Sammy and I enjoyed talking to you at Segesta the other day. Remarkable that you remembered having seen us before at Selinunte, specifically, you remembered Sammy from her somewhat distinctive hat. We were once again struck by the language skills of so many we encounter in Europe. We have trouble crafting a sentence in English [...]

Sammy tells me that we are looking out from this lovely balcony at the Tyrrhenian Sea. I can tell you it is a calm vastness of water, a blue that would be at home painted on the walls of our Virginia Highland home, and it extends to a soft, defocused horizon. Our home here for [...]

Ten years ago today the original iPod was introduced. (Ours is on a shelf next to a Brownie camera in our dining room.) Sixty years ago last Thursday the CBS ‘eyemark’ logo created by William Golden and taken and ran with by legendary CBS design guy Lou Dorfsman was introduced. (Dorfsman’s book about his CBS [...]

Spending a little of my time away from the hospital wandering around, and on Sunday morning I decided to wander over to one of the Best Buys—Lansing is Apple Store free. Sure enough, there was a lineup of maybe 20 folks at the door, and although that translated to a line of maybe a dozen [...]

There’s a fair amount of consensus among the online sources I read that Apple is at least neglecting, if not outright abandoning the pro marketplace, and more specifically the world of television professionals. Today brought an Ars article entitled Why the video pros are moving away from Apple. I read reports of large production houses [...]

I’m sitting on the futon couch in Sammy’s dad’s living room, and her dad is paging through this morning’s NY Times, which shows up at 4 am in the mailbox across the road, along with the Wall Street Journal, which Sammy’s brother Gordy is reading. Their postures are remarkably similar in the way that direct [...]

Take advantage of great Spring Break rates in Atlanta! Stay a minimum of three consecutive nights between April 4 - April 30 and enjoy great savings. The Spring Breakaway in Atlanta includes: • Accommodations for one night • Minimum three-night consecutive stay required between 4/4 and 4/30/11

It’s all about keeping the “Wows” coming. That’s what Georgia Aquarium president David Kimmel told our crowd last night at a preview of the AT&T Dolphin Tales. Tickets: You can purchase tickets georgiaaquarium.org. The show may sell out so purchase tickets for Dolphin Tales in advance. With admission to the Aquarium, tickets are Adult, $37.45; Child (age 3-12), $25.95; Senior (age 65 and up), $30.45.

I often find myself needing cheese for dinner. (Here’s a little insight into my culinary prowess: melt cheese on or into whatever it is you’re cooking, and it will taste better). I work in midtown and live just east of downtown and thus constantly curse the lack of “pick up some cheese on the way [...]

? What Now, Atlanta? reported Tuesday that Atlantic Station will end it’s first-two-hours-free parking policy next week. Here’s the new parking policy (PDF). Making a purchase at any Atlantic Station store, restaurant or food truck will earn visitors two hours of parking validation. Validation at the movie theater will tack on another two free hours. [...]

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Sub Pop by Gabe Vodicka In following up the beautiful sounds but lightweight songs of Teen Dream, Maryland downer-pop duo Beach House has recorded yet another album that will be relentlessly described as "dreamy." (I'm in the process of inventing an equally useless word to replace that poor browbeaten adjective.…

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Mayor Kasim Reed is likely kicking his heels together after learning that the city, environmentalists, and state and U.S. regulators have struck a deal that could allow Atlanta an additional 13 years to complete the remaining $445 million of sewer repair projects required by the federal government. The Atlanta City Council must still OK the deal, which would then be subject to public comment and, if necessary, ultimate approval by the United States District Court.…

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The Buford Highway dive and its devotees by Brad Kaplan The Rusty Nail Pub, or just "the Nail" to its regulars, belongs to that strange group of restaurants and bars on and around Cheshire Bridge Road that seem to reside in a bygone era — familiar names like the Colonnade, the Red Snapper, Nino's, and Alfredo's. These places are old, especially in this town where new restaurants have a half-life measured in months rather than years.…

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The 2012 James Beard Foundation Book Awards were announced over the weekend. Among the winners was Atlanta's very own Hugh Acheson (no surprise there).…

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There was a simpler time ? i.e., earlier this morning ? when we were still naive enough as a species to believe that sunscreen was a good thing to put on our bodies because it prevents us from getting melanoma and dying. Well, according to WSB-TV, a brave Cobb County woman has come forward to reveal just how wrong we were about the deceptively insidious stuff ...

A Cobb County woman has a warning after trying to protect her skin cost her an electronic book reader.…

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>> Questlove remembers Adam "MCA" Yauch.

>> Rob Sheffield remembers Adam "MCA" Yauch.…

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This photo was taken at Graffiti Swag Barber Shop, which is tucked away in an unassuming strip mall on Roosevelt Highway in southwest Atlanta. In the photo a man named Kent, who also cuts hair at the shop, receives a trim from one of his coworkers.…

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As construction activity in Atlanta slowly starts to rebound from the economic crash, we once again face questions about how our neighborhoods will change. Here's one of 'em.…

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Monday, May 7

>> Acid Mothers Temple, the Phantom Family Halo, Scaffolds, Clang Quartet. $10-$12.…

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Buckhead Theatre Mon., May 7, 7 p.m. Eats & Beats. Children of Conservation will host Eats & Beats, a fundraising event featuring 25 of Atlanta restaurants and four chef bands, to kick off Dinner & A Cause Cards.…

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I?m not sure if this qualifies as an observation or a criticism, but as ?Game of Thrones?? second season goes along, I?m finding that the episodes blur together. The show?s premise, with a diverse group of primary characters spread across a couple of continents, requires that each installment be kind of samey, cutting back and forth between our favorite heroes and villains.…

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I just might have a new favorite donut in town. While I was able to resist (barely) the tempting display of Sublime Doughnuts on the counter at Octane one recent morning, my will was not so strong at Swit Bakery and Cafe, the newish place across the street.…

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