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High time
A talk with new Telfair director Steven High
Connect Recommends
Our picks for the most noteworthy live gigs around town this week
Music Menu
A quick look at some fo the live gigs going on around town this week
Fishman: Paradise for Peeping (at) Toms
Is there anything you want to know about the TomKat marriage? Anything you missed? Because heres the embarrassing thing: I can fill you in.
Letters to the Editor
Jennifer Ross doesn’t get an appeal Editor, Your Dec. 12 column by Brandon Blatcher “Round peg in a square hole” says that security cameras in the squares would not be a good idea. I believe they are not only needed, but should be accessible to the police department at all times. Also, some of the criminals…
The Blotter
• An extremely ill and frail hospice patient reported to police that her ex-fiance had been harassing her. The woman said the suspect had been making threats towards her and the facility she lives in. She said he had threatened to blow up the building and burn it down. She also said he constantly makes…
News of the Weird
Extreme Worship Christian stand-up comedian Brad Stine says his muscular GodMen revivals are a reaction to the “wuss-ification” of the Promise Keepers movement and encourage spiritual men to “cowboy-up” and “thank God for testosterone!” According to a December Los Angeles Times report, GodMen celebrates traditional male excesses, such as cussing, raucousness and sexuality. Added a…
Pop column: Scott Howard
Hello, and thanks for reading the first of what I hope will be billions upon billions of columns for Connect Savannah. In an age of rising deficits, increased nuclear proliferation, sky-high gas prices, corrupt government and the perpetual threat of terrorism at the hands of religious extremists, I will use this space to talk about…
Featured Review: Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd A fictionalized look at the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency, this is an unlikely candidate to enjoy a wide release during Christmas week. It’s methodical in its style and intelligent in its execution, which in some circles will translate as dull, slow-moving and impenetrable — hardly words anyone wants to hear…
Now Showing
Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson couldn’t even make it to the top on American Idol — what could she possibly bring to the big screen? If Dreamgirls is any indication, plenty. Delivering a knockout performance that all but dares the Academy to ignore her for a Best Supporting Actress nomination, Hudson is a revelation in the role…
New Years Rockin Highlights 2006
OK, by now everyone’s heard about the poor timing of New Year’s Eve celebrations this year, and the tsooris it’s causing bar and club owners, right? Well, in case you haven’t — here’s the deal: Because the holiday falls on a Sunday this year, and Georgia is one of the last states in the U.S.…
Best of the Blotter
• Employees at a medical office reported finding a harassing letter. The unknown suspect slipped the letter through the building’s mail slot on a day when patients weren’t being seen and only employees were present. On those days, the doors are kept locked. For a few minutes in the afternoon, the employees were all in…
