Creative Loafing Atlanta

Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports

Diamond dummy

• by Lauren Keating
• Tags: The Blotter, Bizarre Atlanta crimes, Atlanta police reports, Atlanta crime

What do you wish Steve Jobs would have come up with before he passed?

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday, October 5, at age 56.

• by CL staff
• Tags: The Last Word, Social media, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Steve Jobs

The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has left unfinished work

The Department of Defense begins to address questions affecting LGBT military personnel

• by Scott Henry
• Tags: News Feature, LGBT, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, DADT, military, Department of Defense, gay, lesbian, transgendered, Danny Ingram, American Veterans for Equal Rights

Small steps lead to big changes in LGBT lives

With same-sex marriage years away in Georgia, activists can still make a difference

• by Editorial Board
• Tags: Opinion, LGBT, Georgia Equality, gay marriage, marriage equality, civil rights, gay, lesbian, transgender

Songs can bring gay solidarity

So the Indigo Girls are a lesbian cliché — we still revel in the memories their music elicits

• by Paige Parvin
• Tags: Opinion, LGBT, lesbian, Indigo Girls, Paige Parvin, Emory Magazine

Is the government spraying stuff into the atmosphere to protect us?

• by Cecil Adams
• Tags: Straight Dope, Straight Dope, Cecil Adams, ozone, government, EPA

Review: Escorpion

Tacos, cocktails and ghosts at Ullio's latest Midtown Mexican

• by Besha Rodell
• Tags: Restaurant Review, Escorpion, Midtown, Riccardo Ullio, Eno, Cuerno, Beleza, Lupe Taqueria, Escorpion Tequila Bar and Cantina

First Draft with Brick Store Pub's Dave Blanchard

The Decatur Craft Beer Festival co-founder knows the perfect food and beer combination

• by Austin L. Ray
• Tags: First Draft, First Draft, Beer, Drink, Dave Blanchard, Brick Store Pub, Decatur Craft Beer Festival

First Look: HD1

Richard Blais and his haute dogs

• by Cliff Bostock
• Tags: Grazing, Poncey-Highland, Richard Blais, hot dogs, HD1, Top Chef, Flip Burger

A3C: A mashup of the hip-hop party of the year

More than 200 undiscovered acts, major-label signees and emerging blog stars converge at the 7th annual hip-hop festival

• by Rodney Carmichael
• Tags: Cover story, A3C, hip-hop, Cover Story

Ying Yang Twins and dead prez ain't nothin' but a political party

Two of rap's most divergent acts find common ground at A3C Fest

• by Rodney Carmichael
• Tags: Cover story, A3C, hip-hop, dead prez, Ying Yang Twins, Kaine, stic.man, It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop, Get Low

Kosha Dillz and Freeway speak in tongues before A3C

Two MCs. Two religions. One mic.

• by Rodney Carmichael
• Tags: Cover story, Kosha Dillz, Freeway, A3C, hip-hop

For Pill and Freddie Gibbs, distance is strictly business, never personal

Collaborators turned competitors take similar paths to stardom

• by Maurice Garland
• Tags: Cover story, Pill, Freddie Gibbs, A3C, 187 Proof, Do Wrong, Run Up 2 Me, Womb 2 the Tomb

Five things to add to your A3C to-do list

Highlights and high times at Atlanta's seventh annual hip-hop smorgasbord

• by Rodney Carmichael
• Tags: Cover story, hip-hop, A3C, Smoke DZA, Grand Wizzard Theodore, 9th Wonder, Eternia, Big Daddy Kane

The Ides of March's political drama earns a vote of no confidence

George Clooney's campaign film relies on superficial charms

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Movie Review, Movies, The Ides of March, Ryan Gosling, George Clooney

Restless makes audience sleepy with twee romance

Gus Van Sant's death-obsessed teens avoid comedy or drama

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Movie Review, Movies, Restless, Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska

Hollywood Product: Real Steel

Hugh Jackman's rock 'em sock 'em robot has too much mettle

• by Edward Adams
• Tags: Hollywood Product, Real Steel, Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lily, Boxing, Sci-Fi

Tom Zarrilli captures yard sale kitsch and culture

Local photographer presents the art of others' private junk at Callanwolde

• by Felicia Feaster
• Tags: A&E Feature, Tom Zarrilli, yard sales, Yard Sale Addict, kitsch, Callanwolde Gallery

How to rescue an Atlanta theater

Georgia Shakespeare, Actor's Express and other local playhouses take steps to stay open

• by Curt Holman
• Tags: Theater Review, Actor's Express, Theatre in the Square, The Glass Menagerie, Georgia Shakespeare

Sahr Ngaujah brings the iconic FELA! to life

Atlanta-trained actor and director portrays the rebel musician in touring Broadway musical

• by Catherine Maddox
• Tags: Q&A, Sahr Ngaujah, Fela!, Broadway, Theater, Fela Kuti

The Sexorcist says goodbye

Michael Alvear looks back at the most memorable sex and dating questions

• by Michael Alvear
• Tags: The Sexorcist, Atlanta Sex, Atlanta dating, LGBT, Kegel exercises

Guide to Pride 2011

Atlanta's 10 best gay bars, LGBT-owned local businesses, a Q&A with queer collective GlitterBomb! and the best Pride events

• by Bobby Feingold
• Tags: Pride, Pride, Gay Pride, Atlanta Pride, LGBT, gay, lesbian, transgendered, Gay Atlanta, Cover Story

Gay agenda: Atlanta Pride 2011

The weekend's best events at the 41st annual LGBT festival

• by Bobby Feingold
• Tags: Pride, Pride, Atlanta Pride, Gay Pride, Gay}Lesbian, Transgendered, LGBT, Events

Top 10 gay bars in Atlanta

How do we love the city's LGBT nightlife? Let us count the ways.

• by Bobby Feingold
• Tags: Pride, LGBT, gay, lesbian, transgendered, nightlife, clubs, bars, Pride

Our favorite Atlanta gay-owned businesses

Local LGBT-owned shops, restaurants, tattoo parlors, gyms and more

• by CL staff
• Tags: Pride, LGBT, gay, lesbian, transgendered, Pride, Gay-owned business, Lesbian-owned business

Queer activists GlitterBomb! blitz Pride

The LGBT group aims to bring radical politics back into gay life

• by Catherine Maddox
• Tags: Pride, GlitterBomb!, activism, LGBT, gay, lesbian, transgendered, Will & Grace