A national health care plan won’t improve the quality of American health care—that will have to change from within

Atlanta filmmakers discuss the making of an “instant cult classic”

Atlanta Wine Club founder Steve Saenz on his social drinking group

Celebrations take the cake, while beef recall provokes more concern

Make Braised Beef Short Ribs with Mushroom Puree

The draw of the Hil on the Hill: A Restaurant at Serenbe

Worth drinking more than once every four years

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The richest, silkiest creams and moisturizers for your skin

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The solution is simple: Close your legs.

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Angela’s Mixtape’ doesn’t hit all the right notes

To the hawkish Ms. Ramage for taking her principled stand against torture, I have only one word left to say: Bravo!

“Safe Inside the Day”
(Drag City)

“The Geography of Light”
(Rounder)

SP's list of events around town this week

Atlanta thriller a ‘Signal’ achievement

Live music around Atlanta this week

Good-looking, talented and rich, Jeff Gordon remains the most hated man in NASCAR

Was there any better way to spend Valentine’s Day Eve than at Diddy’s place?

...and Party of the Week

Alliance offering rises above playwriting competition

Adam Murphy is tough on local restaurants

A superbly stocked store gives chilly reception

Wolfgang Puck Express's Teriyaki Glazed Salmon

Chef Sarah Gorham on the culinary arts program at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Atlanta

A continuation of our exploration of cider

Tools to keep you on track

Local stylist Daniel Jones a cut above

New beauty products and a home fashion event to put some spring in your step

Sage Clothing Co. keeps it real with haute threads at nice prices

I was recently watching a sporting event at Philips Arena...

Is Atlanta still Loserville, USA?

Accelerated migration is the challenge of our time

The John McCain of 2000 is no more...

It seems that Barack Obama can win blacks and that he can win whites

"People put more into their weddings than they put into their marriages."

XOXOX”
(Slush Fund)

“Lantana”
(Signature Sounds)

Freddie Highmore on ‘Spiderwick,’ fame and child stardom

Chaotic ‘Jumper’ trips over its own feet

Colin Farrell explores his softer side—as a hit man, no less—in ‘In Bruges’

America’s non-marital birth rate skyrockets

Seven months down...

What nude photos of a dead woman mean to freedom of the press

Get snowed in North Carolina High Country

Legendary rock bands are getting back together—is hell freezing over?

Vince Vaughn wrangles for laughs with ‘Wild West Comedy Show’

‘Hard Love’ proves difficult to embrace

Kate Hudson on her attributes, romantic loss and her chemistry with Matthew McConaughey

  

Men in the weight room

Follow Cupid’s arrow in less than two hours to these nearby resorts

Let me count the ways

Former lottery pick Shelden Williams stuck on the bench

Where to dine out this Valentine's Day

Sweeten the deal with these delicious Valentine's Day cocktails and confections

Original Sin is the apple of my eye

Why red states have higher divorce rates

Life after deaths at the Georgia Aquarium

Results of the First-Ever Sunday Paper Super Tuesday Challenge

Whose side is God on?

"The heterosexual women’s movement is dead..."

New Orleans transplant brings creole flavors to Sandy Springs

A Brazilian street party revs up as an unpleasant host almost ruins a birthday dinner

Pub 71’s signature Shepherd’s Pie

African cuisine spices up black history month at the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta

Revved-up reds for when temps drop down

A few weeks ago I noticed something peculiar at the gym—I was the only female in the weight area.

Tests indicate I have a basal cell carcinoma on my forehead...

Martin Lawrence expands his reach with ‘Roscoe Jenkins’

Chet Baker floated through jazz clubs, a baby-faced angel with a trumpet...

Handicapping the ATL’s Grammy chances

SP swings by Fun Fête and the 21st Annual Southeastern Flower Show 

I challenge the author and/or his sources to demonstrate examples of these “unattractive” male action heroes.

Revisiting the glory days of Georgia Championship Wrestling

Shop shows for weddings, jewelry, home, pets and garden

Louisiana’s Houmas House Plantation and Gardens an idyllic wedding destination

When it comes to the war in Iraq, the president and the leading GOP contender to replace him seem to be stuck in a time warp...

Robert Frost knew how it was to be young and full of fire...

Atlanta attorney files motion to protect the rarest large whales in the world

140 years hasn’t mellowed the holy trinity of American politics

Don’t let Miley Cyrus become another Britney

‘Octopus’ doesn’t fully plumb the depths of its premise

Certainly, it’s possible to find love from your keyboard, but most people I know who have tried online dating are one bad date away from smashing their monitors with a sledgehammer.