January 2012
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December 2011
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“Two of the defendants, Jeanette Ogle and Randall Sorrow Jr., both in their 20s...”
– New York Times | In Georgia, Pecan Thieves Find Windfall, at $1.50 a Pound (via rachael-maddux)
“Nut theft has long been a reality here in the nation’s pecan belt. It has become such a way of life that a south Georgia rapper, Hawkdogg, even has a song about it: ‘Crank Dat Pecan.’”
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“Our main meal is at 5:00 o’clock in the main dining room with a salade bar,...”
– grandparents’ annual Christmas letter (via tuppenhut)
Atlanta History Center: Winecoff Hotel Fire →
atlantahistorycenter:
On December 7, 1946, Atlanta’s Winecoff Hotel (know today as the Ellis Hotel) was the scene of the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history. Of the 280 guests staying in the hotel, 119 perished.
The fire, believed to have started on the third floor, began sometime around 3:00 AM. Due to poor…
November 2011
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peterfeld:
Agreed. Let’s stop the law that will censor the Internet. But can we pass one to stop Facebook (and the social media industry that’s banded together against SOPA) from tracking us across the web?
October 2011
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September 2011
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“At Ansley Mall, it was common to see skeletal figures walking in slow motion...”
– Cliff Bostock, “AIDS in Atlanta: Reliving the plague years”
“One of the things you find out fast as a foreign correspondent, especially...”
– “Unethical journalism: The depressing tale of Johann Hari” (The Economist)
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August 2011
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-30-: Annotation Tuesday! Tom Junod and "The... →
thestoryofastory:
Of the countless 9/11 stories, “The Falling Man,” by Tom Junod (Esquire, September 2003), stayed with me more than any other. The story centers on an iconic photo …
… of an unidentified World Trade Center employee dropping to his death. The photo ran once and then vanished…
Tom Junod talks about his excellent 2003 piece.
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““My biggest concern about sprucing up the Connector is that it could create a...”
– Tell ‘em @thomaswheatley. Pimp our highway, please (via scoutlikegirl)
And please don’t paint any murals of our sports teams. We don’t need that.
July 2011
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Everett Steele: New project for ATL & beyond →
everettsteele:
HEY YOU GUYS…. We’re starting a new project, and we want your help. If you’re a designer, band, restaurant bar, preferably in Atlanta, we’d like to feature your work on the site. We’ll do a writeup/interview and link to your portfolio/site.
We’ll also sell your stuff, print it, ship it, and pay…
Well done, Guardian. →
So sayeth the NYT’s John Burns and Alan Cowell:
Ms. Brooks, who presided over The News of the World when the hacking took place, spoke to staff members of the paper Friday afternoon, telling them she was “angry at the people who did this and feel bitterly betrayed,” and said she had no plans to resign. She said that Thursday’s decision to shut the paper down was based on the conviction...