Sizing up the Atlanta Boat Show vs. the Atlanta Model Train Show
It’s the start of the 2016 trade show season, and this month hobbyists can take their pick between watercraft and miniature trains. Here’s what to expect at the two events.
Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain are unconventional
Every four years, TV executives agree to allow Democrats and Republicans to air lengthy political infomercials for free. These ads, better known as the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, are an opportunity for presidential candidates to pitch their candidacies to an audience considerably larger than the party die-hards they were talking to during primary season.
What are you doing this weekend? March 13-16
Time to break out everything green in your wardrobe. Since St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Monday, the Irish festivities will be celebrated in Atlanta all weekend long. Emerald not your color? No worries—this weekend has plenty of non-holiday happenings, too.
College football Hall of Fame serves as a high-tech pantheon to gridiron gods
When the college football Hall of Fame opens in downtown Atlanta on August 23, visitors can expect more than dusty artifacts and stern-faced busts. A high-tech pantheon to gridiron gods, the $66.5 million hall replaces old digs in South Bend, Indiana.
Photos: The Dresden Dolls perform at the Eastern
The "punk rock cabaret" duo the Dresden Dolls played to a packed Eastern on March 29. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: August 10-16
Dance with Beyoncé at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, celebrate reggae music in Piedmont Park, and see impressive chalk art in Duluth.
A quick guide to the Divine Nine
The legacy of historically Black sororities and fraternities dates back to the start of the 20th century. Four sororities and five fraternities, known collectively as the “Divine Nine,” make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Each of these organizations has its own colors, symbols, and calls that you’ll hear often during social gatherings, but all were established with the core value of uplifting the Black community through education, economic empowerment, and social change.
What’s filming in Atlanta now? Sextuplets, Doom Patrol, Avengers 4 (again), and more
Marlon Wayans plays sextuplets in a new Netflix film; the Avengers 4 team is back again for reshoots; and DC's Doom Patrol brings Alan Tudyk, Brendan Fraser, and Timothy Dalton to Atlanta.
Video of the Day: Annie Lennox performs “Georgia On My Mind”
When an artist covers a song, it can be seen as an improvement, an homage, or a desecration (see Madonna’s “American Pie”). But 1980s pop star Annie Lennox’s latest soulful cut of “Georgia On My Mind”—recently released in advance of her Oct. 27 collection of standards Nostalgia—is just a reminder of what a timeless masterpiece it is.
RHOA Recap: NeNe invites Marlo to Africa, Kroy auditions for the role of Rose Nyland
The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Episode 411: “Shaping Up and Shipping Out” recap:As this week’s clinicial study into migraine triggers opens, NeNe Leakes is visiting her budding bestie Marlo Hampton’s luxury brownstone. Apparently, the ex-con’s exposure to the criminal element while in jail made a lasting impression. Marlo has more security cameras than the High Museum of Art. This may be to protect her Imelda Marcos homage of designer shoes and handbags inside a lavish walk-in closet. Needless to say, NeNe is impressed. “I’m a shoe girl, Marlo’s a shoe girl,” she explains. “I’m 5’10”, Marlo’s 5’10”. When I walk into a room, I own it. When Marlo walks into a room, she almost own it. So, you know, we’re a great pair.”
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