What good is Halloween if you don't try at least once to scare yourself senseless (if that makes any sense)?    Now in my book, there are two good ways to do this.  You can either find a great horror flick and watch it, or you can go to a haunted house.  Luckily for Atlantans, there is a great haunted house in Norcross that will have you and your friends... [Read more...]

M. Night Shyamalan's latets suspense thriller Devil hit Atlanta area theaters this past weekend.  Are you a Shyamalan fan?  Although he's dropped a couple bombs over the years, I'm still convinced that he's one of the best in the game when it comes to keeping you on the edge of your seat and delivering surprise endings. Devil is about a group of strangers... [Read more...]

Need a few reasons to make plans to go see Takers this weekend when it hits Atlanta area theaters?  First, Atlanta's own T.I. plays a starring role.  His character is one in a crew of bank robbers looking to take down a huge $30 million score.  Second, Zoe Saldana...enough said (oh yeah, Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Idris Elba and singer Chris Brown also have... [Read more...]

I love food.  I love food a lot.  Any chance I get to sample something different or new, I'm on it.  That's why any type of food festival is like a perfect storm of opportunity for me.  I can go to one location and just walk around and sample a variety of different dishes from different restaurants. I remember this one food festival I went to a few years... [Read more...]

Have you seen the movie Hot Tub Time Machine yet?  I haven't, but I remember when it was being promoted and it looked very funny.  How cool would it be to watch it under the stars in the calm night air.  Well, you can...for free!  Next Wednesday on July 21, The Flicks on 5th summer movie series will be showing the movei outside at 5th and Spring Streets,... [Read more...]

Imagine putting a dash or two of Tobasco sauce on your tounge, but instead of tasting firey pepper, you taste donut glaze.  How about mixing some lemon sorbet with Guinness...and tasting chocolate cake.  That's exactly what "flavor trippers" who have ventured into the magical world of miracle fruit have experienced.  "Flavor tripping" involves a... [Read more...]