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I’m generally skeptical of the value of petitions, but I’ll pass this along because the cause is good and the principals have, well, priniciples. This one is addressed to both […]
Don’t Be a Stereotype … Don’t Be a Stereotype … D’OH!
It’s so depressing to be represented in the media by cliches. When I heard that a Metairie beauty salon owner was going to be a contestant on CBS’ Big Brother […]
Reality Check
Going through a stack of CDs and DVDs, I found John Darnielle’s Master of Reality, which I’d meant to write about long ago. The Mountain Goats’ singer/songwriter contributes his take […]
The Baseball Project
Last night, my wife and I went to Zephyr Field, and if you think about what you’re watching, it’s easy to get romantic about baseball. Catching for the Z’s was Raul […]
More Food News
Last year, Chef Xavier Laurentino of Laurentino’s showed food editor Todd Price and I photos of the results of the molecular gastronomy workshop he attended in Barcelona with Stella’s Scott […]
The Chain – Take Two
Today I skipped into disc three of The Power of Negative Thinking by the Jesus and Mary Chain to check out the covers, some of which I knew (“Guitarman,” “Reverberation”) and […]
Are You Ready for a Throwdown?
The Food Network’s Throwdown with Bobby Flay came to New Orleans this spring, when Flay challenged Poppy Tooker to a gumbo throwdown. That show debuts Tuesday at 8 p.m., then […]
One More on Kidd
Here’s a final take on Kidd Jordan’s performance at New York’s Vision Festival, this one by Larry Blumenfeld: Kidd never let up, reveling in the company of favorite collaborators: veering […]
The Chain – Take One
I’ve been listening to the Jesus and Mary Chain’s new four-disc box of B-sides and rarities, The Power of Negative Thinking. I’m nowhere near in a place to make grand […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Collectibles on Decatur St.?
Does anyone know how to get a hold of the person who used to run Rock ‘n’ Roll Collectibles on the 1400 block of Decatur Street?
