Yesterday I went the mailbox and took a peek at the letter on top and it had the dreaded jury duty return address on it. Yikes! I screamed. Then I breathed a big sigh of relief when I realized it was my partner who was on the hook, not me. That got me to wondering about the state of jury duty and if it is more of a hardship to businesses and individuals alike with the state of the economy and b...... [Show More]
Artist Avantika Bawa is interviewed in Creative Loafing’s “Spe akeasyR 21; this week. We had a chat with Avantika at the opening of her show “Perfect Distortions” at Saltworks .
Also, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center is accepting applications for artists’ studio spaces in the Conte mporary’ s Studio Artist Program, for 2009. Contemporary membership is not a ...... [Show More]
Tampa-Sarasota
Britney Spears , who has totally regained her hottie status , is back, and playing the St. Pete Times Forum on March 8. Here’s the info:
(TAMPA, FL) - Britney Spears will bring her highly anticipated The Circus Starring Britney Spears 20...... [Show More]
I’ve heard of T.I., but I couldn’t pick T.I. out of a lineup. badump tish
That was low, low, low. Had to throw it in though.
And apparently Ludacris and Young Jeezy came along as well.
Click here for a picture and a little background on the appearance .
Apparently 1,000 people came to see the rappers so that means that probably a lot less where at the event. Or maybe not, we a...... [Show More]
I haven’t gone to vote at my precinct yet, but I’m wondering what the Decatur voting lines are looking like.
My BFF Clark Wheatley reports no lines at his precinct this morning.
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I often occaisionally have harsh words for hip hop artists who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. But I can’t hate on the above picture of Ludacris and Jeezy at Jim Martin’s rally last night to get out the black vote in Georgia’s senate run-off election today. If Martin wins the seat Obama will basically be trump tight [holler at my auntie&rsq uo;s spad es lin...... [Show More]
colorado bail bonds Post Source: bailbondstips.com Posted: Dec 02 2008 14:53:29
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Lawsuit against mayor’s daugther settled The plaintiff, Free At Last Bail Bonds, sought $185,000 — but settled for $6,000. Source: blogs.crea tiveloafin g.com
What Will You Do for Your Family Member? What Will You Do for Your Family Member? By Lamp in Featured | 0 comments When a friend, aunt, uncle, mother, father, son, daughter, or anyone you love and care about winds up in trouble with the law and end up arrested and gets put in jail, it can be a hard time for everyone involved. Not only for the pe... [Show More]
Pro-Saxby Chambliss PAC uses Mohamed Atta (or tries to sneak it past ya) in ad : “But, of course, an ad like this isn’t intended to stand up to logical scrutiny. It’s intended to stoke people’s unreasoning fears through carefully chosen phrases — “crushing new taxes,” “radical agenda” etc. — and, of course, scary images that have an almost subliminal effect.”...... [Show More]
The Boston Globe reviews Robert Bolano’s 2666 .
Reviewing Roberto Bolano’s "2666" is like reviewing the ocean. To call it a thing of nearly unfathomable breadth elides the intimacy of experiencing it; to focus on the relentless, pounding rhythm of its violence does no justice to its shimmering beauty. One strains to make sense of it, intuits forces moving in the darkn...... [Show More]
Steve Fennessy reports that Sunday Paper publisher Patrick Best has offered $1 MILLION DOLLARS for Creative Loafing.
Andisheh responds (with his pinky finger at the corner of his mouth) over at Fresh Loaf.
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...y. Look at Radiohead, the British alternarockers gave away In Rainbows sound files and still topped the pop charts when they released the actual CD. The disc isn’t dead yet. Or is it????
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chaos at the loaf. Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 25 2008 18:51:31
wow things are not good these days at creative loafing .
most of you are probably already aware that the paper’s parent company is in bankruptcy after a poorly executed acquisition of alt-weeklies in dc and chicago, and if you follow the creative loafing blog you are aware that the paper fired editor ken edelstein yesterday in an apparent dispute over further cuts in the paper’s...... [Show More]
wow things are not good these days at creative loafing .
most of you are probably already aware that the paper’s parent company is in bankruptcy after a poorly executed acquisition of alt-weeklies in dc and chicago, and if you follow the creative loafing blog you are aware that the paper fired editor ken edelstein yesterday in an apparent dispute over further cuts in the paper’s...... [Show More]
civic literacy Post Source: www.recreatingtampa.com Posted: Nov 25 2008 16:15:35
Wayne Garcia at Creative Loafing saw the same Intercollegiate Studies Institute study I saw , but he also located the test they gave .
My score - “You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97%” [/blush]
You can take the test here ....... [Show More]
Radley Balko:
Wendy Whitaker, 29, has been on Georgia’s sex offender list for more than 12 years. Her crime? She performed oral sex on a high school classmate just after turning 17. The boy was just shy of his 16th birthday. Both were sophomores. Whitaker is now suing , claiming that given her crime, her sex offender status is cruel and unusual punishment.
After the inter...... [Show More]
One of the most important and somber days of the year for gay and transgender communities and our allies occurred last Thursday as communities around the world commemorated Transgender Day of Remembrance.
While these events are primarily a way to memorialize and honor the lives of transgender people, media plays a key role in illuminating transgender experiences. Accurate and fair portrayals of ...... [Show More]
Wendy Whitaker, 29, has been on Georgia’s sex offender list for more than 12 years. Her crime? She performed oral sex on a high school classmate just after turning 17. The boy was just shy of his 16th birthday. Both were sophomores. Whitaker is now suing , claiming that given her crime, her sex offender status is cruel and unusual punishment. After the interna...... [Show More]
Wendy Whitaker, 29, has been on Georgia’s sex offender list for more than 12 years. Her crime? She performed oral sex on a high school classmate just after turning 17. The boy was just shy of his 16th birthday. Both were sophomores. Whitaker is now suing , claiming that given her crime, her sex offender status is cruel and unusual punishment.
After the international uproar associated...... [Show More]
small bail bonds Post Source: bailbondstips.com Posted: Nov 22 2008 10:46:48
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Lawsuit against mayor’s daugther settled The plaintiff, Free At Last Bail Bonds, sought $185,000 — but settled for $6,000. Source: blogs.crea tiveloafin g.com
Finding a bail bondsman When a friend of mine needed a bail bondsman I did a bit of asking around to find out how to help her find one. Neither one of us was used to being in trouble, but due to a couple of drinks too many after a hard day at work and a little fender bender, […] Source: www.entert ainment-re viewplace. com ... [Show More]
Wheatley informs us that Atlanta won the American Express “Root For Your City” contes t, which awarded the major U.S. city with the most credit card usage $300,000 to plant native trees.
Pretty cool! The more carbon-dioxide sucking trees the better!
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If anyone is Atlanta, stop by my friends Thomas’ show at Opal Gallery. Thomas is an amazing amazing photographer, and a super cool guy.
[From Photographs by Thomas Dozol @ Opal Gallery Nov. 20 - Jan. 10 | Crib Notes ]...... [Show More]
to do list Post Source: burnaway.org Posted: Nov 21 2008 21:00:59
Photos by Jason Dozol at Opal Gallery
Bleeding hearts, ghost dancing savages, turkeys, pilgrims, and yes, even you “Big Angels”: my fellow Atlantans—you are beautiful.
We have work to do…
Friday:
For Book Lovers and Bleeding Hearts
Paperback Dreams
Free screening of a documentary about independent bookstores and grassroots movements. Sponsored by six local bo...... [Show More]
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