Mark Ruffalo's Environmental Superheroes
MARK RUFFALO is making the most out of his time in metro Atlanta, both on and off movie sets. While filming his roles as Bruce Banner and...
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Kristi Wooten
- Mar 30, 2015
How 1980s Atlanta Became the Backdrop for the Future
Downtown Atlanta contains very little brick and mortar. A westward view of the city’s skyline—the same image used in the opening credits...
Kristi Wooten
- Apr 28, 2014
Jimmy Carter on Women's Rights: Presidential Decree
JIMMY CARTER, the 39th president of the United States, is known for staunch opinions on matters ranging from peace in Palestine to poetry...
Kristi Wooten
- Jan 24, 2014
Angélique Kidjo's Memoir: About a Girl
ANGELIQUE KIDJO’S childhood in Benin was a whirl of different languages and cultural influences. Hers was a family that spoke French, Fon...
Kristi Wooten
- Sep 29, 2011
Paul McCartney's Classical Music and Sir Paul, the Sun King
PAUL MCCARTNEY is one of the most important figures of 20th-century music. Therein lies the dilemma. Can the 69-year-old former Beatle...
Kristi Wooten
- Jul 13, 2010
Rob Sheffield talks Duran Duran
Below is part of my interview with Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield about his new book, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. The...
Kristi Wooten
- Jul 13, 2010
Live Aid at 25: Remembering The Concert That Changed My Life
Below, my favorite performances of the day. They’re not all musically great, but the memory is perfect. Comment below and let me know...
Kristi Wooten
- Apr 26, 2010
Remembering Jeanne-Claude in Real-Time
I blogged about my friend Jeanne-Claude on the Huffington Post today. She was a very special artist and an unforgettable lady! Click HERE...
Kristi Wooten
- Feb 15, 2010
Fashion for Relief
Loved getting to actually speak with Naomi, Diane von Furstenberg and Helena Christensen, among others. Check out more pictures here.
Kristi Wooten
- Dec 13, 2009
Kristi Wooten
- Dec 9, 2009
Will Howard Zinn Get Broad Acclaim With New Films?
For Howard Zinn, some things never change. Backstage at the Atlanta Film Festival, after screening his new documentary, The People Speak,...
Kristi Wooten
- Nov 9, 2009
And The Wall came tumbling down … to the sounds of Tears for Fears and David Hasselhoff!
Harry at the Wall / Photo by Stacy James Payne Me at the Wall - November 1989 / Photo by Stacy James Payne It was 20 years ago! Check out...
Kristi Wooten
- Sep 12, 2009
When Vogue Says No: Beyond The September Issue
Below is a piece I wrote for Vogue. It did not appear in the September issue (or any issue, for that matter). But you can read my blog on...
Kristi Wooten
- Sep 4, 2009
Jeffrey Fashion Cares 2009- Atlanta
Fun – great runway music – great models (Make Me A Supermodel’s Salome), and fun hair and makeup by RuMM Color Studio and Authentic...
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 30, 2009
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 20, 2009
Moore in America
I remembering falling in love with the work of Henry Moore in college and tried in vain to mimic his style in sculpture class once, when...
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 10, 2009
Elbow me
OK, I’m hoping I might eventually write something up for The Economist’s More Intelligent Life soon, so I won’t give too much away … but...
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 8, 2009
Remembering John Hughes
My life would be different today if there hadn’t been Pretty in Pink. The inclusion of New Order’s “Thieves Like Us” MADE that movie … it...
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 2, 2009
The National Black Arts Festival Gala 2009
Yes, redundant headlines do rain clicks. So forgive me for being manipulative and using a cheeky headline in the Huffington Post to grab ...
Kristi Wooten
- May 19, 2009
John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs: Philanthropy’s new BFFs
I love this partnership! Singing about making love and writing about making poverty history … what more could one ask? But seriously,...