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    Exclusive: Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Actress Glenn Close and Activist Jessie Close Spe
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 16, 2013

    Exclusive: Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Actress Glenn Close and Activist Jessie Close Spe

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN | FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST It takes guts to stand in the middle of New York City’s Grand Central Station wearing a...
    Richard Curtis on HBO’s Mary and Martha | By Kristi York Wooten | ATLANTA MAGAZINE
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 12, 2013

    Richard Curtis on HBO’s Mary and Martha | By Kristi York Wooten | ATLANTA MAGAZINE

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN | FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST AND ATLANTA MAGAZINE: When was the last time you had a good, cathartic cry while...
    Sounding off about Smokey Robinson’s New Social Media Project, Smoke Alarm | Kristi York Woote
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 12, 2013

    Sounding off about Smokey Robinson’s New Social Media Project, Smoke Alarm | Kristi York Woote

    Click on the image above to watch our Huffington Post Live interview with Smokey Robinson (that’s me live on the screen via Google+...
    A “Private View” Into the Wonderful Life of … Swing Out Sister?! | THE HUFFINGTON
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 12, 2013

    A “Private View” Into the Wonderful Life of … Swing Out Sister?! | THE HUFFINGTON

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN | FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST: Of all the musicians on social media, who’d guess that Swing Out Sister would be one of...
    Is Bryan Ferry the Real Great Gatsby? | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi York Wooten
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 12, 2013

    Is Bryan Ferry the Real Great Gatsby? | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi York Wooten

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN | FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST: He shimmied in shiny suits to the glam rock sounds of his band Roxy Music in the 1970s,...
    Arrested Development’s Speech on Race, Religion, and Hip Hop | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi
    Kristi Wooten
    • Apr 12, 2013

    Arrested Development’s Speech on Race, Religion, and Hip Hop | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi

    BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN | FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST: This week in 1993, Arrested Development’s “Mr. Wendal,” an ode to a homeless man,...
    Annie Lennox, Olivia Wilde, Amy Brenneman and Others Join Voices for International Women’s Day
    Kristi Wooten
    • Mar 10, 2013

    Annie Lennox, Olivia Wilde, Amy Brenneman and Others Join Voices for International Women’s Day

    Sustenance Group worked in tandem with EQUALS, PASTE Magazine, The Huffington Post and Half the Sky Movement to promote International...
    From the Carbon War Room: Richard Branson and More | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi York Wooten and
    Kristi Wooten
    • Dec 12, 2012

    From the Carbon War Room: Richard Branson and More | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi York Wooten and

    Sustenance Group Founder Kristi York Wooten interviewed Richard Branson about his environmental activism, his new venture The Carbon War...
    Jeff Lynne’s Sonic Sparkle | THE ECONOMIST | By Kristi York Wooten
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 22, 2012

    Jeff Lynne’s Sonic Sparkle | THE ECONOMIST | By Kristi York Wooten

    FROM THE ECONOMIST: “Re-recording the old songs had little to do with money and everything to do with technology,” claims Jeff Lynne. “It...
    Glen Hansard’s Irish Folk Music on Broadway: “Once” More, With Feeling | THE ECONO
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 11, 2012

    Glen Hansard’s Irish Folk Music on Broadway: “Once” More, With Feeling | THE ECONO

    FROM THE ECONOMIST: “It’s ‘Once’ being on Broadway that has afforded me some luxuries, not being in a band,” Hansard says. “It affords me...
    Ghost Brothers of Darkland County: Stephen King and John Mellencamp Make Terrifying Music | THE WALL
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 9, 2012

    Ghost Brothers of Darkland County: Stephen King and John Mellencamp Make Terrifying Music | THE WALL

    FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: The idea for “Ghost Brothers” began in Mellencamp’s territory of  “Small Town” Indiana, where the “Pink...
    Why Eddie Vedder’s Singing for Maternal Health on New Starbucks Charity CD | THE HUFFINGTON PO
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 1, 2012

    Why Eddie Vedder’s Singing for Maternal Health on New Starbucks Charity CD | THE HUFFINGTON PO

    Improving Maternal Healthcare, One Song at a Time May 1, 2012 FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST | by Kristi York Wooten and Christy Turlington...
    Nile Rodgers: Hanging out with Madonna and David Bowie | THE ECONOMIST | By Kristi York Wooten
    Kristi Wooten
    • Nov 21, 2011

    Nile Rodgers: Hanging out with Madonna and David Bowie | THE ECONOMIST | By Kristi York Wooten

    There are plenty of juicy celebrity anecdotes, including hanging out with David Bowie, rows with Motown Records, and clubbing with...
    Jimmy Carter, Worm Slayer | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi York Wooten
    Kristi Wooten
    • Feb 10, 2011

    Jimmy Carter, Worm Slayer | THE HUFFINGTON POST | By Kristi York Wooten

    FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST: “The main lesson I’ve learned in the whole process [of Guinea Worm eradication] is that we underestimate the...
    Jeff Bridges: Dude, Codger, Humanitarian | THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION | By Kristi York Wooten
    Kristi Wooten
    • Dec 16, 2010

    Jeff Bridges: Dude, Codger, Humanitarian | THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION | By Kristi York Wooten

    December 16, 2010 Jeff Bridges: Dude, codger, humanitarian Directors Joel and Ethan Coen sure know how to make audiences appreciate a...
    How Michael Franti Found the Sun
    Kristi Wooten
    • Sep 21, 2010

    How Michael Franti Found the Sun

    Michael Franti sings with children in East Timor. Photo Courtesy of CARE. © Josh Estey/CARE Welcome! If you weren’t directed here from...
    The Stage and Screens Where It’s Just Me and Keane: My Convo with Tim Rice-Oxley
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 19, 2010

    The Stage and Screens Where It’s Just Me and Keane: My Convo with Tim Rice-Oxley

    Hey Tim! I’m extremely sad that Keane isn’t coming to Atlanta on this tour. Tim Rice Oxley: We haven’t been there in awhile now. We would...
    Rob Sheffield talks Duran Duran
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 14, 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...
    Cyndi, Cyndi, Cyndi
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 22, 2010

    Cyndi, Cyndi, Cyndi

    Harry, Harry
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 16, 2010

    Harry, Harry

    Here’s my Harry Connick story in the AJC:
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