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The Soothing Nostalgia of Online Reminiscing Cliff Bostock Outspoken July 23, 2020 0One of the inevitable conditions of aging is nostalgia, the yearning for the old days when you were a young,...
Just a Reminder: Stonewall Was a Riot Cliff Bostock Outspoken June 18, 2020 0It is 1977. AIDS has not arrived and we are in our hedonistic prime. You take your perky white ass...
Talat Market: A Pop-up Favorite Gets a New Home Cliff Bostock Culture June 4, 2020 0While many restaurants are reopening with full service, I wish I could tell you that things are returning to normal,...
Inspirations From a Drag Queen Cliff Bostock Outspoken May 21, 2020 0There’s a problem with drag queens. Before I explain that, let me explain me. When I was five—in the ’50s—my...
Takeout Standouts: Little Bear and Talat Market Cliff Bostock Culture May 7, 2020 0You have probably noticed that Atlanta restaurant owners have for the most part not accepted Governor Kemp’s invitation to sicken...
Fear of COVID-19 Brings Back Exacerbating Memories Cliff Bostock Outspoken April 23, 2020 0Partly because the restaurant scene has disappeared and partly because I need something different in my writing life, this week...
Epidemic Eating: Spend, Tip, Donate, Volunteer, and Don’t Panic Cliff Bostock Culture March 26, 2020 0America is not a country known around the world for having a big heart. Thus, a public health crisis of...
The Lazy Llama: Tacos, Tequila and TV Cliff Bostock Culture March 12, 2020 0If you pursue education in journalism and psychology, as I did, you are cursed with a double dose of curiosity....
Pit Boss: Lots of Sweet Memories and Sugary Sauce Cliff Bostock Culture February 27, 2020 0A few days after I finished undergrad, I began five years of working for three newspapers in rural Georgia. I...
Falafel in Buckhead, Shaking Beef on Buford Cliff Bostock Culture February 13, 2020 0This week, I’m sharing first looks at Mamoun’s Falafel and Chom Chom Vietnamese Kitchen. Both are cheap and somewhat exotic...
Falafel Waffles, Bulgogi Burgers, and Corned-beef Mountains Cliff Bostock Culture January 30, 2020 0The holidays have, at last, released us from their suffocating grip. Every year, they pin us down and shove food...