Melt The Guns
Austin L. Ray came up to me the other day and said, “Hello, Andisheh Nouraee, how you would you fix Atlanta?” “Hello, Austin L. Ray, publisher of the How I’d Fix Atlanta essay series, thank you for asking me that…
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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…
Sleepfluencer
Everybody's good at something. Turns out I'm very good at lying still in my bed for eight hours at a time.
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.
There’s a new picture of downtown Atlanta emerging—but who will it be for?
For the January 2023 issue of Atlanta Magazine I spoke to the Darin Givens (@ATLUrbanist), Bem Joiner (Atlanta Influences Everything), Kelly Parry (Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association) and Rohit Malhotra (Center For Civic Innovation and the pending makeover of Downtown Atlanta…
How I’d Fix Atlanta
An essay I wrote about Atlanta last year: How I’d Fix Atlanta: More AtlantaAndisheh Nouraee Twelve years ago, Atlanta Magazine asked me to write some pithy advice to then-incoming ATL Mayor Kasim Reed. If I’d known then what I know…
Who is Downtown for? My latest for Atlanta Magazine
I wrote a piece for the January 2023 issue of Atlanta Magazine about Downtown Atlanta. It’s subscriber-only for the moment, so subscribe. It’s a great magazine despite them hiring me on occasion.