http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/morning-headlines-114/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/morning-headlines-114/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:39:26 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/morning-headlines-114/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/13/morning-headlines-114/feed/ 1 MICHAEL PHELPS: The U.S. swimmer becomes the winningest Olympian ever with his 11th career gold medal. RUSSIAN INTO WAR: Georgia’s government continues to accuse Russia of attacking the city of Gori despite the cease-fire, and even of moving toward the capital of Tbilisi, although confirmation is difficult. DRINKING PROBLEM: A judge will decide whether metro Atlantans ever [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/12/morning-headlines-113/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/12/morning-headlines-113/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:00:44 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/12/morning-headlines-113/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/12/morning-headlines-113/feed/ 0 GOLD RUSH: American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his third gold medal of the 2008 Olympics, his ninth overall, which ties the world record for most career gold medals in Olympic history. He has a chance for two more golds Wednesday morning. RUSSIA VS. GEORGIA: Russia announced today that it will stop attacking Georgia, but Georgian leaders [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/morning-headlines-111/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/morning-headlines-111/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:38:44 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/morning-headlines-111/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/morning-headlines-111/feed/ 0 OLYMPICS: Began today in Beijing (this morning here), at 8:08 p.m. on 8/8/08. MANIC TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS: Scientists have strengthened their prediction that this hurricane season will be above normal. CHRIS REDMAN: Starting the Falcons’ preseason opener Saturday night, but all four QBs will likely take snaps. SUGARLAND: Being sued by former member, coincidentally while the band’s recent album [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/morning-headlines-107/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/morning-headlines-107/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:50:36 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/morning-headlines-107/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/morning-headlines-107/feed/ 0 SKIP CARAY: The voice of the Atlanta Braves dies at 68. OLYMPICS: Beijing’s unprecedented attempts to clear its polluted skies for the Games are drawing scientists from around the world seeking the rare window to study pollution’s dynamics and health effects. BOLT FROM THE BLUE: Obama starts making moves on seven historically red states, including Georgia, where [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/slate-disses-atlanta-olympics-defends-chinese-mascots/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/slate-disses-atlanta-olympics-defends-chinese-mascots/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:32:26 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/slate-disses-atlanta-olympics-defends-chinese-mascots/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/slate-disses-atlanta-olympics-defends-chinese-mascots/feed/ 6 We’ll never live down Whatizzit, a.k.a. Izzy, the lamest, stupidest aspect of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Slate has a piece today defending China’s Olympic mascots that includes a take-down of Izzy and takes some surprising swipes at Atlanta as a city: Let’s not forget the 1996 Atlanta mascot, known variously as “Whatzit,” “Whatizhee,” or the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/26/spielberg-china-genocide-and-mia-farrow/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/26/spielberg-china-genocide-and-mia-farrow/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:32:39 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/26/spielberg-china-genocide-and-mia-farrow/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/26/spielberg-china-genocide-and-mia-farrow/feed/ 0 I need to start eating more cod liver oil or ginseng. My memory is deteriorating. I heard two weeks ago that Steven Spielberg quit his gig as artistic muckety-muck for the 2008 Beijing Olympics to protest China’s support for the Sudanese government’s genocidal killings in Darfur. But only ten minutes ago did I remember I wrote last [...]