Graphic artist CEET Fouad can turn up pretty much anywhere. Born in Algeria of Moroccan descent his family moved to Atlanta‘s sister city of Toulouse, France, when he was 7 years […]
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Lights. Camera. Atlanta. Take 2
The global ambitions of Georgia’s emerging filmmakers were front and center at the World Affairs Council of Young Leaders event “Reeling Out Georgia Film to the World” held on Aug. […]
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University of Georgia Talent and Persistence Exemplified By Rose Bowl Thriller
Immediately after the University of Georgia’s football team captured the Rose Bowl championship in an overtime thriller New Year’s Day, their coach Kirby Smart could only exclaim to the interviewers […]
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Books 2017: A Diary of Life’s Unpredictable Journey
Book: Any Human Heart Author: William Boyd Review by: Glenn Hendrix, chair, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP “That’s all your life amounts to in the end: the aggregate of all the […]
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Books 2017: The Artful Story of a Gentleman in Moscow
Book: A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel Author: Amor Towles, Copyright 2016, published by Viking/Penguin Random House LLC, NY Review by: Bruce Allen, honorary consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein in Georgia […]
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Books 2017: Lessons for Today From the Founders of Existentialism
Book: At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails Author: Sarah Bakewell Review: Alexandra Holland, immigration attorney at Ogletree Deakins This book may be one to which I return […]
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Consular Conversations: Belgium a ‘Mini-Europe,’ Well-Versed in Compromise and Contradiction
Belgium as a nation is a microcosm of what the European project requires: accepting ambiguity and constantly working toward compromise, said the country’s consul general in Atlanta. Composed of the Dutch-speaking […]
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Painting Mexico City: Artist’s Urban Landscapes Return to Atlanta
Cesar Garduno didn’t set out to become a cultural ambassador, but his urban interpretations through paint are now shaping perceptions of Mexico City all over the world. This Thursday, Feb. 23, his work will […]