Creative Loafing Atlanta

Will the end of the Bush administration bring peace between the U.S. and Iran?

• by Andisheh Nouraee
• Tags: Don't Panic!... Your war questions answered, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, barack obama, U.S.-Iran relations, Iran arms race, Nuclear Weapons

School of Americas Watch Concert

• by Alan Friedman
• Tags: News Briefs, School of Americas, Fort Benning, U.S. Army

Georgia's sex offender law blocks religious redemption

• by Scott Henry
• Tags: News Feature, SEX OFFENDER LAW, Jerry Keen, Georgia Department of Corrections, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, BARRED FROM CHURCH, Southern Center for Human Rights, Heartbound Ministries

Nominee for least influential

• Tags: Going Postal, letters to the editor, Ben Eason, Creative Loafing bankruptcy

Nov. 16, 2008, 2:18 p.m.

Gwinnett Center

• Tags: Time & Place, Time and Place, Gwinnett Center, Atlanta photos

The Blotter: Something fishy at the Georgia Aquarium

• by Lauren Keating
• Tags: The Blotter, THE BLOTTER, ATLANTA POLICE REPORTS, ATLANTA CRIMES

Dental revenge, typing monkeys and more

• by Chuck Shepherd
• Tags: News of the Weird, WEIRD NEWS, ODD NEWS, STRANGE NEWS, INTERNATIONAL NEWS, News of the weird

The Straight Dope: Were 'concrete shoes' a favored technique of mob hitmen?

• by Cecil Adams
• Tags: Straight Dope, the straight dope, CONCRETE SHOES, GANGLAND MURDERS, MOB HITS, DEATH BY CONCRETE

What's on tap for the holidaze

• by Jeff Holland
• Tags: Talking Head, holiday brews, 5 Seasons Prado, 5 Seasons North, seasonal beer, Twain's

The best cookbook gifts of 2008

• by Besha Rodell
• Tags: Feature, A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria, The Elements of Cooking, Michael Ruhlman, The Complete Robuchon, Joel Robuchon, The River Cottage Cookbook, Izakaya, The Japanese Pub Cookbook, 660 Curries, Raghavan Iyer

Wine for Thanksgiving meals

• by Taylor Eason

Nostalgia at Crepe Revolution

Grazing

• by Cliff Bostock
• Tags: Grazing, Crepe Revolution, Magic Pan, Pura Vida, Eclipse di Luna, tapas, crepes, Smyrna

The Mercantile goes up-market in Candler Park

• by Jennifer Zyman
• Tags: Cheap Eats, the merchantile, candler park restaurants, samantha enzmann, janea boyles, cheap eats, Jennifer Zyman, Atlanta restaurant review, The Mercantile

Dumplings

• by Jennifer Zyman
• Tags: Mouthful, Atlanta dumplings, Jennifer Zyman, cafe 101, Chew Young Roo, Tasty China, Atlanta szechwan, buford highway restaurants

Star Jazz and Blues Lounge

• by Jennifer Zyman
• Tags: Bar Review, Star Jazz and Blues Lounge, liquid diet, Jennifer Zyman, Castleberry Hill bars, Atlanta nightlife, Atlanta restaurant review

Winelist: Wine events around Atlanta

• Tags: Wine List, Wine Tastings, wine events, atlanta wine tastings, atlanta wine events

CL's picks for the week's best shows

• Tags: Sound Menu, Local live music, music shows, Music Events

CL's holiday guide to the best box sets and free music downloads

• Tags: Music Feature, best box sets, holiday music gifts, gift ideas

Beyoncé

I Am...Sasha Fierce

• by L. Michael Gipson
• Tags: Album Reviews, Beyoncé, I Am...Sasha Fierce

Q-Tip drums up his own Renaissance

Show preview

• by DeMarco Williams
• Tags: Show Preview, Q-Tip, Cool Kids, the Knux, Janelle Monáe, Center Stage, A Tribe Called Quest, The Renaissance, Q-Tip's new album, Q-Tip on tour

Quintron

Too Thirsty 4 Love

• by Chad Radford
• Tags: Album Reviews, Quintron, Too Thirsty 4 Love, Eyedrum, Carbonas, Hawks

PaceWon and Mr. Green

The Only Color That Matters Is Green

• by Ben Westhoff
• Tags: Album Reviews, PaceWon and Mr. Green, The Only Color That Matters Is Green, Eminem

Lyonnais collides with wall of sound

Show preview

• by Chad Radford
• Tags: Show Preview, Lyonnais, Subtle, Zach Hill, Knife Hits, Trade Winds, the Earl, Farzad Moghaddam, Farbod Kokabi, T.J. Blake, Lee Tesche

Deborah Cox

The Promise

• by L. Michael Gipson
• Tags: Album Reviews, Deborah Cox, The Promise, Clive Davis, The Morning After, One Wish, Whitney Houston

Capsule reviews of recently reviewed films

• Tags: Film Clips, mini reviews, New Movies, short film reviews

The 2008 holiday season's must-see films

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Movie Review, holiday movies, after Thanksgiving movies, Valkyrie, Doubt, Nothing Like the Holidays, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, FROST/NIXON, A Christmas Tale, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Australia, Milk, FOUR CHRISTMASES

John Travolta, Miley Cyrus strike the right notes in Bolt

Hollywood Product

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Hollywood Product, Bolt, Miley Cyrus, John Travolta, Byron Howard, Chris Williams, hollywood product, CGI films, film review, 3-D films

Horror gets animated in Fear(s) of the Dark

Flicks

• by J.R. Jones
• Tags: Movie Review, Fear(s) of the Dark, Etienne Robial, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Lorenzo Mattotti, Landmark Midtown Art Cinema

Upcoming: Short List

Donnell Rawlings, Paperback Dreams and more

DVD gift guide featuring A Colbert Christmas, Robot Chicken: Star Wars and more

The budget bailout

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: A&E Feature, A Colbert Christmas, Robot Chicken: Star Wars, Spaced: The Complete Series, Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection, Holiday Inn, DVD gift ideas, DVD deals, Tinker Bell

Marc Brotherton gets in shape at Callanwolde

Visual Arts

• by Cinque Hicks
• Tags: Visual Arts, Proliferate, Marc Brotherton, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Gallery, Wassily Kandinsky

Ballethnic Dance Company co-founder Nena Gilreath

Speakeasy

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Speakeasy with ..., Ballethnic Dance Company, Nena Gilreath, Waverly T. Lucas II, Tchaikovsky, Urban Nutcracker, ferst center for the arts

Theatrical Outfit takes on the death penalty in A Lesson Before Dying

Theater

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Theater Review, Theatrical Outfit, Jill Jane Clements, a lesson before dying, Ernest J. Gaines, Veronica Redd, Johnell J. Easter, Eric J. Little

Hard Times Holiday Guide 2008

The CL bailout plan

• Tags: Holiday Guide, HOLIDAY GUIDE, CL BAILOUT PLAN, atlanta gift ideas

DIY alternatives to Atlanta's holiday traditions

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Holiday Guide, DIY CHRISTMAS GIFT ALTERNATIVES, CL BAILOUT PLAN, HOLIDAY GUIDE

Handmade gift how-to from Christy Petterson, Indie Craft Experience co-founder

Plus a Q&A with the artist

• by Debbie Michaud
• Tags: Holiday Guide, Indie Craft Experience, CHRISTY PETTERSON, CL BAILOUT PLAN, HOLIDAY GUIDE, SHRINKY DINKS, CRAFT EARRINGS

Handmade how-to from Atlanta Craft Mafia's fattycakes, aka Jordan Sandlin

Plus Q&A with the artist

• by Debbie Michaud
• Tags: Holiday Guide, QNA, HOLIDAY GUIDE. CL BAILOUT PLAN, ATLANTA CRAFT MAFIA, FATTYCAKES, JORDAN SANDLIN, CRAFTING, ART GIFTS

Handmade gift how-to from Shannon Mulkey, Indie Craft Experience co-founder

Plus a Q&A with the artist

• by Debbie Michaud
• Tags: Holiday Guide, HOLIDAY GUIDE, CL BAILOUT PLAN, indie crafts, atlanta crafting, patina clothing, shannon mulkey, Indie Craft Experience

Where to shop locally without dropping a lot of cash

• by Scott Henry
• Tags: Holiday Guide, atlanta local shops, christmas gifts, rondo, Rag-O-Rama, 99 ranch market, antique market

Volunteer Janet Katz celebrates 20 years of good deeds with Scottish Rite

Quit complaining and start participating

• by Mary Moore
• Tags: Holiday Guide, christmas volunteer opportunities, janet katz, scottish rite, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, CL BAILOUT PLAN, HOLIDAY GUIDE, habitat for humanity, hosea feed the hungry, atlanta humane society

Holiday bike tours of lights

• by Debbie Michaud
• Tags: Holiday Guide, holiday bike routes, holiday lights, Southern Bicycle League, Critical Mass, Dave Williams, Charles Ponder

Ted Allen's budget-friendly holiday entertaining tips

• by Besha Rodell
• Tags: Holiday Guide, CL BAILOUT PLAN, HOLIDAY GUIDE, ted allen, christmas food gifts tips

How can those holidays be just as grand with no money?

Streetalk

• by Jeff Slate
• Tags: Holiday Guide, streetalk, holiday guide, cl bailout plan

Top five ways to see concerts on the cheap

• Tags: Holiday Guide, cl bailout plan, holiday guide

Happy Holidays from the Pink Pig

CL's Holiday Gift eCards: Email them to friends and relatives!

• Tags: Holiday Guide, CL BAILOUT PLAN, HOLIDAY GUIDE, holiday ecards

Merry Obama Christmas

CL's Holiday Gift eCards: Email them to friends and relatives!

• Tags: Holiday Guide, cl bailout plan, holiday guide, holiday ecards

Happy Birthday to Me

CL's Holiday Gift eCards: Email them to friends and relatives!

Happy Kwanza Hall

CL's Holiday Gift eCards: Email them to friends and relatives!

• Tags: Holiday Guide, cl bailout plan, holiday guide, holiday ecards