Atlantans Find Their Inner Inventors At Maker Faire
Ever wonder where you can watch a drone race, turn a lathe, solder some metal and learn more about being creative in your own life?
View ArticleWriter Jamie Iredell On The Book That Got Zombies Right
Jamie Iredell’s latest book, "Last Mass," is a memoir that juxtaposes his own Catholic upbringing in California with that state's troubled colonial history. Iredell is known for writing that's often...
View ArticleNo Gallery? No Problem. Advice On Making Your Own Art Show
It can be hard work making a start in the art world.As someone starting out, how do you get to the point where an art gallery will take a second glance at your work … if it’s never been shown in an...
View ArticleGa. Family Life With Alzheimer’s Documented In Photos
A photograph shows a cane, a walker and a wheelchair lined up against a wall. These objects tell a story of the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in one household. It's just one photo that’s emerged...
View ArticleAuthor Etgar Keret Reconciles With Reality In New Memoir
In the surreal short stories of EtgarKeret, a man’s lies might come to life in a dreamlike world. Or a stranger might knock on your door, hold you at gunpoint, and refuse to leave until you've told him...
View ArticleChef Kevin Gillespie On The Book That Made Him Respect Food
Kevin Gillespie always knew he loved to cook. He even famously turned down admission to MIT to pursue his dream of becoming a chef.
View ArticleAtlanta Clinic Battles Phobias Using Virtual Reality
When you think of virtual reality, maybe you think of video games that immerse you in fantastical worlds where you might fly, fight bad guys or do other things you’d — probably — never do in real life.
View ArticleRetiring ATL Urbanist Offers Ideas For A Better Atlanta
How does the look of a street affect the lives of those who live there? How does the color of our skin determine where we're likely to live in Atlanta? And what on earth should we do about the downtown...
View ArticleLance Ledbetter On The Liner Notes That Changed His Life
Lance Ledbetter runs the record label Dust to Digital here in Atlanta, along with his wife, April. They specialize in high-quality reissues of music from all over the world, and they are probably...
View ArticlePianist George Winston On Music That Moves Beyond Genres
George Winston is probably best known for his contemplative piano compositions. He has 10 albums of piano music, including the 1982 album “December.” However, the composer and musician has lately moved...
View ArticleRemembering The Atlanta Minister Known As 'The Hurricane'
An Atlanta minister and musician known as “The Hurricane” has died. Rev. Johnny L . Jones preached to small congregations in the latter part of his life, but his charismatic style and prodigious...
View ArticleLaurel Snyder On The Book That Captures Childhood’s Complexity
How much real-world danger should we allow into the books our children read? That’s a question at the heart of this "Page-Turners" conversation with Laurel Snyder.Laurel Snyder writes books for...
View ArticleGeorge Saunders Twists Signature Style For Children’s Book
George Saunders, best-known for writing spare, satirical short stories that pack a dark comedic punch, has written a children’s picture book.
View ArticleAtlanta Chef Jim Stacy Plans To Say Goodbye To Corndogs
After eight years, red-bearded, tattooed TV chef Jim Stacy says he wants to sell Pallookaville, his carnival-themed restaurant and food truck in Avondale Estates. Stacy has cooked or eaten on shows...
View ArticleKeeping Southern Blues Alive In Sound And Image
Southern grassroots music has never come from a place of glitz and glamour.And now, some of its older practitioners are actually facing acute poverty. The nonprofit group Music Maker Relief Foundation...
View ArticleSTE(a)M Truck Brings Mobile Laboratory To Atlanta Schools
How do you close the classroom achievement gap between rich and poor when it comes to science and math education? An initiative called STE(a)M Truck believes you need to take the classroom out of the...
View ArticleAdvice On Talking About Art With Your Family
We don’t always see eye-to-eye with our loved ones when it comes to religion, politics … or art. That last topic is the focus of a recent essay by Jami Moss Wise in the online art publication "Burnaway."
View ArticleYoung, Black and On Trial: Book Looks At Life Of A ‘Monster’
A 16-year-old is on trial for a crime he may or may not have committed. His lawyer tells him things like, "You’re young. You’re black. You’re on trial. What more does the jury need to know?"It is a...
View ArticleAnsel Adams’ Son Explores His Father’s Photography Legacy
Ansel Adams’ dramatic black-and-white western landscapes made him a household name, and an exhibit at The Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, looks at how that came to be.“Ansel Adams:...
View ArticleSigns Of Economic Recovery In New Gwinnett Budget
Georgia’s second-most-populous county is picking itself up from the impact of the Great Recession. That’s if Gwinnett County’s new budget, approved Monday, is any indication.With a quick and unanimous...
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