Blogs
More Cops, Less Guns Needed
As I expected, there was a big response to my anti-gun stance in last week’s blog. I know I am, as they say, “spitting into the wind,” but I am […]
Where do the brass bands go?
Jazz Fest is over; the nitrous hustlers have been busted on Frenchmen; let’s hope they stay away. Frenchmen Street is still crowded. As I write this, and for most of […]
Is New Orleans the new
San Francisco?
I am an avid subscriber to a lot of magazines, and one of my favorites is New York Magazine. There are a lot of interesting news pieces in it, written […]
Treme S4 E3: Those Bells Are Tolling For Us All
In season four of the HBO series Treme the narrative force of this post-Katrina epic is dwindling along with the fortunes of its characters. Death and failure weave through the […]
Treme S4 E2: Death’s Grip On New Orleans, Wendell Pierce on Violence in New Orleans
HBO’s New Orleans-based drama Treme is down to its final three episodes. The action is picking up dramatically as story lines resolve with Shakesperian suddenness and finality. Those of us […]
Treme S4 E2: Death’s Grip On New Orleans
HBO’s New Orleans-based drama Treme is down to its final three episodes. The action is picking up dramatically as story lines resolve with Shakesperian suddenness and finality. Those of us […]
Treme at Buffa’s: If You Can’t Make It Here, You’d Better Not Leave (S4 E1)
A New Orleans tradition was renewed Sunday night when people gathered in the back room at Buffa’s to watch the HBO drama Treme and hear one of the featured artists […]
Redevelop Municipal Auditorium and Armstrong Park!
Armstrong Park has been a political football for as long as I can remember. I’ve suggested in the past that there needs to be a commission or an agency that […]
New Orleans, Culture of the Clique
New Orleans, despite its reputation for being open, friendly and welcoming, still what I call a “culture of clique.” I also call it the “I’m behind the police barricade and […]
Americana Music and New Orleans
So fresh back from the Americana Music Festival in Nashville last week–which focused on New Orleans. Here are a few comments on the experience. This year, the Americana Music Association […]
