Monday, March 1, 2010
News Don't Panic: Is Turkey’s military plotting to overthrow its government?
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Let's play trivia!
There's no cheating, so turn off your smart phones and shut down your computer or else you're disqualified (unless you're reading this on a computer or a smart phone, in which case, never mind).
OK, ready?
Q: Which NATO giant has a powerful and vocal ultra-nationalist minority that refuses to accept the result of the country's fair, democratic elections, in part because they worry their country's elected leader has a secret plan to fatally subvert the nation's constitution with Islam?
Um, maybe that's too vague. Let me rephrase.
Which NATO giant other than the United States?
You don't know!?! OK, here's a hint: The answer's in boldfaced type at the top of this page. That's right, Turkey!
Americans may kvetch about our poisonous, left vs. right, red vs. blue, donkey vs. elephant bipolar politics, but when it comes to internal strife, we've got nothing on our pals over in Turkey.
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(Photo illustration by Andisheh Nouraee)
News 5 things to do: Monday
Posted by Amber Robinson on Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM
1) The Reverend Horton Heat performs at the Earl.
2) Zainab Salbi lectures at Emory University's School of Law.
3) Dead Rabbits and Young Orchids play a free show at 529.
4) Charis Books & More screens For the Next 7 Generations.
5) Working Title Playwrights present The Ethel Woolsen Lab at Academy Theatre.
(Photo by Keith Martin)
Sunday, February 28, 2010
News Photo of the Day: Supercross
Posted by TL Pixley on Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Nearly 70,000 two-wheeled racing fans filled the Georgia Dome for the eighth stop on the 2010 Supercross tour to witness the intense racing action of their favorite riders over the 12-turn course that included an almost 90ft quad jump.
(Photo by Collin C. Chappelle)
News Streetalk: What movie theater has the best and worst popcorn?
Posted by Jeff Slate on Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Alain: Vegan popcorn at the Plaza. Popcorn by definition is vegan, but the toppings are vegan too. At Camp Creek it's probably not certified vegan and probably fake butter too. You do feel a bit more special at the Plaza that you're eating vegan. You're not hurting an animal in any way. Makes it taste a little better. They also have nutritional yeast to put on your popcorn and a little bit of a granola element that you won't have at Camp Creek. And they layer the butter at the Plaza too. That's service!
Diana: Popcorn at the Tara was chewy, so I took it back and told her could we please get a refill. She said sure but said when it's fresh it tastes chewy. So she brought another popcorn back and it was pretty much the same--chewy. I saw it popping so I knew it was fresh, but it was still chewy. So she was right. Their popcorn is chewy. It's like eating Styrofoam. Not really what you're looking for in your popcorn. Phipps is the best. A good amount of seasoning without being too salty. Hot, light and crispy and fluffy.
Jessica: The dollar theater on Roswell Road. They give you tons of options about the toppings you want to put on it. You put it on yourself which rocks, as many layers as many different flavors as you want. And if you get one of the big buckets you get free refills. It rocks hardcore. The worst is Riverstone Theater in Canton. I couldn't even enjoy the movie. I felt sick halfway and had to leave and go to the bathroom 'cause I didn't know whether I was going to make it. Way too oily.
News 5 things to do: Sunday
Posted by Amber Robinson on Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM
1) Henry Rollins performs at Variety Playhouse.
2) Spruill Center for the Arts hosts its annual jewelry market.
3) Title Tracks perform at Drunken Unicorn.
4) Atlanta Hawks play the Milwaukee Bucks.
5) Pat Dixon performs at the Funny Farm.
(Photo by Maura Lanahan)
Uncategorized 5 things to do: Sunday
Posted by Amber Robinson on Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM
1) Henry Rollins performs at Variety Playhouse.
2) Spruill Center for the Arts hosts its annual jewelry market.
3) Title Tracks perform at Drunken Unicorn.
4) Atlanta Hawks play the Milwaukee Bucks.
5) Pat Dixon performs at the Funny Farm.
(Photo by Maura Lanahan)
Saturday, February 27, 2010
News Died Young, Stayed Pretty examines the outsiders in the rock poster scene
Posted by Wyatt Williams on Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 8:00 PM
At the heart of Died Young, Stayed Pretty, Eileen Yaghoobian's documentary about rock poster artists, is a disregard for pleasing the masses. Like the artists she follows, Yaghoobian's film couldn't give two shits about the rules. There is no concise history of rock posters in Died Young, Stayed Pretty. It does not document some sort of rise or fall. No one explains how exactly the posters are made or who exactly the artists are and how exactly they relate to each other. Instead of an encyclopedic document, Yaghoobian has produced a psychological portrait of a distinctly related but fractured scene of contemporary artists.
Some people, even some of the artists in Died Young, Stayed Pretty, might bristle at the thought of calling these posters "contemporary art." The film makes no explicit arguments, instead letting the artists speak for themselves. Addressing the life of a poster after the gig, artist Art Chantry says, "It's an artifact. I make cultural artifacts. Some people think of it as detritus." These posters exist in that strange dimension between art and trash. They're framed in museums and torn from telephone poles. As Yaghoobian portrays them, the poster artists are comfortable in this liminal place.
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Read Wyatt's interview with Yaghoobian HERE.
(Photo Courtesy Eileen Yaghoobian)
News U.S. Rep. John Linder to not seek re-election
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Tyler at Peach Pundit reports that Congressman John Linder will not seek another term representing "a lot of that area you drive through to get to Athens, Ga." (Galloway's got some more info here.)
Linder, a Republican and vocal proponent of replacing federal income taxes with a national retail sales tax, made the announcement at Burning Man the grand opening of the Gwinnett GOP headquarters.
There's already some speculation as to who should jump in the race. Galloway says Senate Rules Chairman Don Balfour, who last year carried the controversial Senate Bill 31, is a possible contender.
Democrats who might be interested in launching a campaign should take note: The district is heavy Republican. Be prepared for candidates to babble on and on about the Socialist threat and hoist Pelosi pinatas at fundraisers.
(Photo courtesy John Linder's Visual Wonderland)
Uncategorized Scott Ingram works under pre-existing conditions
Posted by Deanna Sirlin on Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Scott Ingram's Solomon Projects exhibition, ...Through Line..., spans nine years of his work, which is hung, salon style, from floor to ceiling on the gallery walls. The geometric precision and balance with which the work is arranged influences the way we perceive and understand it in two important ways. First, the installation as a whole recalls a modernist geometric painting: The gallery walls become a canvas and the arrangement of the framed drawings resembles an abstract composition that calls to mind 20th-century artists such as Piet Mondrian or Theo van Doesburg. Second, Ingram worked for years as a museum installer. His knowledge of how the placement and framing of artwork affect the viewer is evident in the exhibition's setup. ...Through Line... is not only a collection of individual works but also a self-consciously designed environment.
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(Photo Courtesy Solomon Projects)
News The Blotter
Posted by Lauren Keating on Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 3:00 PM
WHEN ROOMMATES GO BAD: A 21-year-old woman said her roommate/boyfriend assaulted her at their apartment on Tumlin Street. She said she was asleep in her room when he started banging on her door, and accused her of eating his pizza. "He called her a bitch and demanded that she open the door," an officer wrote. Then, he apparently went away.
The woman said she left the apartment for a few hours – but when she returned, the roommate/boyfriend confronted her in the kitchen and said she owed him $10. "He then threw a fork at her, the fork struck her chest area, he then threw a knife toward her, but missed," an officer wrote.
The woman said she left the apartment and did not return. She reported the incident to Georgia Tech police, who notified Atlanta police. The next day, an Atlanta police officer escorted her to the apartment to gather her things. The roommate/boyfriend wasn't there. The woman said she only knows her roommate/boyfriend's first name – not his last name.
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(Illustration by Tray Butler)
