Interview With Kristian Nairn- DJ Hodor in the House
Kristian Nairn may not be the world’s most unlikely celebrity. But considering he’s 6’11” tall, built more like Andre the Giant than Brad Pitt,…
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Mad Max Fury Road Review
Roaring, snarling, screeching into multiplexes this weekend, Mad Max: Fury Road does not disappoint. It’s currently sitting at 98%+ positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the very…
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ROYAL THUNDER- CROOKED DOORS REVIEW
A lot has happened in the three years since Atlanta’s Royal Thunder released its swampy, cryptic 2012 debut, CVI. Most significantly, bassist/vocalist Mlny Parsonz…
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2015 SPRING FASHION GUIDE
With a metrosexual (do people still use that word?) guy, a buxom blonde and a trend-bucking teen living in the same household, finding fashion…
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Merchants of Doubt Review (2015’s Most Important Movie)
Merchants of Doubt is arguably the most important documentary of the past decade, since Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth sounded the global alarm over climate…
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Robin Lord Taylor Reinvents The Penguin on Gotham
Empire is undoubtedly the hottest new show of this TV season. But Gotham, which is set in Gotham City shortly after the murder of…
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Spring Festivals in Atlanta
When you consider our blazing hot summers and relatively short winters, perhaps it’s no surprise that spring ranks as a favorite season for…
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José González- Vestiges & Claws Review
José González was born in Sweden in 1978, two years after his academic psychologist father, mother and older sister escaped the military junta that…
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An Honest Liar Movie Review
A renowned magician spends much of his life’s first 80 years exposing fraud and deception, then later proves to have a secret or two…
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Mr. Turner Movie Review
Veddy British auteur Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake) is known for his distinctive “kitchen sink realism” approach to filmmaking. Rooted in his…
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Best Food in Atlanta: 10 Dishes to Try Before You Die
Creating a list of the “best” of anything is an act of sheer hubris that practically begs for criticism. According to TripAdvisor, metro Atlanta…
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Ralph Stanley and Friends- Man of Constant Sorrow Review
Ralph Stanley may not have invented bluegrass, but– at age 87– he’s old enough to have performed with the man who did. Growing up in…
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Predestination Review
Based on “All You Zombies,” a short story by sci-fi legend Robert A. Heinlein (Stranger In A Strange Land, Starship Troopers), Predestination– which comes…
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Damien Rice- My Favorite Faded Fantasy Review
Released in 2002, Damien Rice’s O was arguably among the most critically acclaimed debut albums ever released by a singer-songwriter. It also provided…
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The 10 Best TV Shows of 2014
Let’s address the elephant in the room right out of the gate, shall we? The notion of a Top 10 anything is not only…
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Wild Review
Based on Cheryl Strayed’s memoir of the same name, Wild tells the story of a woman who is thoroughly lost in life and decides…
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The Touré-Raichel Collective: The Paris Sessions Review
An Israeli Jew and a West African Muslim walk into an airport… It may sound like the opening line to a decidedly un-p.c….
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American Sniper Review
Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort tells the true story of US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history (with…
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Unbroken Review
Angelina Jolie’s second directorial effort clearly aspires to be the sort of inspirational story of “Survival, Resilience and Redemption” that Oscar dreams are made…
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Dirty Daddy: Bob Saget Interview on Comedy, Tragedy & Growing Up
About 8 years ago, not long after The Aristocrats came out and re-ignited Bob Saget’s career, I had the good fortune of catching him…
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