May 2012
18 posts
May 25th
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“Indeed, it’s a strange day in America when rappers take a more progressive...”
– Creative Loafing’s Rodney Carmichael on homophobia in black churches.
May 23rd
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Listen“More Than A Chicken,” aka the Bee...
May 21st
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May 20th
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WRITE CLUB Atlanta Ep. 41 | "Based on something... →
My Write Club Atlanta debut is now a podcast. In retrospect, I shouldn’t have done the poetry slam bit at the end. But, hey, live and learn. 
May 18th
Paul Krugman: Presidential Job Records →
Republicans create private-sector jobs, right?
May 18th
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May 14th
7 notes
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“[T]he public do not respond to pre-emptive appeals. You can argue that early...”
– Andrea Wander of Save The Children in the Guardian. It’s cheaper, more efficient and more humane to pay to stop a disaster than it is to pay to respond to a disaster. Still, we don’t do it.
May 14th
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Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes. We can put a stop to this. Please retweet. — Teju Cole (@tejucole) May 9, 2012
May 11th
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ListenP.D. Eastman’s classic “Go, Dog....
May 11th
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Obama Blasts Obama's Evasive Stance On Gay... →
May 9th
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WatchWatch
This is more about Stephen Colbert than it is about Maurice Sendak, but it’s still great to watch.
May 8th
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May 6th
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May 3rd
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May 3rd
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“All he does is make scary noises about the deficit, with mood music, with organ...”
– Paul Krugman distills GOP budget hero Rep. Paul Ryan’s essence into a long sentence.
May 3rd
May 2nd
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Georgia Senate Irony Committee
Senate Ethics Committee now meeting. Kicked press and public out. Four state troopers guarding office. #transparency — Aaron Gould Sheinin (@asheinin) May 2, 2012
May 2nd
April 2012
9 posts
Apr 30th
4 tags
Black Larry King
So proud of my dear friend @KellyRowland for being named @PeopleMag’s #MostBeautiful Woman! — Black Larry King (@BlackLarryKing) April 25, 2012
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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“Maybe the next time interim president Dioncounda Traoré goes to Ouagadougou, he...”
– Gregory Mann of Africa Is A Country on how to get the English-language press to provide decent coverage of the political situation in Mali.
Apr 19th
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Black Larry King
For my money it doesn’t get any better than Donna Summer’s version of MacArthur Park. #kingsthings — Black Larry King (@BlackLarryKing) April 16, 2012
Apr 16th
Apr 14th
13,211 notes
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“The Atlanta Regional Commission predicts that by 2040, our population will grow...”
– Elizabeth Florio of Atlanta magazine makes a compelling case for voting yes on July’s transportation sales tax referendum. Compelling and scary.
Apr 13th
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March 2012
21 posts
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Mar 31st
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“The neighborhood is a nightlife magnet for aspiring date rapists and the women...”
– Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood, according to Creative Loafing’s new neighborhood guide.
Mar 29th
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Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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ListenShe learned to say nice this week. I don’t...
Mar 28th
Mar 22nd
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Mar 20th
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“According to news reports, so-called “junior anchors” which...”
– An excerpt from today’s essential Atlanta reading, Thomas Wheatley’s “Walmart Cometh” in Creative Loafing.
Mar 16th
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“Don Balfour’s “screw you” attitude to his own constituents and the rest of...”
– Today’s essential Georgia reading, by Charlie Harper @IcarusPundit.
Mar 15th
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“Creative Loafing may survive and even once again thrive, but it’s hard to see...”
– Kevin Forest Moreau on yesterday’s terrible news that Creative Loafing dumped Besha Rodell, Curt Holman, Chante LaGon and Scott Henry. Not that you asked, but I’m sad and angry. Although I’m certain Besha, Chante, Curt and Scott will thrive, I’m sad that they have to go...
Mar 15th
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Newt gets coveted Chuck Norris endorsement →
Mar 13th
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Mar 10th
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Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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Mar 7th
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Is there a plausible scenario leading to a Newt... →
atlantamagazine: Andisheh Nouraee thinks not
Mar 6th
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“Democrats have their Sister Souljahs, but they don’t let them run the...”
– Timothy Noah, in the New Republic.
Mar 6th
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“Republican leaders are afraid of Rush Limbaugh. They want to bomb Iran, but...”
– George Will excoriates Republicans for their failure to harshly rebuke Rush Limbaugh’s vulgar, libelous attacks on Sandra Fluke.
Mar 5th
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Mar 3rd
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“I have heard it said by some fellow liberals that Breitbart was in fact a good...”
– On Making Yourself Right - Ta-Nehisi Coates - National - The Atlantic (via jasmined)
Mar 3rd
94 notes
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Mar 2nd
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Mar 1st
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February 2012
12 posts
ListenThey say the first step is admitting you have a...
Feb 25th