Creative Loafing Atlanta

Morning Newsdome: Discovery Channel gunman learned how to make weapons from ... the Discovery Channel

atlonline@cln.com (Bobby Feingold) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:46:21 -0400

>> Eight Pakistani military officers, including a two-star admiral, flying from Washington DC to Tampa were thought to be terrorists after one tired officer remarked, "I hope this is the final plane to the destination." Just goes to show you not to make annoying chit-chat on planes.…

The Libertines, Crowded House, Band Of Horses, Electric Six, Neil Young, Chunklet, Apple and Live Nation

atlonline@cln.com (Spencer Sloan) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:44:08 -0400

>> Libertines fans and Amy Winehouse fail to co-exist.

>> Golden God Robert Plant plays secret Band Of Joy show in a former church, fails to be struck down by vengeful, cloud-lounging God.…

Jay Reatard tribute goes down at Lenny's Sat., Sept. 4

atlonline@cln.com (Chad Radford) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:37:39 -0400

Jay Day takes over Lenny's Sat., Sept. 4, with a tribute to the late Memphis punk icon Jay Reatard. Several bands, including Customers, Sarin McHugh and the Everymen and Hip to Death are playing a handful of Jay Reatard covers along with some original numbers as well.…

Lunch at Empire State South

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:00 -0400

I went to lunch Tuesday at the new Empire State South, the restaurant opened in Midtown by Hugh Acheson, owner-chef of Five & Ten and the National in Athens. Nick Melvin, formerly of Parish, is the day-to-day chef of the restaurant.…

Dragon*con countdown: Patrick Burns, paranormal investigator

atlonline@cln.com (Curt Holman) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:09:46 -0400

Every year, Dragon*Con’s celebrity guest list includes more than TV/movie actors with cult followings. Culture Surfing counts down to the Labor Day fantasy convention with a series of short profiles of Dragon*Con guests who specialize in more surprising disciplines.…

Food Find: Sublime Doughnuts' birthday box

atlonline@cln.com (Jennifer Zyman) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Sublime's doughnut box has become the go-to gift for doughnut-addicted friends by Jennifer Zyman "How are you doing today, beautiful?" asks Kamal Grant, the baseball hat-clad owner and head mad scientist of Sublime Doughnuts. "Good, good," I say, blushing a little at Grant's sweet-talking, which he lays on as thick as his doughnuts' chocolate frosting.…

T.I. and Tiny arrested in L.A. for drug possession

atlonline@cln.com (Rodney Carmichael) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:53:19 -0400

If this is true, dude is a total moron and the name of his upcoming album, King Uncaged, is an oxymoron:

Grammy-winning rapper T.I., who is still on probation after spending time behind bars on gun charges, was arrested along with his wife on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car, authorities said.

The Wednesday night arrests for possession of a controlled substance occurred in West Hollywood during a traffic stop, Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Mark Pope told The Associated Press.…
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5 things today

atlonline@cln.com (Amber Robinson) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:18 -0400

1) Alliance Theatre stages Twist.
2) Georgia State University goes up against Shorter College in its first football game.
3) Emmitt-Nershi Band plays Smith's Olde Bar.
4) Bike MS: Cox Atlanta Rides benefits the local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at Laughing Skull Lounge.
5) Stockholm Syndrome plays the Buckhead Theatre.…

5 things today

atlonline@cln.com (Amber Robinson) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:16 -0400

Artists to watch

atlonline@cln.com (CL staff) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:05:00 -0400

Eight of Atlanta�s most interesting talents --and where to catch them this fall by CL staff]]> [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Free Will Astrology

atlonline@cln.com (Rob Brezsny) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

VIRGO: "The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer; it's that there are so many answers," said folklorist Ruth Benedict. by Rob Brezsny VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer; it's that there are so many answers," said folklorist Ruth Benedict. That's always true, of course, but it's especially apropos for you right now.…

Ann-Marie Manker paints bright fantasies of dark times

atlonline@cln.com (Wyatt Williams) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

The busy artist is showing a new body of work for Whitespace Gallery called Softcore War, opening Sept. 10. by Wyatt Williams Ann-Marie Manker is among the busiest artists in Atlanta. Aside from teaching at SCAD and directing the new Kibbee Gallery, her drawings and paintings showed at the Roq la Rue Gallery in Seattle earlier this summer, and are currently on view at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. And all this while she works on a new body of work for Whitespace Gallery called Softcore War, opening Sept. 10.…

What's the last thing you should do before summer ends?

atlonline@cln.com (CL staff) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

The Last Word by CL staff Every week we ask our friends on Facebook, Twitter, and the comments section below a pressing question, and the best answers appears in print. Make sure you follow us @cl_atlanta or are a fan so you can be part of the conversation.…

Ancestral gods, force-feeding babies and more

atlonline@cln.com (Chuck Shepherd) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

by Chuck Shepherd Updates: The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain's Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during a 1974 visit to Tanna's mother nation of Vanuatu) and believe he promised he would return for good on his 89th birthday (June 10, 2010). Although the prince has kept in touch, he failed to show up for the grand celebration, but fortunately, Scottish university student Marc Rayner was on the island, working as a volunteer teacher, and stepped in for the prince, which meant that he and not the duke of Edinburgh got to wear the "formal" ceremonial penis sheath appropriate for such special events.…

Jamie Iredell, Amy McDaniel and Blake Butler are anal in all the right ways

atlonline@cln.com (Wyatt Williams) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

The authors formed the upstart reading series "Solar Anus" to focus on upcoming and established authors from the world of small presses and indie lit by Wyatt Williams "The solar annulus is the intact anus of her body at eighteen years to which nothing sufficiently blinding can be compared except the sun, even though the anus is night," reads the last line of Georges Bataille's "The Solar Anus," the surrealist text for which authors Blake Butler, Jamie Iredell, and Amy McDaniel named their upstart reading series in October 2008. The three writers were practically strangers when they formed Solar Anus.…

Bizarre crimes from Atlanta police reports

atlonline@cln.com (Lauren Keating) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

by Lauren Keating On a recent Sunday morning, a 45-year-old woman said she spotted her 27-year-old boyfriend talking to another woman outside of a house on Boulevard. The woman said she went over and sat on a nearby wall, and her boyfriend grabbed her by the arm and tried to pull her into the house with one hand, while holding up his baggy pants with the other, an officer noted.…

Jill Hames means business — funny business

atlonline@cln.com (Curt Holman) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

The Atlanta actress, used to playing bubbly comedies, challenged herself with a dramatic role by Curt Holman Atlanta actress Jill Hames doesn't exactly run away from her stage image as a bubbly wisecracker. She wears a "Cutie Pie" T-shirt to an interview and, whether in person or on Facebook, makes jokes with the frequency of a wacky neighbor on a sitcom.…

Why ATL needs Black Pride

atlonline@cln.com (Raymond R. Duke) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

Gay forebears who fought for rights, acceptance, and respect need to be celebrated and remembered by Raymond R. Duke As an event that stands apart from next month's broader Gay Pride Festival, this weekend's Black Gay Pride is necessary to Atlanta because it speaks to our culture and our need for affirmation, acceptance and respect. Atlanta is full of proud black gay people.…

Jason Freeman brings punk rock's boundary-busting ideas to classical music

atlonline@cln.com (Cinque Hicks) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

Freeman's projects of the last decade have been devoted to getting regular folks to participate in "art music" by Cinque Hicks One of the animating forces behind the early punk scenes in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., was the fact that many of the musicians made almost no distinction between themselves and their audiences. In those DIY days, the musicians were on stage not because they were doing something you couldn't do, but precisely because they were doing something you could — and often did — do.…

Brent Bomber, dungeon owner and swinging party promoter

atlonline@cln.com (Thomas Wheatley) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

51-year-old Atlanta native Brent Bomber opened a commercial dungeon filled with whips, chains and flogging benches. by Thomas Wheatley Editor's note: First Person is a series of commentaries that gives voice to those not commonly heard in Atlanta media. As told to Thomas Wheatley.…

Anne Dennington energizes the public art scene with Flux Projects

atlonline@cln.com (Wyatt Williams) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

Executive director Anne Archer Dennington has helped the Louis Corrigan-founded Flux Projects set a new agenda for public art by Wyatt Williams Barely seven months after public arts organization Flux Projects produced its first official event, it's hard to imagine the Atlanta art scene without it. While the recession has forced some arts organizations to cut back, executive director Anne Archer Dennington has helped the Louis Corrigan-founded organization set a new agenda for public art.…

Partying 101

atlonline@cln.com (J. Winter) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

Eye candy and nose candy for Emory students at Famous Pub and Maggie�s by J. Winter Walking through the immense shopping center parking lot, it's nearing midnight and Jon Slay issues a prophetic warning: "Every time I've been here, I've either seen a fight or been involved in a fight." Moments later, the commotion arrives on cue.…

Fall Arts Highlights

atlonline@cln.com (CL staff) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

Best bets for plays, exhibits, film fests and more by CL staff BOOKS ATLANTA QUEER LITERARY FESTIVAL Fourth annual event will feature open mic events, panel discussions, readings and book signings around town.…

Why do you soon feel hungry again after eating Chinese food? Or do you?

atlonline@cln.com (Cecil Adams) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

It's not that Chinese food left you feeling hungry, but that standard American diet left you feeling exceptionally full. by Cecil Adams I've heard it often said and experienced it myself on various continents (including Asia): You enjoy a terrific Chinese, or Thai, or Malay dinner, only to feel hungry again a short while later. Is this our imagination playing a trick on us appreciators of Chinese cuisine?…

He'd rather yawn than spawn. What's a girl to do?

atlonline@cln.com (Michael Alvear) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0400

They used to have sex all the time, but now only when she nags hIm for it.� What's wrong?� by Michael Alvear My fiancé and I have been together for a while and before we moved in together we had sex several times a month. Then we moved in together.…