBUNNY, Travis Flagel, Rob's House Records, the Earl, Danger House, Trey Lindsay, Douche Master Records, Bryan Rackley, Die Slaughterhaus

Kelsy Davis & the Radical Soul

Show preview

• by Grant Britt
• Tags: Show Preview, Kelsy Davis, Apache Cafe, atlanta concerts

The Music Tapes construct Christmas carols with bite

Show preview

• by Grant Britt
• Tags: Show Preview, Julian Koster, the Music Tapes, Koster and his singing saws, Neutral Milk Hotel, atlanta concerts

Film Love takes head trips at Eyedrum with Surrealist classics

Flicks

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Movie Review, Charlie Kaufman, Film Love: Surrealist Classics, Frequent Small Meals' Film Love, Un Chien Andalou, L'Age D'Or, Andy Ditzler, Jean Painlevé, P Un Chien Andalou, Jean Comandon, Jean Vigo, À Propos de Nice, An Andalusian Dog

Capsule reviews of recently reviewed films

Quantum of Solace

Hollywood Product

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Hollywood Product, hollywood product, QUANTUM OF SOLACE, JAMES BOND FILM, movie review

Charlie Kaufman strains his brain in Synecdoche, New York

Flicks

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Movie Review, Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche New York, movie review, film review

Blood runs cold in Let the Right One In

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Movie Review, Let the right one in, Tomas Alfredson, Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, United Artists Tara Cinema, movie review

Upcoming: Short List

Conor Oberst, Larry Miller and more

True Colors Theatre delivers poetic justice in Swimming Upstream

Theater

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Theater Review, True Colors theatre company, Swimming Up Stream, Hurricane Kartrina, Atlanta spoken-word poetry, Kenny Leon, Eve Ensler, Phylicia Rashad, Jasmine Guy, Shirley Knight, Kerry Washington, atlanta plays

John Hodgman has More Information Than You Require

Speakeasy

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Speakeasy with ..., John Hodgman, "I'm a Mac" ads, More Information Than You Require, Atlanta book signings, Buckhead Barnes and Noble

By the numbers: Shakespeare Tavern's Henry VI, Parts 1-3

Theater

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Theater Review, Henriad, Shakespeare Tavern, atlanta plays, Atlanta Theater, Jeffrey Watkins

Holiday Gift Guide 2008