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Kristi Wooten

How Elton John Changed Fear of AIDS

The singer (and part-time Atlantan) paved the way for generations of activists determined to eradicate AIDS for good.

Kristi Wooten

The Curious Comforts of “In the Bleak Midwinter”

FEW Christmas songs temper the joy and light of the festive season with the dark realities of modern life. Most “wish it could be...

Kristi Wooten

Maxwell reimagines a Kate Bush song

The protest songs of the 1960s were anthems for freedom and peace. In 2016, Maxwell's cover of "This Women's Work" continues the tradition.

Kristi Wooten

Global Citizen Festival: Bands and Prime Ministers

The annual Global Citizen Festival encourages people to sign petitions and write to world leaders rather than swipe a credit card. Before...

Kristi Wooten

The Legacy of Live Aid, 30 Years Later

On July 13, 1985, Africa became a brand. The image of a starving Ethiopian girl named Birhan Woldu flickered across TV screens as Paul...

Kristi Wooten

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

The Original Recipe for "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

One of the driving forces behind the original Band Aid recording looks back 30 years. THREE decades before One Direction, Ellie Goulding...

Kristi Wooten

When Little Richard Met Cee Lo

Last night in Atlanta, Little Richard joined Cee Lo Green onstage for a Recording Academy fundraiser, where the topics ranged from MC...

Kristi Wooten

Jeff Lynne Recordings: Sonic Sparkle

IN THE opening sequence of the documentary “Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO”, Mr Lynne, a British musician, saunters through...

Kristi Wooten

Fall Fashion 2009: Return of the 1990s Supermodel

The fashion industry wants everything skinny—except, of course, its magazines. While thin models sashay under the tents at New York’s...