Yes, ladies and gentleman, you can say what you will about who may get cut and what the final roster will look like but the greatest part about the Saints game tonight is that the long, grueling off-season is finally...
The Wall Street Journal calls this “the neatest thing you’ll see all day,” and since the Saints game is still an hour away, the WSJ may be right. Director Chris Milk teamed up with Google and Arcade Fire to produce...
These weekly posts are intended as an episode-by-episode guide to the many psychological ailments, drunken gibberish, senseless actions, Bourbon Street mixed drinks and other embarrassments on MTV’s The Real World: New Orleans.
It contains spoilers — and who cares?...
Tea TimeFrom Album3Jan Brewer is just the latest example of idiocy that stinks painfully...yet more proof that it's not left versus right, but educated versus ignorant....
When Saints Coach Sean Payton arrives at LP Field for tonight’s exhibition game against the Tennessee Titans, three things will be laid out neatly on the desk in his office:
The laminated play sheet with the catalogue of plays the coaching...
- He wears a size 22 shoe.
- He was courted by both the Montreal Alouettes and Washington Redskins to play pro football.
- He was in dozens of movies and TV shows. His biggest role was as the giant Fezzik in...
Citizen Journalist and activist Lance “Varg” Vargas will be on a fact finding excursions to Destin, Florida this weekend. He will get to the bottom of the effects on the oil spill on the beaches off 30A. He will attempt...
Only 14 spots left in the December portfolio review.Get it while it's hot!See the 2010 reviewers here:http://photonola.org/portfolio-review/reviewers/ Register here:http://photonola.org/portfolio-review/registration-2010/...
March for Charity begins at 4:45PM!Today please join SaveCharityHospital.com, the Treme Brass Band, Hot 8, Free Agents, Original and Pinstripe Brass Bands, and others, on our secondline/march from Charity Hospital to City Hall to deliver thousands of...
Constance blog now online!
Who knew it would be so long that we would put together an online collection of frequent updates by mulitple artists in the community? We are pleased to present the Constance Blog, dedicated to showcasing openings,...
weareconstance:
Disko Obscura is a collective of musicians dedicated to unearthing the obscure, the forgotten, and the under appreciated sonic gems of the past and present. Such gems can be heard at either the Disko Obscura or Slashdance parties and are intended to introduce people to...
cajunboy:
In the pilot episode of Treme, John Goodman’s character turns down a lemon ice offered to him as a dessert because he’s “waiting for Brocato’s to open back up.” The man was on to something....
Lundi Gras, February 18, 1901, reception of Rex, Major Isaacson (Rex Captain) on the royal yacht.
From the Cornelius Durkee Collection at the Louisiana Collection...
“The owner of the property that houses BP’s St. Bernard Parish Oil Spill Command Center has issued an eviction notice because BP owes more than $3 million for rent, plus owner-fronted expenses such as security, fuel, cranes and physical plant...
NOTE: This post should have lots of links but doesn’t.
After a year of planning the Conference was set to pop. I picked my wife Romy up from Tulane with a Toyota full of extra chairs and tables and electrical wiring...
Father, I Cannot Tell a LieFrom Album3They lie about small things, they lie about big things (check Wednesday's transcript when it comes out for good commentary from Jeremy Scahill.)...
[Post updated, 9/2/10]
A group of like-minded criminal justice reform advocates is soliciting donations to buy a full-page ad in the Times Picayune next week to protest Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s plan to expand the Orleans Parish jail.
Gusman is proposing a...
Gambit gets a lot of press releases. Especially with the Saints season opener coming up, we get a lot of NFL related product pitches. For example, is this the snack chip that will make your game watching truly special? But...
From the city’s fringes in Venetian Isles to the sparsely-populated Lower Ninth Ward, trailers are still a part of life for some New Orleans firefighters.
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, some firefighters work, sleep and eat during their...
POLICE STANDOFF AT UNO-- STUDENTS SEIZE MILNENBURG HALL~UNO students temporarily occupy a classroom building on day of planned protests over budget cuts.~The occupiers urge all supporters and interested parties to provide solidarity and support by going to Milnenburg Hall...
Southern Decadence
Southern Decadence Festival Sept. 1-6, 2010, French Quarter. Gay and lesbian festival with dances, street parties, talent shows, costume contest and a parade. Call 529-2107 or visit theOfficial site
DecaFest, September 1 - 6, 2010, Theater, music, films, literary and culinary...
Step up to get your seat at the table!Registration for the PhotoNOLA Portfolio Review (December 4+5, 2010) opens in less than an hour - at 10am central time.See the list of reviewers here.Register here. $450 for the two day event....
James Gill takin'it easy, ignores big pile of Cedric RichMon Doo'Doo!~Axe Da'Zombie~Editilla Crowtellas~ We are Sorry, Saddened and Stunned that our Favulustrous Mayor Mitch'mo would endorse this Crud to ReCrudify $Bill's former funding racket. We wish Mitch'mo could get an...
Throughout the five years since Hurricane Katrina, historical preservationists, neighborhood associations and other advocates have called for Charity Hospital to be reopened, an effort largely in vain as Louisiana State University and elected officials pressed forward with plans to build anew...
The New Orleans City Council is expected to vote Thursday on an ordinance to legalize operation of for-hire pedicabs in the city.
The measure seems likely to pass, though the council could defer action. The council’s Transportation Committee has endorsed the idea.
The proposal has drawn...
Serpas takes hard stance against lying in plan for NOPD
A question I wanted to ask Chief Serpas on Saturday at Rising Tide was in reference to his “You Lie, You Die” policy toward the department. Just wondering if the...
Exclusive cultural event ticket promotions, jazz and music via DJ, samples of cuisine from great New Orleans restaurants, locally brewed beer, and a chance to learn and talk with people from dozens of Crescent City cultural and arts organizations. That's...
Oil spill claims agency to hold town hall meeting Thursday near SlidellFaced with sold-out screenings, local theaters add showings of Harry Shearer's 'The Big Uneasy'~ Editilla...
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