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Option 1: Build Levees
At HuffingtonPost.com, Harry Shearer’s latest blog post highlights a new strategy for dealing with the construction and design errors that led to Katrina’s flooding: WWL-TV, a television station that actually […]
Signs of the Times
New Orleans got love from the New York Times in the last few days. In Jon Pareles’ Bonnaroo wrap-up, Allen Toussaint was singled out for his version of “Whole Lotta […]
I’m the Wrong Person to Send this To
Normally, I’m slow to get interested in the variety of bills trying to make it through the Louisiana legislature, and I don’t get riled by ones that would seem to […]
Not Getting It 101
After a weekend of Twitter reports from Tehran reporting on the uprising in Iran while the government tried to shut down media and Web sites, CNN’s morning show wrapped with […]
Back to Banksy
A few of the works of British artist Banksy remain on display here – the real Bart Simpson, the Gray Ghost vs. a Stick Figure and the girl dealing with […]
Today’s Music Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Anti- Records launches the label’s first podcast at the iTunes store and Anti-‘s blog. While many labels use such podcasts to introduce new music – retro soul label Truth […]
A Town witout Music
Im on vacation in Las Vegas, a town without music. Music as art, anyway. In a sense, its everywhere , but its canned music as wallpaper, or shows where personality […]
Sam Butera Off the Record
It was sad yesterday to hear of Sam Butera’s death, and sadder to do so in Las Vegas (where I’m on vacation) and not have anyone talking about it. […]
The Cutting Room Floor
There was one detail that I omitted from my story on Allen Toussaint in the current issue. In the piece, he talks about how much he works, but the thought […]
For the Love of Pete
When Pete Seeger performed at Jazz Fest, much of the pre and post-appearance ink had to do with Seeger the live performer and Seeger the activist; little of it […]
