Cover Story
‘To hell with country’
Our no-holds-barred interview with Merle Haggard
The Blotter
The body of a man found in the DeSoto Hilton last week was confirmed as that of missing soldier Robert Hornbeck. An autopsy conducted by a medical examiner from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled the death to be accidental, caused by “sharp/blunt force injuries” that are “consistent with being struck and pinned down by…
Featured review: United 93
Writer-director Paul Greengrass’ superb 9/11 docudrama United 93 is one of those movies that should be seen, but it’s understandable that many viewers won’t want to see it, and no amount of critical hosannas will change their minds. We all know the tragic yet inspiring saga of what happened on this particular airplane on that…
Now Showing
RV – One would have to travel deep into the 1990s — during the era of Mrs. Doubtfire and The Birdcage — to find a comedic Robin Williams performance that was more than simply incessant and annoying shtick. RV, therefore, marks the first time in at least a decade that Williams merges his patented humor…
News of the Weird
Extreme Jewelry Salt Lake City fashion designer Jared Gold recently began offering jeweled brooches featuring brightly colored Swarovski crystals affixed to a live, 3-inch-long Madagascar hissing cockroach that a woman can allow to roam a short distance around her dress or jacket via a silver chain affixed to the roach’s back. The brooch sells for…
Community: Sex offender sites often mislead
Richard Dwayne Wingster, Wingster admitted to the assault, but the incident happened when he was 16. That means if he’s convicted of third-degree criminal sexual misconduct, you will never see his picture on a sex offender registry in Georgia because he was a juvenile. There were 107 reports of sexual crimes from Jan. 1 to…
Redemption
Fowl Brick Theatre and Studio West Productions present Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Art Patrol
Local exhibits and openings
Music Menu
A quick look at live gigs around town this week
Connect Recommends
Our picks for most noteworthy gigs this week
Letters to the Editor
Air quality action needed Editor, Thank you so much for your recent Earth Day 2006 issue. I found a number of items of interest and was pleased to see such focus on getting the word out about protecting our environment. “Our Dark Secret” by Stacey Kronquest really hit a nerve. My wife, too, suffers from…
Fishman: open letter to Bob Isaacson
Is there any way you can reconsider your plans for turning the parking lot on East Broad Street between 38th and 39th streets into a Family Dollar?
Letters to the Editor
Air quality action needed Editor, Thank you so much for your recent Earth Day 2006 issue. I found a number of items of interest and was pleased to see such focus on getting the word out about protecting our environment. “Our Dark Secret” by Stacey Kronquest really hit a nerve. My wife, too, suffers from…
