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Broadway’s Avenue Q proves puppets pack pizzaz
It has passion, purpose and puppets. Avenue Q arrived at the Fox Theatre this past week with multiple showings running from March 25 to 30....
Lust tempts with talent
It seems like great new music is rare these days. All we ever hear on the radio anymore is a sounds-like-every-other-band band that suddenly got...
Destroyer weaves musical Dreams
A group will always have trouble topping a critically acclaimed album that is widely considered its best. Some will try to take a completely different...
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Dogwood Blooms The 72nd Atlanta Dogwood Festival starts today and continues through Sunday. There’s plenty of free fun, including live music and an artist market....
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There’s something about sport videogames that has always been a little bit dull. While going head-to-head against one of your friends in a virtual Super...
Two Bits reveals realities of advertising campaigns
Advertising is the worst part of capitalism. Take Gatorade, for example. Normal Gatorade isn’t good enough anymore. Now you need to drink Gatorade Fierce. As...
Run Fatboy Run
By American standards, Simon Pegg might seem far too scrawny for the title role of Run Fatboy Run, but his presence takes up space on...
21 wins onscreen
What words do you think of when you hear the name Las Vegas? Sex, drugs and rock and roll, right? For most people, yes, but...
Eccentric Coulton headlines Variety Playhouse
Lively Saturday nights are frequent in bohemian Little Five Points. This was especially true last week when eccentric singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton, as well as the...
Wolves tells dark but compelling modern Arab tale
I read Wolves of the Crescent Moon with low expectations, assuming it was an objectionable novel written for that sake alone. I was surprised. Yousef...
10,000 BC makes for modern mediocrity
Roland Emmerich has had an epic career. Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow are all movies he has directed that focus on something...
Langerado in Alligator Alley
As I sit pondering this article, torrential rain and tornado winds rip over my dilapidated tent. Fire ants are crawling everywhere, and cow patties litter...
Stop explores realities of war
The over-arching theme of companionship in Stop-Loss breaks the mold of the typical war movie, providing the audience with a satisfying experience as well as...
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Manilow Returns Barry Manilow will perform at Philips Arena this Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m. This show was rescheduled from the Jan. 19 show...
A final word from Two Bits
Since I have been fired, this will be my last column. As such, I’m going to speak about something that most people disagree with. I...
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Hearing one of your favorite songs from way back when or catching a movie on television that was a childhood favorite can bring great memories...
Bareilles’ Little Voice evidences big talent
It is most appropriate that a male review Sara Bareilles’ new album, Little Voice. Most people consider Little Voice to be a “chick” sort of...