Culture

Mark Ruffalo's Environmental Superheroes

Kristi Wooten

Sep 20, 2017

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...

How 1980s Atlanta Became the Backdrop for the Future

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...

Jimmy Carter on Women's Rights:
Presidential Decree

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...

Paul McCartney's Classical Music and
Sir Paul, the Sun King

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...

Live Aid at 25: Remembering The Concert That Changed My Life

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

Zinn time

Will Howard Zinn Get Broad Acclaim With New Films?

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,...

And The Wall came tumbling down … to the sounds of Tears for Fears and David Hasselhoff!

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...

When Vogue Says No: Beyond The September Issue

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

More Wu 4 U

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...

The National Black Arts Festival Gala 2009

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 ...

John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs: Philanthropy’s new BFFs

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,...