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Oscars Get Personal with Sweet Support from the Academy
Like millions of movie fans, Jim Farmer will be glued to the tube for Sunday’s Academy Awards. But this year, Farmer — a lifelong Oscar fanatic — has an extra reason to be excited. The Academy of...
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Relax, Atlanta: Manuel’s Tavern Isn’t Going Anywhere
In the video, spokesman Angelo Fuster clears up the confusion about Manuel’s. Facebook and Twitter were all abuzz this morning over news about beloved Manuel’s Tavern being closed to make room for a...
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‘Midnight in the Garden’ Goes Multimedia — Now there’s an App for That
A good story will always find new ways to be told, and here’s proof featuring one of the most popular tales of the last 20 years. First, back in 1994, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” was a...
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What’s His Story: From Atlanta to Uganda in the Fight Against AIDS
Erik Friedly, former spokesman for the Atlanta Opera and the Fulton County district attorney, has taken his communications skills as far from home as possible: to Africa. He moved to Uganda in January...
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How a History of Computers Will Make You a Better Communicator
Walter Isaacson tried something different as he was finishing his newest book, “The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.” In the acknowledgements,...
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See Why Inman Park Remains an Atlanta Jewel — PHOTOS
One of Atlanta’s oldest and best neighborhoods is gearing up for its yearly party this weekend. But the story of its recent, ongoing growth spurt goes beyond the 44th Inman Park Spring Festival and...
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Bringing Men Easy Tips, Fashion Advice from Online to Real Life
Aaron Marino likes to tell a story about a friend named Steve. “He had a hot date coming up,” Marino recalls. “And, not knowing what to wear, he asked me for some suggestions. I said, ‘Why don’t I...
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Love for Atlanta’s New Icon Looks Like a Good Sign: PHOTOS
(Click the pics above to enlarge; mouse over for captions.) The sign for Ponce City Market went up Sunday, and Atlanta’s newest icon was met with spontaneous applause from onlookers on the BeltLine....
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One of Atlanta’s Most Exciting Chefs Takes It to the Streets
The Westside Provisions District Farmers Market, which just started for the season, was humming Sunday with sunny browsers picking up produce, handmade candles and kimchi. But the draw for me was Chef...
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How to Link Your Love for Food and Travel
Everybody loves food and travel, right? Put them together and you have a dream vacation when you’re traveling, or a great itinerary when guests come. Millions of Americans consider the availability of...
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Storytelling Lessons from Broadway and Atlanta Stages
Storytelling thoughts from a recent trip to New York, where I caught a couple of master classes about character, point of view and theme on Broadway — both with some great songs, too. “Book of Mormon”...
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Gay Parents: A Short and (Very) Sweet Story
Doug Brooks (left) and Rusty Wolf (right) with their kids. Gay parents? Sure. And also great parents. Gay parents might be a fairly new topic. But it’s also a hot one. This post has garnered more page...
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Why you need to support independent bookstores like this one
In recognition of Independent Bookstores Day (Saturday, May 29), I’m republishing this profile of Atlanta’s indomitable A Cappella Books, a real treasure, from a couple of years ago. Like newspapers...
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What’s Her Story: Cartoonist carries on the ‘Peanuts’ Legacy
Cartoonist Paige Braddock, creative director of Snoopy Inc. For cartoonist Paige Braddock, the “Peanuts” gang means spreading sweet bliss every day of the year. She is the creative director at Charles...
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Gay parents: Girl’s sweet video says all you need to know
Doug Brooks (left) and Rusty Wolf (right) with their kids a few years ago. Gay parents? Well, sure. And also great parents. Gay parents might be a fairly new topic — or, at least, it might seem new to...
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Reinvent yourself: What you need to write Act 2 of your life
“Reinvent yourself” is a modern mantra for countless Americans. In the years since digital disruption and the economic recession, we still see proof all around us. So many Americans are having to...
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