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CL’s Chanté LaGon and Mara Shalhoup discuss this week’s cover story about Zach Higgins, a young man who was convicted of rape and sentenced to 35 years in prison even with testimony from four witnesses that the alleged victim had verbally admitted that the sexual encounter was consensual. Shalhoup explores the question of whether or not Higgins would have been convicted if a prior charge from his past had not been allowed into court under Georgia’s “bent of mind” rule.

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PRETTY IN GREEN: The dining room at WaterHaven

Knife’s Edge: Staff infection (Richard Blais gives us a glimpse into the restaurant world’s make or break pre-game huddle.)

Ghetto burger for sale? (Say it ain’t so. Looks like Miss Ann could be retiring.)

Grazing: First Look: 5 Seasons Westside and WaterHaven (It’s surprising that new restaurants are still opening around town given the current economy, but Cliff is pleasantly pleased with both of these new offerings.)

Restaurant Review: Taverna Fiorentina (Besha enjoys the “soul-pleasing Italian dishes” at Andreas Montobbio’s Taverna Fiorentina.)

Cheap Eats: TINY Bistro (Jennifer Zyman visits this cute new spot in the booming Westside.)

Upton Sinclair did not eat here (Cliff shares his thoughts — and photos! — about the newly opened Abattoir.)

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All’s not lost in Requiem for a Paper Bag (In honor of A&E Assistant Wyatt Williams’ last day — he’ll still be contributing regularly to the paper and blog — I present to you one of his great recent blog posts.)

‘Snoutbreak’ is the word of the week (Jon Stewart coins a new term for the swine flu.)

The Televangelist: ‘Lost’ episode 14 (The show’s 100th episode following Obama’s 100 days speech. Coincidence? I think not.)

Bench Press: Weekend sports roundup (GOkickball, the Mitty and more.)

Hollywood Product: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Curt breaks down the vengeful action flick with mutant powers.)

Atlanta stores to celebrate Free Comic Book Day tomorrow (Oxford Comics, Criminal Records, the Book Nook and many more participate.)

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ACE OF CAKES: A Yorkie cake from Highland Bakery

Grazing: Chicharrones at Taqueria El Sori (Cliff is beside himself with the chicharrones at the taqueria inside Fiesta Foods on Buford Highway. Hint: They’re not on the menu.)

Review: Craftbar (Besha makes a trip to Tom Colicchio’s less formal downstairs’ companion to Craft.)

Lunch at Varasano’s (Cliff heads back to the much-hyped pizzeria and decides once and for all that it definitely doesn’t suck.)

Birth of a dining critic (Cooper Drose, a sixth grade student at Pace Academy, shares his thoughts about Rumi’s Kitchen for a recent class assignment.)

Forgiveness: sweeter than revenge (”When you screw up and annoy people, just give them free ice cream.”)

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CL’s Chanté LaGon and Thomas Wheatley discuss CL’s 2009 Green Guide, focusing on Georgia’s green economy and our hand-picked Green Team, in celebration of Earth Day.

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Fan of Jack Bauer? Read recaps from the latest episodes of "24" on Culture Surfing

State of Play’s thrills put reporters above the fold (Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck star in this political thriller. Curt’s verdict? Click to find out.)

The Televangelist: ‘Lost’ episode 13 (In Allison’s words, “Ah yes, the long awaited Miles episode!”)

New Movies & TV page (CL has a lovely new home for all your big and small screen needs.)

Bench Press: Weekend sports roundup (That’s right! CL is finally doing a little sports coverage — from MMA to Atlanta’s lovely Rollergirls, and most everything in between.)

Big burlesque weekend! (Saturday is full of “hip-swiveling, tassle-twirling action.”)

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BEHOLD: The Kitkat Jesus

Annoyance of the week (Cliff wonders why Taqueria del Sol doesn’t offer WiFi. An angry storm of comments ensues.)

Grazing: First Look: Varasano’s Pizzeria (After a few initial posts leading up to his official first impression, our resident foodie sets the record straight.)

A guide to Atlanta coffee (Besha gathers a team of experts for a blind tasting of some of Atlanta’s favorite brews.)

A remarkably stupid decision? (We all know that the AJC is going through hard times, but Cliff wonders if taking John Kessler off the food beat was a step in the right direction.)

Buy me a Popeye’s please (Cliff’s roundup of local food news and gossip.)

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CL’s Chanté LaGon and Curt Holman discuss two local stage plays that involve strong female characters: Horizon Theatre’s And Her Hair Went With Her and Actor’s Express’ Suddenly, Last Summer.

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CL’s Chanté LaGon and Chad Radford chat about two Atlanta rock docs, We Fun and I’m Like This Everyday, showing at the Atlanta Film Festival.

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ADVENTURELAND: James (Jesse Eisenberg) and Joel (Martin Starr)

Art House Co-op opens Sketchbook Project at MODA (Art House Co-op breaks the mold by taking indie art on the road.)

League does justice to lit history (Curt delves into the third volume of the League of Extraordinary Gentleman graphic novels, Century, from Watchman writer Alan Moore.)

Adventureland finds charm in the mysteries of Pittsburgh (The director of Superbadtakes us back to the 80s with another flick that is sure to be a success.)

The Televangelist: ‘Lost’ episode 11 (”Lost” returns to the flashback/character-driven mode in this week’s episode.)

This just in: Newspaper crisis solved! (One word ladies and gentlemen: Boobs!)

Weekend arts agenda: Yamamoto and Seto (Thai-Japanese photographer’s latest show opens at Jackson Fine Art tonight.)

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PIZZA! PIZZA! The goods at Vasarano's Pizzeria

Grazing: Restaurant Eugene reinvented (The upscale eatery introduces a revamped menu featuring an array of small plates.)

The pizza, its char is just right (Cliff visits the highly anticipated Varasano’s Pizzeria and reflects on the hype as well as his first impressions.)

Review: Leon’s Full Service (The owners of Brick Store Pub hit us baby one more time.)

Knife’s Edge: Ponzu scheme (Blais takes us through the last days of a restaurant’s financial period.)

Spoon opens in East Atlanta (And finally spreads the yummy Thai wealth.)

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(Photo by Cliff Bostock)

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CL’s Chanté LaGon and Thomas Wheatley chat about the 20th annual Golden Sleaze Awards, where CL calls out the most nefarious acts of the ‘09 legislative session.

Air Loaf is broadcast weekdays on 1690 WMLB-AM at approximately 8:10 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.

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CL’s Chanté LaGon and Curt Holman chat about the grand opening of the all-bacon restaurant Bacon-alia, a new play that takes on the smash hit show “24,” Jack Bauer: The Musical, and the new flick from one of our favorite local directors, Tyler Perry’s The Dark Knight Takes Madea to Jail.

Air Loaf is broadcast weekdays on 1690 WMLB-AM at approximately 8:10 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.

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Creative Loafing is currently on the hunt for editorial interns for the summer semester!

The best interns are assertive, ambitious and organized. Each candidate should have some journalism experience and must be working toward a degree. Additionally, candidates must be receiving credit for the internship. Do we make exceptions? NO. Students with published work preferred. We require a minimum commitment of 12-16 hours per week.

Internships are available in the following categories:

• News
• Music
• Events
• Food & Drink
• Arts & Entertainment
• Photography
• Video

To apply, please send a cover letter (explaining how the internship will fit into your course of study), a resume, two references (with e-mail and phone number), and three samples of your work to: alicia.wages@creativeloafing.com.

If you are interested in the Photography and Video internships, please contact taralynne.pixley@creativeloafing.com.

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WHIP LASH: Feel the breeze from SXSW

Creative Loafing’s Best of SXSW ‘09 (Wyatt recaps the glory moments from Austin: Gas station coffee and truck stop tacos.)

If 2pac lives, why is he wasting his time at a Lil Wayne concert? (More importantly, why is he still sporting that tired ol’ bandanna? Answer: It’s not him people, let it go.)

A rainy day at the beach pt. 1 (Chad travels to Destin with Bobby Ubangi for a little fun in the sun … I mean, rain.)

T.I. sentenced to 366 days in prison (Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.)

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(Photo by Perry Julien)

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WOLVERINE: The Phantom Limb

Violence runs in veins of three new plays (Curt Holman takes a closer look at three plays that all share a common thread.)

The 1950s creature features that spawned Monster vs. Aliens (The Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Blob and The Fly … oh my!)

The Televangelist ‘Lost’ episode 10 (It’s “Lost” people, how am I expected to describe it in one dinky sentence?)

Atlanta Rollergirls bring the Blood, Sweat and Fishnet Saturday (Bangin’ babes get down and dirty this weekend.)

Weekend arts agenda (Head to Whitespace this weekend, you won’t be disappointed.)

Dude, Where The Wild Things Are trailer is hella sweet (I think the title says it all. Plus Arcade Fire? Swoon.)

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(Photo by Stephanie Richardson)

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The totchos at the Nook

Feature: School gardens take root (All over Atlanta, schools are beginning to bring food into their schoolyards and classrooms in the form of edible gardens.)

2009 James Beard nominees announced (The nominees are being announced as they happen on Twitter including Atlanta’s very own Linton Hopkins.)

Tart up them tator tots (Cliff gushes over the Nook’s totchos, a new phenomenon of tater tots impersonating nachos.)

Sick in the kitchen (Besha dives into a part of kitchen culture that’s not normally discussed.)

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(Photo by Cliff Bostock)

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SHORT FUSE: Black Lips

Bands to watch out for at SXSW 2009 (Yeah, we wish were there too. Luckily, our A&E Assistant Wyatt will be updating us from the trenches. Before he left, he filled us in on the bands sure to make a splash at this year’s festival.)

Crack the Skye finds Mastodon on the haunt (Chad Radford explores the inspiration for Mastodon’s latest album.)

Live Review: Estelle and Solange bring fashionable soul front and center (DeMarco Williams reviews about outside-the-box performances of Solange and Estelle.)

Paul’s Boutique revisited (Twenty years after its original release, the Beastie Boys’ classic takes Chad on a nostalgic ride.)

Black Lips play Ubangi benefit show at 529 (The Black Lips are in town to support Bobby Ubangi, a.k.a. B Jay Womack, who was diagnosed last year with stage IV small cell lung cancer.)

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CHICKS WITH GUNS: Friday night’s Lux Interior Benefit at Graveyard Tavern

Lux Interior benefit Cramps the Graveyard’s style (The Graveyard was transformed into a virtual shrine to Lux, the late Cramps frontman.)

Hollywood Product: I Love You, Man (This flick partners Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in what is surely not another dirty bromance comedy … right?)

The Televangelist: ‘Lost’ episode 9 (It’s back! And so the speculation can resume — all is once again right in the world.)

Why is Rush suddenly living in the cinematic limelight? (Curt can’t seem to fathom why there’s a sudden resurgence of Rush. The Canadian band, not Limbaugh.)

The Buddy System: Rock/animation spectacle at WonderRoot (”…a strange, colorful world where cats can fly and bunnies divide asexually like amoebas” — acid flashback or artistic rock band? You be the judge.)

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(Photo by Morgan Copper)

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YOU WISH! Chuck Norris does not approve

Review: The Porter (After a rocky start, Besha discovers that the L5P restaurant delivers with a cheap, satisfying menu, and the beer to match.)

Bureau offers ’stimulus specials’ and new menu by Shaun Doty (Local restaurants are doing their best to coax you away from the oven.)

Great meal at Metrofresh (Cliff just couldn’t resist the flat iron steak and a lemon cupcake.)

Beer pick of the week: Brooklyn Local 2 (Our resident beer guru, Jeff Holland, turns us on to the Belgian-style strong dark ale.)

Win a ‘Top Chef’ trip for two to New Orleans (The folks over at our fave Bravo show are giving away an all-expenses paid, weekend vacation for two to the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience.)

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(Photo by Cliff Bostock)

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IT'S HARD OUT THERE FOR A CHIMP: Cartoon Madness IV: Circus' opening night festivities

Cartoon Madness IV: Circus presents three-ring art show (Alcove Gallery’s fourth annual show in a series that emphasizes local artists sets its sights under the big top.)

Which summer movie has the best trailer? (This summer looks like it’s going to be a good one with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, Pixar’s Up, and, well, you’ll just have to click the link to find out what else.)

What (other) character will die on ‘Lost’s’ fifth season? (Since this week’s “Lost” was a rerun, the Televangelist hands the baton to Curt, who gets the discussion started with one simple question: “Who’s next?”)

The Last Dragon and Bruce Leroy at Midtown Arts tonight (What could be better than a watching The Last Dragon with a beer? How about watching it with a beer and Bruce Leroy, the man who played the bullet-catching black-belt Taimak in the movie.)

Speakeasy with Donnell Rawlings (The “Chapelle’s Show” alum brings his act to Vortex’s Laughing Skull Lounge this weekend. “I’m rich, bitch!”)

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(Photo by Liz Barclay)

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J*DaVeY

Mastodon plays free in-store at Criminal (Atlanta’s favorite metal sons hit up Criminal on the day their latest release, Crack the Skye, drops for the masses.)

Thrill Jockey announces Record Store Day compilation LP (Keep showing your local record store some love, the flipside artwork on this limited-release LP paints a sad picture of what will happen if you don’t.)

Subsonics return on Friday the 13th (Head over the the Star Bar tonight for the band’s triumphant return to the stage.)

Tealights pay a visit to Haveyouheard.net (These sessions are amongst the first documented looks at what the band has in store.)

Interview: J*DaVeY brings testosterone and vomit to ATL, Sat. March 14 (The genre-mashing, L.A.-based duo is kind of a big deal.)

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CL’s Chanté LaGon and Chad Radford chat about upcoming shows for the weekend including Subsonics at the Star Bar (Friday, March 13), Ex Humans at the Earl (Friday, March 13), and Marnie Stern at 529 (Saturday, March 14).

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This slogan sounds familiar. Anyone else craving a Bud Light?

Review: BLT Steak (Besha visits Laurent Tourondel’s high-end steakhouse and admits that the steaks are tasty, but at the high price, does the end really justify the means?)

Knife’s Edge: Starry Night (CL’s newest food columnist, Richard Blais, shows us the other, often nerve-wrecking side of a restaurant review.)

Good cooking at Holy Taco … with one brazen exception (Cliff visits the East Atlanta staple and despite the chicharrones, has a killer meal.)

Beer events and news releases (Our beer guru, Jeff Holland, chats about Oskar Blues Brewery’s latest Czech-style pilsner as well as a few local beer happenings.)

Grazing: Shaun’s, Ecco and Craftbar (Cliff gets his grub on around town.)

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(Photo by Cliff Bostock)

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