Is Brian Bannon Atlanta’s best stand-up comedian? I think so, but who am I to say? I also think that the cafeteria at the Dekalb Farmers Market is the best restaurant in the city. How about I just say that…

The dish in front of me is grey and shiny. “Russian dog,” says my waitress Nancy. “Big dog,” I reply.“Yes,” she says. “Big dog’s penis…” Read the rest of the story here Or better yet, listen to the excellent podcast.…

French newspaper says Saudis believe bin Laden deadSep 23 6:38 AM US/Eastern A French newspaper published what it said was a report by the country’s intelligence services that said Saudi Arabia believes Osama bin Laden died of typhoid in Pakistan…

“If Zach Braff is the voice of my generation, can’t someone please crush his larynx?” Josh Levin at Slate.com

This comes from Harry Shearer. The error and correction appeared in the LA Times. Scandinavian fest: A listing in Sunday Calendar said hot dogs would not be allowed at the Scandinavian Autumn Fest and Marknad on Sept. 17 at Vasa…

“The government of the United States doesn’t want peace. It wants to exploit its system of exploitation, of pillage, of hegemony through war.” -“President” Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, speaking to the United Nations on September 20, 2006. ****** Orinoco Belt…

I just returned from another infuriating visit to the Fulton County tag office on Pyror Street in lovely Downtown Atlanta. On one of the walls, there’s a pardon-our-progress sign requesting that visitors to the office be patient while the staff…

U.N. expert says torture in Iraq is “out of hand”Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:29pm ETBy Laura MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) – Torture is rampant in Iraqi prisons and police detention centers, and may be worse than under Saddam Hussein’s rule, a…

I’m doing a story for Creative Loafing about the 11 least influential Atlantans. Do you have any suggestions? The list is a mix of funny and serious. Last year’s “least influential” list included the chair of the Cobb County Democratic…