Andisheh Nouraee
Hickory Controversy
I have recently become aware of a controversy within the hickory measurement community.
Was the U.S. invasion of Iraq ever popular?
I remember the country turning against the war, but did the country ever really support the war? Democrats won control of Congress in 2006, in part because the catastrophic War On Terror™ turned voters against Bush and Republicans. At least…
Atlanta’s Best Season
Autumn gets the glory and the cinnamon and nutmeg-flavored coffee drinks, but Atlanta’s best season is late winter. The mornings are cold, the afternoons are warm, the trees are naked.
Sleepfluencer
Everybody's good at something. Turns out I'm very good at lying still in my bed for eight hours at a time.
Super Bowl el-vee-ay-ay-ay
I once met Bern Nadette Stanis on my lunch break
On April 17, 2017 I walked to lunch at Peachtree Center and Bern Nadette Stanis (aka Thelma from Good Times) was in the food court selling books and photos. $20 very well spent.
Iron Sheik was a Real American
When the Iron Sheik died in June, Atlanta Magazine asked me to write a short remembrance. I wrote about how he used humor to transform his public persona from heel to hero.
Twitter was a joke genre that I’ll miss.
Like New Yorker cartoons, Twitter jokes are a genre that only make sense because of the medium. I’ll miss that and feel petty for hating the owner more for ruining my phone than I do for his naked fascism.
Tips for reporters who can’t get Taylor Swift tickets
Taylor Swift tickets are the most in-demand concert tickets in my social circle since 2001 when Radiohead played at Stone Mountain. I’m not comparing their commercial stature – I’m saying my social circle has changed. In 2001 it seemed like…