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‘History Unfolding’: Author Martin Padgett on Why Michael Hardwick’s Story is More Important Than Ever

‘History Unfolding’: Author Martin Padgett on Why Michael Hardwick’s Story is More Important Than Ever

“The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick: Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS” author Martin Padgett’s fascinating, deeply researched new book sheds fresh light on a pivotal […]
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With Its Inclusive Story, ‘The Ones We Love’ Invites Us to Love Westerns Again

With Its Inclusive Story, ‘The Ones We Love’ Invites Us to Love Westerns Again

At a slim 165 pages, “The Ones We Love,” Jonathan Sayer’s debut novel, grabs readers on page one and doesn’t let go. In an era when many viewers now scroll […]
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Drag Legend Hot Chocolate Returns to Her Atlanta Roots

Drag Legend Hot Chocolate Returns to Her Atlanta Roots

While she now knocks them dead nightly on the Las Vegas strip performing as Tina Turner and Patti LaBelle, drag legend Hot Chocolate was born in Atlanta over 50 years […]
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Actor Michael Tacconi Discusses the Power of ‘Parade’ in 2025 America

Actor Michael Tacconi Discusses the Power of ‘Parade’ in 2025 America

When the Tony Award-winning “Parade” first played the Fox Theatre 25 years ago this summer, the musical by Atlanta native Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown depicting the 1913 murder […]
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In 1976, Celestine Sibley Covered Jimmy Carter’s Nomination With a Dry Cleaner’s VIP Tag

In 1976, Celestine Sibley Covered Jimmy Carter’s Nomination With a Dry Cleaner’s VIP Tag

Editor’s Note: This excerpt from a 1976 Democratic Convention dispatch by Celestine Sibley, who among her other tasks, covered the Georgia state legislature for years, was originally published in the […]
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With the Repro Rights Doc ‘No One Asked You,’ Ruth Leitman Brings a Powerful Election 2024 Closing Argument to Atlanta

With the Repro Rights Doc ‘No One Asked You,’ Ruth Leitman Brings a Powerful Election 2024 Closing Argument to Atlanta

For 25 years now, filmmaker Ruth Leitman has been making powerful, evocative social justice documentaries. But her latest, “No One Asked You,” a film that follows repro rights activists as […]
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Q&A: 40 Years Later, The Bells Ring On for The Swimming Pool Q’s

Q&A: 40 Years Later, The Bells Ring On for The Swimming Pool Q’s

Cranking up a crackling vinyl copy of the 1984 eponymous Swimming Pool Q’s A&M Records debut can transport an entire generation back to the hip college radio station airwaves that […]
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Socko! The Daring Rescue of Betty Brown, Ph.G. From the Clutches of Obscurity

Socko! The Daring Rescue of Betty Brown, Ph.G. From the Clutches of Obscurity

In one of Betty Brown, Ph.G.’s most harrowing 1935 continuities, the plucky blond pharmacist faces down a gang of ruthless narcotics peddlers who are forcing her at gunpoint to fill […]
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‘Murder Queens’: A New Film Recalls Celestine Sibley’s Death Row Interview With a Serial Killer

‘Murder Queens’: A New Film Recalls Celestine Sibley’s Death Row Interview With a Serial Killer

In the fall of 1958, Macon restaurant operator Anjette Lyles became a state-wide sensation when she went on trial, charged with the gruesome arsenic poisoning deaths of two husbands, her […]
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‘History Unfolding’: Author Martin Padgett on Why Michael Hardwick’s Story is More Important Than Ever

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With Its Inclusive Story, ‘The Ones We Love’ Invites Us to Love Westerns Again

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Drag Legend Hot Chocolate Returns to Her Atlanta Roots

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Actor Michael Tacconi Discusses the Power of ‘Parade’ in 2025 America

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Race, War and the Art of Resigning: Why Paul Hemphill’s Reporting Still Resonates

Paul Hemphill didn’t live to witness our current pandemic-propelled “Great Resignation.” And yet, nearly 50 years ago in the pages of Southern Voices magazine, he might have penned the perfect manifesto for the movement. In his iconic essay “Quitting The Paper,” Hemphill recounts the rain splattered evening when, sustained by a series of Beefeater martinis, […]

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Six Essential Tony Bennett Albums

When a recording artist is prolific as Tony Bennett, it can be daunting to dig through his discography, especially on today’s streaming platforms. After all, the singer released nearly 100 albums over the course of his 70-year career. If you’re looking for the hits, this isn’t the list for you. Thankfully, others have already assembled […]

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No Big Whoop! Bakery Is Becoming Kind Of A Big Deal

Editor’s Note from Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor Topher Payne: Widdi Turner is a whirling dervish of creative energy. She’s an actress, a voiceover artist, maker of crafts, and can twirl a mean baton. And there’s so much joy in all of her pursuits — for her, and for those who experience it. So when […]

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About Richard L. Eldredge

With lengthy stints at both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta magazine, Richard L. Eldredge has been covering Atlanta’s arts, entertainment, political, dining and charitable fundraising scenes since 1990. In 2015, he launched Eldredge ATL, a daily digital magazine dedicated to the city’s ever-evolving arts, entertainment, cuisine and cultural landscapes. Since 2011, he has worked as senior editor at VOX Teen Communications, supporting Atlanta’s next generation of journalists. In recognition of this work, Eldredge received the Atlanta Press Club Impact Award in 2015.

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VIDEO: Tyler Perry at the Atlanta Premiere of His First R-Rated Comedy ‘Nobody’s Fool’

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Atlanta movie studio mogul Tyler Perry introduced “Nobody’s Fool,” his first R-rated comedy to two packed preview audiences at Atlantic Station Thursday night. And for those who have been following the writer-director-producer’s film work since his 2005 inaugural Madea comedy, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (made primarily for the church folk who flocked to […]

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VIDEO: Jane Fonda, Teen Leaders Inspire at First-Ever G-CAPP Youth Empowerment Summit

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School buses filled with middle and high school students were greeted with healthy “Empower Food” breakfast snacks, swag bags, free hair care products, a live DJ and an octogenarian activist two-time Oscar winner as they arrived Friday morning at the Fairmont in West Midtown for the first-ever Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential Youth […]

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Ghostface Killah, Westboro Baptist, Megan Phelps and the 15-Year Journey to Bring ‘The Laramie Project’ to Atlanta

“You’re not afraid being in a bar where two men took one of our own, beat him and left him for dead?” I remember the young University of Wyoming student who was sitting next to me smiling at me and saying, “Nope.” It was such a confident response. “After Matthew’s death, we kind of made this place our own. Our LGBT campus group hangs out here all the time.”

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With an Uplifting New Album and Tour, Candi Staton is ‘Unstoppable’

With “Unstoppable,” soul legend Candi Staton’s 30th album out Friday, the singer has created the perfect album for these troubled, Trumpian times. The record is filled with empowering anthems written by Staton, including “Confidence” and “Revolution of Change,” along with her soulful interpretations of Nick Lowe’s hit for Elvis Costello “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace […]

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