5 Atlanta events you don’t want to miss: October 4-10
Atlanta's version of Spain's Running of the Bulls, hip-hop's newest upcoming talent at A3C, and race handmade cars for a good cause.
What’s Filming in Atlanta Now? Oprah’s Greenleaf, True Memoirs of an International Assassin with Kevin James, and more
A new TV series from Oprah Winfrey, Greenleaf, sets up shop in Atlanta, along with True Memoirs of an International Assassin, starring Kevin James, and Netflix's Stranger Things, starring Winona Ryder. Plus—find out what Jennifer Lawrence is up to with Passengers and which project brought Wil Wheaton to town.
Field notes from a thrill-seeking dad
Repeat after me, young man: There is no shame in carrying a diaper bag.
Outside President Trump’s Georgia rally: Thousands of Kemp supporters, a jumbotron, and a bloody kiss
Inside the Middle Georgia Regional Airport hangar in Macon on Sunday, Donald Trump endorsed Brian Kemp and encouraged Republican supporters to vote. Outside in the overflow lot, there was a bit of excitement from counterprotesters and poor PA system.
Coretta Scott King
Her husband grew up in the heart of Auburn Avenue, the center of black America. She grew up on a cotton farm in rural Alabama. That made all the difference.
In Tune: Bryan-Michael Cox
Songwriter, producer, and four-time Grammy Award–winner Bryan-Michael Cox—aka B. Cox—is the man behind some of R&B’s biggest hits, including number ones for Usher (“Burn”), Mariah Carey (“Don’t Forget About Us”), and Mary J. Blige (“Be Without You”). The single thirty-one-year-old is based in Atlanta, but you’re just as likely to find him in L.A., Houston, or New York, writing for artists such as Toni Braxton, Ron I
What’s filming in Atlanta now? Lovecraft Country, The Conjuring 3, Waldo, Hillbilly Elegy, and more
Lovecraft County, a new HBO series from Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams, began filming in Atlanta in June, as did Ron Howard's film Hillbilly Elegy.
An artist’s unlikely inspiration: Walmart
Brendan O’Connell is painting bananas. Not particularly impressive specimens, either. They sit bunched and bruised beside his twelve-by-sixteen-inch canvas, which is balanced on a shopping cart at the front of a Walmart store in Tucker.
Five questions for Mary Williams
In her new memoir, "The Lost Daughter," Mary Williams traces the remarkable arc of her life, from the streets of Oakland to Ted Turner’s Georgia mansion. At age twelve, Williams attended a theater camp sponsored by actress/activist Jane Fonda.
Want to visit the MLK national park site? Dream on.
At the national park bearing his name, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to a crowd that did not arrive today. There would be no students, no awestruck pilgrims, no laughing children. His voice, and his incomparable “I have a dream” speech, was broadcast from speakers perched above his crypt, which is in the center privately run by his family. King’s words echoed over Auburn Avenue: “Free at last! Free at last!”
