Andisheh Nouraee
WQXI Solid Gold Atlanta time capsule
I found this in my in-laws’ basement. It’s a 2-LP, genre-agnostic compilation released by WQXI 790AM radio (still on-air today as Atlanta Radio Korea). It used to be sports talk and way before that it was a hugely popular top…
Who is Viktor Bout?
The U.S. just got WNBA player Brittney Griner out of a Russian prison by trading imprisoned (in the U.S.) international arms dealer Viktor Bout. Bout has run guns for some of your favorite armies, including for the U.S. I wrote…
Wesley Willis at The EARL
I rescued some old hard drives today and found this photo I took of Wesley Willis at The EARL in East Atlanta. 2003 I think. He was a completely unique artist, a kind man, and he put on a great…
Brian Kemp threatened to withhold COVID supplies from Georgia hospitals because one of my Tweets showed the world how stupid he is.
In April 2020, Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp threatened to withhold lifesaving emergency COVID-19 support from a large Atlanta hospital system because one of my Tweets showed the world how murderously stupid he is. Here’s a screenshot of the Tweet,…
At these prices, workers of the world can’t afford NOT to unite.
Don’t Write Drunk
Loss Cat seems like it’s been part of intown Atlanta’s iconography forever, but before it became an icon, someone had to make it and other people had to start noticing it. The someone who made it is artist R. Land. I first…
Happy birthday to sweet, hairy babies Mathilde and Sarah
Favorite thing
I was asked Friday and again today to name my favorite thing I’ve written. I honestly can’t say, but aside from my column, my gun story from two summers ago still generates the most feedback. For a while, instead of…
Nigels with Attitude (XTC Tribute) at The Earl, Atlanta, April 14, 2010
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Nigels with Attitude (XTC Tribute) at The Earl, Atlanta, April 14, 2010, originally uploaded by andisheh. Here’s what I…