Editor’s Note
A new development
Lisa Dettlinger lives in a Victorian-style shotgun house on Lexington Road, the last in a row of similarly sized bungalows that line the north side of the stretch of road connecting Baxter Av
Keeping Up with the Jones
On race, class and the school system
ATLANTA—I did an NPR interview debating Ward Connerly on diversity and civil rights a few years ago. It was interesting.
Raised Relief
My bleeding AbioCor
When Michael Jackson died, about 5 percent of me believed he would come back.
Fables of the Deconstruction
Crazy
Last time, when our theme was “Wish You Were Here,” I knew the phrase would make you think of that song by Pink Floyd.
Summary of My Discontent
Sixty-seven ways to feel alive
Hold an ice cube on your belly until it melts. Learn to identify 20 trees by looking at their leaves.
Yep, I’m Gay
Hypocrisy! (The Musical)
There is nothing I love more than a tragic love story: tales of star-crossed lovers, fairy-tale narratives of couples road-tripping it, trying to escape parents and mental hospitals — t
Editor’s Note
Justice and the menace
Every time former President George W. Bush talked about bringing justice to a particular set of bad people, I died a little inside.
Francene
Moonwalker
I’m not sure if I ever attended a slumber party where somebody didn’t play at least one 45 of Michael Jackson songs.
Raised Relief
On dependence
“… all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustome
Guest Commentary
‘Hello. My name is Joe, and I’m a Baptist’
Being Baptist these days is tough, not only because this diverse group is generally painted with a single brush of public opinion, but also because being Baptist is addictive.
