A reader remembers the year’s outstanding reading

Ten of the year’s best CDs

A critic chooses his favorite albums

Michael Venezia helps us ring in the new year in style

The perfectly light flavors of seafood at the Oceanaire during the holidays are a refreshing break...

Bloody Mary mixes on the hot seat

Feasts and festivities for NYE

SP’s sports editor looks at the year gone by—and the year ahead

A local veteran’s predictions for ’08

SP’s Sports Personality of the Year

A lot of baby boomers are thinking about warehousing aging parents, or being warehoused themselves, so it’s surprising we haven’t seen more movies like “The Savages.”

Right on Target

For dogfighting, statute has been man’s best friend

Georgia Senate committee considers “brain fingerprinting”

Reviews mixed on Georgia’s “twin law”

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s twice-before and almost-future prime minister, was assassinated in a way that will likely make her Pakistan’s John F. Kennedy—the hope for a better future cut down before it bloomed.

Look, look, master; here come two religious caterpillars...

Part Three of a four-part series of editorials on the ways that current presidential candidates are telling us their versions of U.S. history.

Local design duo Poppysam puts their own spin on classic fabrics

Raise the beauty bar this NYE

I love him a lot, and I’m proud he’s getting a degree, since he had a really rough childhood and parents who constantly put him down. But I’m getting fed up!

Caught up in the annual clean-slate momentum, it’s not unusual to hear many Americans make a weight-loss resolution on January first...

Outstanding films of 2007, from ‘Atonement’ to ‘Zodiac’

The best—and the worst—of the year in film

SP’s picks for the best and worst of film in 2007

Womanizer, raconteur, bon vivant...

If you’ve given “National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets” even the slightest bit of thought, then you already know what to expect.

You can earn a degree in political science without learning as much about how things work in Washington and around the world as you will from “Charlie Wilson’s War.”

Nothing makes a man feel more manly than really hating a “chick flick” or a “woman’s picture.”

Spirits books for the holidays

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” feels like two different movies stitched together.

Mr. Inge, I disagree

Indulge in a luxurious retreat at the Grove Park Inn

The Sunday Paper’s Person of the Year (and four also-rans)

Last week, President George W. Bush openly flirted with a foreign reporter...

To Read or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence

By Mark Douglas

Part Two of a four-part series on the ways—better and worse—that current presidential candidates are telling us their versions of U.S. history.

A couple of months ago in this column, I trashed the whole idea of global climate change being caused by mankind.

Atlanta actually places on pedestrian hot list (seriously)

The steady thrumming noise you heard coming from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce offices last week was an orchestrated performance of civic breast-beating over transportation woes, with a coda of denial.

Tim Burton gives ‘Sweeney Todd’ the perfect cut

Books to read during the holidays

Fall in love with must-see ‘Juno’

‘Kite Runner’ brings Afghan story to life

Has music lost its power to get us all shook up?

Paul Johnson seeks to fulfill Tech’s fondest wish—to be a contender

Let’s welcome the 800 lb. gorilla to the party

Atlanta Falcons cheerleader heats things up with her own cooking show

It’s now as easy as ABC to find out how your favorite restaurant scored on its last health inspection.

Let’s Eat! opens in Johns Creek

"Plug yourself into something bigger. For me, that was community service.”

My grandmother taught me the love of handwritten letters...

Sometimes we, ourselves—the creators of film, art and prose—don’t even know where the compulsion to tell our stories comes from.

My family adored my boyfriend, and I’m bracing myself for nonstop comments about how in the world I could let him get away and do I want to be single and alone for the rest of my life?

Besides tweaking my technique for all four strokes, one of the best things about attending swim clinics on a regular basis is the opportunity to try out the newest training gadgets.

This is a week to celebrate birth, with all the trimming that comes with observing spiritual holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

Arts & Entertainment events this week

99x Concert Calendar

If African American families looking for holiday movies they can relate to think their cups are running over this year, they should know two things about “The Perfect Holiday”...

“Exclusive”
(Jive)

All we want for Christmas … and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Halloween, our birthdays and April Fool’s Day

Ellen Page and Diablo Cody discuss “Juno,” pregnancy and awkward boys

Holiday shows offer little joy to theater critic

Cookbooks enrich the holidays

Seems like I got sidetracked with some ground chuck when I had filet mignon all along...

If anyone was going to change the world, it was my friend Lizzie Prostic...

Thoroughly caught up in the spirit, the Fitness Guru presents the No. 1 fitness question of 2007

Me, the pink lady and the elusive shark’s tooth

Oh my goodness, are you kidding me about this Falcon season?

Why Vick will never be a Falcon again

Grounded Falcons lick their wounds as coach takes flight

As hooking up replaces casual dating, young women are caught in a trap

You could call him prime heart attack bait...

Emory’s increased by 73 percent

Last week, President Bush declared that nothing has changed with regard to U.S. policy toward Iran...

The Supreme Court has latched on to more and more power over the years

A parent in Candler Park wrote that he didn’t appreciate us glorifying a killer. He was right. We were wrong.

We can anticipate the annual explosions of righteous Christian indignation at institutions or persons who substitute a generic greeting like “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings” for “Merry Christmas.”

Walter Inge’s latest column “Useful Idiots” is a fitting description of what today’s MoveOn.org-controlled, George Soros-funded liberals have become.

Atlanta goes mobile with a traveling beverage service

Presents of confections are perfect for the holidays

2007 gift guide

Smith fights undead in visually appealing ‘I Am Legend’

Finally, more than two months after it played in other markets, the movie opened here in Atlanta...

“Soul Variations”
(Edgecliff)

December 16–December 22 in special events around Atlanta.

Concert calendar for December 26–23, presented by 99x.

“Jonas Brothers”
(Hollywood Records)

Appealing ‘Golden Compass’ also confusing

Stories bring historic figures to life

Find handmade presents at local galleries and shops

Character actor Barry Stoltze stars in Christmas classic

Top-notch ‘Atonement’ stays true to source material

“Santa’s Playlist”
(Rock Ridge Music)

The comings and goings in Atlanta’s expansive restaurant scene

The pressure to create the perfect holiday meal can be daunting

Elegant eatery finds a niche in Brookhaven

Hilton Atlanta Airport and Hilton Atlanta Downtown are getting a makeover

Raise a glass to Evel Knievel

SP Arts and Entertainment list

If you’re a college football fan, you’ve enjoyed the craziest, most unpredictable season in memory

Saints-Falcons rematch tests one fan’s divided loyalties

No matter how good you think you are at multitasking, you’re not good enough

CDC announces Morgellons investigation in early 2008

Many teens just aren’t saying no

The conversations in Annapolis were significant in several ways...

Wisdom: n. Knowledge of what is true or right, coupled with just judgment as to action, sagacity, discernment, or insight.

EVENING ESSENTIALS

Holiday festivities get underway at local hotspots

Find a mountain retreat in Sevierville, Tennessee

The last time I was in Vegas, I almost married a 55-year-old Middle Easterner...

Can this problem be helped?

The new report is really a non-event

On international comparisons of educational achievement, the average test scores of United States students are low...

I came across it with honest intentions, but I feel like I’ve invaded her privacy...

Wishful thinking

Squeezing into anything that makes me look skinner has been a favorite pastime in lieu of working out...

“Revival”
(Fantasy)

It’s almost been a full year since Jim Mora Jr. began in earnest his pursuit of his dream job...

Garnet Exelby helps spearhead Thrashers’ comeback

Musings from a sportscasting veteran

InterContinental’s René van Camp maps out trendy liquors

Eat, drink and be merry

French brasserie transports guests with Parisian flair

Oregon’s A to Z wineworks

I’d love to say the holidays drum up visions of sugarplum fairies dancing around my head...

The American Foreign Legion

I’ve tried to drop subtle hints to my sister, but I don’t know if she’s gotten them or even cares.

A sinking dollar isn’t all bad, and even the oil crunch won’t kill us

UGA study shows rural middle school students more likely to drink and drive

In early November, CPT and MARTA unveiled trip-planning software...

To: All Greeters at Wall-to-Wall Mart
From: The Management

These people simply want to abolish the death penalty, period, and will use any excuse to do so...

Last week’s Middle East conference at Annapolis was proof of many things...

It is hard to be hopeful about the future of American education...

Travel to Augusta

Beyond the gravel lots of flea markets

Author Frank Warren shares your secrets with the world

Are gallbladder polyps worrisome?

Fresh out of the hopper, Micah was the spitting image of Jimmy...

‘Atonement’ star Keria Knightley on her work and life as a celebrity

Sentimental ‘Christmas at Sweet Apple’ makes its debut

Brian De Palma examines Iraq war in ‘Redacted’

Wrap up DVD sets for your friends and family

New York Times announces year’s 100 Notable Books

“Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On”
(None/Polyvinyl)