- Issue Archive for
- Dec 31, 2008 - Jan 6, 2009
- Vol. 37, No. 35
News & Views
Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports
RESOLUTION NO. 1 -- DON'T VOMIT AND DRIVE
2008: The year that didn't (totally) suck
Bankruptcy. Foreclosure. Recession. Layoffs. Crime. Death. Even a freakin' tornado. Let's face it: 2008 wasn't our best year.
Atlanta's wish list: Financial ills that Obama is sure to cure in '09
The metro area's top under-funded mandates that deserve a shot in the arm from the prez-elect.
CL's Year In Review
The year that didn't (totally) suck
Things that could've gone wrong this year, but didn't
A tsunami could have swept Atlanta... Troy Davis could have been executed... Wordsmiths Books could have closed... The Sunday Paper could have bought CL
2008 year in review
Part II
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News of the Weird
Sooty Santa helpers, men's bras and more
The year (in photos) that didn't (totally) suck
2008 in photos (that rock)
Food & Drink
Top 5 restaurants in 2008
One thing that helps bring me back to a relatively reasonable pace, or at least not a speed-of-light pace, is to look back at the year's restaurant openings.
Handling the hangover
Corkscrew
Year-end rant: Be an annoying (and healthy) foodie in 2009
Slow-roasted meats. More tapas. Local produce. Organic meat. Fancy burgers. Gastropubs. Fixed-price menus. Chocolate.
K Chocolat gets its own store in Inman Park
Cacao Laboratoire du Chocolat and Boutique
Flip Flops
Liquid Diet
Music
CL's best - and most overrated - releases of 2008
From B.O.B to Wale, and from Coldplay to TV on the Radio
Carnivores twist punk roots
Carnivores play with Girls of the Gravitron. $5. 10 p.m. Sat., Jan. 3. 529, 529 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-228-6769.
Auto-tune puts T-Pain on blast
T-Pain with Lil Wayne, Keisha Cole, Gym Class Heroes and Keri Hilson on the I Am Music Tour. $49.75-$89.75. 8:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 31. Philips Arena. 101 Marietta St. 404-584-7825. www.philipsarena.com
Movies & TV
2008's onscreen hits and misses
Genre entertainments invariably rake in more money than heavyweight film dramas — that's what they're made for.
Sick humor
A side effect of the popularity of viral videos is a renaissance in the novelty song.
Show stoppers: Cinematic Titanic
In 2008, "MST3K" creator Joel Hodgson launched a direct-to-DVD spin-off project, Cinematic Titanic, which tweaks the gimmick but revels in riffing on the worst, weirdest movies imaginable.
See & Do
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Music: Atlas Sound
Wed., Dec. 31
Short List
Blind Willie's, Animal Collective and more
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Dance: freedom of information
Wed., Dec. 31
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Performing art: Kooza
Fri., Jan. 2
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Music: Grascals
Sat., Jan. 3
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Theater: Doctor Faustus
Sun., Jan. 4
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Visual art: Zummarella
Mon., Jan. 5
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Visual art: Yukiko Shimo
Tues., Jan. 6
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Music: Animal Collective
Thurs., Jan. 1
A&E
2008's best in theater and visual arts
CL Theater Critic Curt Holman and Visual Arts Critic Cinqué Hicks take a look back to recall some of their favorite moments.
Tomás Esson pieces together human nature
El Bicho: 2008/2009
Through Jan. 18. $2-$4. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. Hammonds House Museum
Teri Dale Hansen and Eric Van Hoven
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bids farewell (and good riddance) to 2008
