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From Civil Rights Struggles to a Red Cross Windfall: The Surprising History of Dave Brubeck’s ‘Time Out’

Thanks to Stephen A. Crist, professor of music history at Emory University, 61 years after its release, jazz fans finally have a painstakingly researched, behind the scenes examination of the […]

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Art + Entertain

You Know Their Voices. Now, Meet the Dedicated, Dependable Men of TOAST (The Old Announcers at Shoney’s on Tuesday)

A Note from Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries: TOAST has been such a welcome fraternity in my life. It has evolved over the decades from a working […]

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Cityscapes

From ‘Full Monty’ Stripping to Playing Christ in a Hoodie, Haden Rider Is Up For Any Challenge

A Note From December Eldredge ATL Guest Editor David de Vries: Haden was a student of mine when I did an Artist in Residence at Brenau University back in 2012. […]

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With ‘Rich’s Remembered,’ GPB Unwraps a New Atlanta Holiday Tradition

Thanks to Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlantans will have one final holiday gift to unwrap and savor on Christmas Night at 7 pm — “Rich’s Remembered,” a brand new one-hour documentary […]

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Cityscapes

Leia — and Carrie Fisher— Receive a Fitting Finale in ‘Rise of Skywalker’

The following article contains major plot points from "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." Read no further if you would prefer to see "Episode IX" with all of its surprises […]

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‘We’re Running It’: David de Vries on Playing John Walter’s Pivotal Moment in ‘Richard Jewell’

As soon as he was cast as Atlanta Journal-Constitution managing editor John Walter in Clint Eastwood’s drama “Richard Jewell” last summer, Atlanta actor David de Vries began his research into […]

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A Crate Digger’s Christmas: 12 Overlooked LP Classics to Spin This Holiday

My obsession with Christmas records can be traced directly back to the series of "A Very Merry Christmas" LPs sold exclusively each holiday season by the W.T. Grant's department store […]

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Analysis: Kathy Scruggs, Truth, Fiction and Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’

Inside a packed advance screening held at the Rialto Center for the Arts in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday night, director Clint Eastwood unveiled his latest drama, “Richard Jewell,” just a […]

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Cityscapes

Analyzing Ebenezer: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Actor David de Vries on the Enduring Appeal of the Dickens Classic

Editor’s Note: Throughout the month, Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries will spotlight some of his favorite Atlantans, along with discussing his roles in two big projects this […]

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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on the film’s UGA Connection and Why He Altered the Iconic Novel’s Ending

As the lights came up last fall at the advance screening of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the film’s director and screenwriter Barry Jenkins spotted a familiar face in the Atlantic Station movie theater — University of Georgia English and African-American Studies professor Ed Pavlic. After seeing Jenkins’ 2008 indie feature “Medicine for Melancholy,” Pavlic […]

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on the film’s UGA Connection and Why He Altered the Iconic Novel’s Ending

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With ‘Rich’s Remembered,’ GPB Unwraps a New Atlanta Holiday Tradition

Thanks to Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlantans will have one final holiday gift to unwrap and savor on Christmas Night at 7 pm — “Rich’s Remembered,” a brand new one-hour documentary about the famed Atlanta retailer. Built in 1901, the legendary six-story downtown department store, located on the corner of Broad and Forsyth Streets, was imploded […]

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‘We’re Running It’: David de Vries on Playing John Walter’s Pivotal Moment in ‘Richard Jewell’

As soon as he was cast as Atlanta Journal-Constitution managing editor John Walter in Clint Eastwood’s drama “Richard Jewell” last summer, Atlanta actor David de Vries began his research into the late newspaper editor’s life. In the film, sharing a scene with Olivia Wilde as AJC reporter Kathy Scruggs, de Vries has to play, perhaps, […]

A Crate Digger’s Christmas: 12 Overlooked LP Classics to Spin This Holiday

My obsession with Christmas records can be traced directly back to the series of “A Very Merry Christmas” LPs sold exclusively each holiday season by the W.T. Grant’s department store chain. From 1968 to 1975, the annual sampler of holiday tunes featured a bizarro mash up of performers on each album, pressed up by the […]

Analyzing Ebenezer: ‘A Christmas Carol’ Actor David de Vries on the Enduring Appeal of the Dickens Classic

Editor’s Note: Throughout the month, Eldredge ATL December Guest Editor David de Vries will spotlight some of his favorite Atlantans, along with discussing his roles in two big projects this month, playing Ebenezer Scrooge in the Alliance Theatre’s annual staging of “A Christmas Carol” and portraying AJC editor John Walter in director Clint Eastwood’s shot-in-Atlanta […]

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From ‘Full Monty’ Stripping to Playing Christ in a Hoodie, Haden Rider Is Up For Any Challenge

A Note From December Eldredge ATL Guest Editor David de Vries: Haden was a student of mine when I did an Artist in Residence at Brenau University back in 2012. The first thing I noticed about him was that he was just an incredibly nice young man — eager, engaging and polite. We were both […]

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How Creature Comforts Beer Scored That Starring Role in ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Creature Comforts CEO Chris Herron and co-founders David Stein and Adam Beauchamp couldn’t have asked for a better way to mark the fifth anniversary of the acclaimed Athens-based craft beer company on April 26. To celebrate their Ant-Man-sized brand’s starring role in the mega Marvel superhero hit “Avengers: Endgame,” the company rented out a pair […]

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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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