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Men II Boys: A Documentary For Young Men of Color

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Education, Congress, Baltimore, Children, President Obama, Documentary, Men to Boys, Barack Obama, Minorities, New Orleans, Charlotte, Fairfax, Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, LaMarr Darnell Shields, Young Voters, Janks Morton, Chicago, Philadelphia, Young Boys, Media News
Timothy Cooper

Men II Boys is a new film that featuring interviews from BET journalist Jeff Johnson, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore Ravens Tight End, Daniel Wilcox.

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Where Would You Wish To Wake Up Tomorrow?

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Sharing, New Orleans, New York, Brooklyn, Slice of Life, Fifty People One Question, Humanity, Living News

Fifty People, One Question is a straightforward, but remarkably vivid series of video interviews created by Benjamin Reece and co-produced by Deltree ...

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China: Red Rocker Video for a Mayor Fresh Out of Quarantine

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 07.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Oley Sassone, Cowboy Mouth, China, Red Rockers, Ray Nagin, Video, John Thomas Griffith, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Now that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is cleared to leave Shanghai, here's something to remember his quarantined stopover with: The Red Rockers new wave classic "China" video.

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Hightailing Travel With Your Pet

Wendy Diamond | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: New Orleans, Bourbon Street, Animal Fair, Lifestyle, Pets, Entertainment, Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC, Travel, Red Roof Inn, Www.AnimalFair.Com, Best Western, Bo Obama, Jetblue, Fashion, Shoes, Ramada Inn, Celebrities, Toyota Venza, Barkus, Mbt, Jetpaws, Living News
Wendy Diamond

Considering the "ruff" economic climate, you can travel the furry and frugal way! Bone voyage!

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William Jefferson Corruption Trial Begins

AP | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Former Congressman William Jefferson, New Orleans, Louisiana, William Jefferson, Jefferson Bribery, Jefferson Corruption, Jefferson Racketeering, Politics News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jury selection has begun in Virginia in the trial of a former Louisiana congressman charged with taking bribes. A pool of nea...

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Never Should Have Built it There -- New York

Harry Shearer | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Flood Protection, New York, Katrina, Hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina, Politics News
Harry Shearer

A new report predicts the dire future that may await New York City if a hurricane generates serious storm surge. The proposed solution? A set of barriers ringing the city to protect it from inundation.

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New Orleans: Not a City of Whiners

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

When I say that New Orleans' people are the most resilient and self-reliant folks I've ever encountered, I didn't yet have this example at hand.

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New Tunes On Monday: Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, eels, Alex Woodard, and Buckwheat Zydeco

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Lauderdale, Warren Hayes, Jim Keltner, Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanlet "Buckwheat Dural, San Diego, E, Warner Bros., Hombre Lobo, Parallel Worlds Parallel Lives, Mike Piersante, Lafayette, Music Row, Dan Bern, Memphis Minnie, Captain Beefheart, Jeff Taylor, Hans Christian Andersen, Doc Watson, Zydeco, Jr., Reggae, Marshall Crenshaw, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Elvis Costello, Dennis Crouch, CD Baby, Detroit, Kansas Joe McCoy, Sir Reginald Master Durall, Chevrolet, Jerry Boys, Billie Holiday, Switchfoot, Pbs, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Diy, Olivier Scoazac, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Country Music, Kay Electric Guitar, Sara Watkins, Charlie Haden, Greg Leisz, Mark Oliver Everett, Jenny Lind, New Found Glory, American Idol, Hugh Everett, Mike Compton, New Music Weekly, Dobie Gray, New Orleans, Americana, Jason Mraz, Arlo Guthrie, Lee Allen Zeno, Los Lobos, Stuart Duncan, John Mellencamp, Eels, Cool G Murder, Sebastian Steinberg, Tony Millionaire, Nickel Creek, John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Cracker Barrel, Nashville, Bo Diddley, Jerry Douglas, P.T. Barnum, Joseph Darion, Kelly Ryan, JJ Grey, Nonesuch Records, Bing Crosby, Emil Richards, Dockside Studios, Alex Woodard, Bob Marley, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Wal-Mart, Louisiana, Kevin Menard, Chess Records, 420, The Roayl Danish Opera, Curtis Watson, Bob Dylan, Nova, Lawrence Coleman, Hammond B-3, Gin Blossoms, Jimmy Cliff, Fender Jazzmaster, Sound Emporium Studios, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Mullins, Steve Berlin, Billboard, T Bone Burnett, Matt Bair, Don Van Vilet, Loretta Lynn, Stewart Lerman, Bruce Springsteen, Knuckles, Wurlitzer, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.

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2013 Super Bowl To Be In New Orleans

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 06.19.2009 | Home

Read More: New Orleans, Sports, New Orleans Super Bowl, Nfl, Super Bowl New Orleans, Super Bowl 2013, Super Bowl, Home News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New Orleans is a Super Bowl city again. NFL owners voted Tuesday to play the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans, the first ...

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Obama to New Orleans: Drop Dead?

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Obama, Nuclear Site Cleanup, Chesapeake Bay, Katrina, New Orleans Recovery, Katrina Relief, Politics News
Harry Shearer

The farther we get into this administration, the clearer it becomes that New Orleans is now enjoying its second consecutive federal administration with a do-nothing approach to helping the city.

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The Lost & Found Bin of The Digital Age

Mathew Preprost | Posted 06.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Photography, Lost Camera, I Found Your Camera, Campfire Stories, New Orleans, Photo, Orphan, Found, Globalization, Cameras, Pennsylvania, Mardi Gras, Denmark, Lost, Living News
Mathew Preprost

IFoundYourCamera.net has proved that a lot of people lose their cameras and many people are willing to help out total strangers in getting their lost items back.

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Jason Linkins

Dan Baum, Fired By New Yorker, Recounting His Story On Twitter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Dan Baum, New Yorker, New Orleans, Twitter, Hurricane Katrina, Journalism, New Yorker Twitter, Dan Baum Twitter, Twitter New Yorker, Media News

I enjoy using Twitter, but Dan Baum's Twitter chronicle of his dismissal from The New Yorker reminds me that some stories will always be too big for it.

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"Treme": HBO Picks Up Post-Katrina Series From "Wire" Creator

AP | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Hbo, New Orleans, Television, Post-Katrina New Orleans, Tv, Treme, Hurricane Katrina, HBO Treme, David Simon Treme, David Simon, HBO Katrina, Media News

NEW YORK — HBO has given the go-ahead to a new series about New Orleans and its ongoing effort to recover from Hurricane Katrina. It's called "...

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Tom Hanks Lends Voice To, Promises Education From, WWII Museum And Documentary

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Tom Hanks, National World War II Museum, World War II, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks is still on a mission when it comes to World War II. The star of "Saving Private Ryan" is serving as narrator and advis...

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Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Matt Lauer, David Gregory, Crisis in Darfur, Mad Money, Anderson Cooper 360, Washington Capitols, Journalism, Boston-Bruins, New England Patriots, Joe Scarborough, Larry King, Cate Blanchett, Nancy Pelosi, Today Show, MSNBC Joe Scarborough, Andre Leon Talley, Hurricane Katrina, Farmworkers, Boston, The Today Show, Jennifer Hudson, Ben Stiller, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Bobby Flay, Russell Crowe, Steve Carell, Washington DC, Andre-Agassi, Rachel Maddow MSNBC, Robert DeNiro, Jim Cramer, Rachel Maddow Show, Robert F. Kennedy, Charity-Auction, House, Obama Inauguration Aretha Franklin, Oprah Winfrey, Human Rights, John McCain 2008, Ridley Scott, Indy 500, World Series, Warren Beatty, Rachel Maddow, Oprah, Rachel Ray, Robert-Deniro, Final Four, Huffington Post, Rfk Center, New Orleans, Meet the Press, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, The Rachel Maddow Show, Hugh Laurie, Morning Joe, This Week, Anderson Cooper, Real Time With Bill Maher, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dancing With the Stars Contestants, Larry King LIve, Michael Phelps, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Grodin, Philanthropy, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Bill Cosby, David Blaine, Tim Gunn, Investigative Journalism, Richard Gere, Dancing With the Stars, Indycar, Dalia Lama, Jason Taylor, John McCain, U.S. Open, Michael Buble, Kennedy, Darfur, Little Fockers, Alan Alda, Bill Maher, George Stephanopoulos, Oprah Winfrey Show, Regis Philbin, Bill O'Reilly, Robert Kennedy, Entertainment News
Jeffrey Buchanan

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

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The First 100 Days in New Orleans

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Obama, Obama First 100 Days, Obama New Orleans, Barack Obama, 100 Days, New Orleans-Louisiana, Politics News
Harry Shearer

What has Barack Obama meant to the city almost destroyed by federal malfeasance in 2005? The best, and the worst, one can say is that he's lived up to his campaign promises.

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Letting Texas Secede

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Wind Power, Supreme Court, Phil Gramm, Willie Nelson, Obama, Tibet, Arizona, Canada, Sxsw, Civil Rights, Military, New Mexico, Racism, Hurricane Katrina, Oklahoma, Constitution, Wikipedia, Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Karl Rove, Bible, California, Crime, War, Mexico, United States, Texas, Anti-Americanism, Darwin, Oil, Florida, Texas Secession, Alberto Gonzales, Unions, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

Governor Rick Perry of Texas brought up the specter of Secession recently and upon polling, a fair amount of Texans and other Americans seem to think Texas seceding from the US would be a good idea.

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Earth Day At Your Service: Generation New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Studio at Colton, The Kindness Project, Rebuilding Together New Orleans, ARC Mardi Gras Bead Recycling, Preservation Resource Center, Alliance for Affordable Energy, Historic Green, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, The Louisiana Cypress Purchase Legacy, Green Light New Orleans, Global Green, recycle4thearts, New Orleans, Service, Earth Day, Volunteers, Barack Obama, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Mardi Gras, Green Living, The Giving Life, New Orleans-Louisiana, Green News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

New Orleans met the new generation of grass roots volunteers the hard way -- they helped clean up after the largest American environmental disaster since the Dust Bowl and have been pitching in ever since.

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Chinese Drywall and the Cost of Truth-Telling

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Chinese Drywall, Lsu, Ivor Van Heerden, Hurricane Katrina, Bobby Jindal, China, Politics News
Harry Shearer

As if Formosan termites weren't bad enough (they devour everything, not just wood), now New Orleans is coming to grips with its latest visitor: defective drywall.

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Paul Sanchez: Taking Back His Life Through Words & Music

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Paul Sanchez, Threadhead Records, Jazz Fest, John Boutte, Stew Called New Orleans, Cowboy Mouth, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

As we approach the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I often wonder, as I hope millions of others often wonder, how are all those amazing people who lost their homes and their lives?

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Taxing THC: Turning Old New York into New New Amsterdam

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New Orleans, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Marijuana, Drugs, Amsterdam, California, Military Industrial Complex, Glaucoma, Norml, David Paterson, Drug War, Medical Marijuana, Blue Laws Repealed, Decriminalization, Budget Deficit, New York, Tom Ammiano, Politics, Cannabis, Intractable Pain, Federal Budget Deficit, Marijuana Amsterdam, Blue Laws, Neoconservatives, Weed, Legalize Marijuana, Ground Zero, Law Enforcement, Economy, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

Bollocks! How is that California, the crossroads of implants, spray tans and superficiality, has a leg up on the Empire State, on the possible legalization and taxation of Cannabis sativa?

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New Orleans: Where Did the Money Go?

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Road Home, Affordable Housing, New Orleans Housing, Katrina, New Orleans Recovery, Politics News
Harry Shearer

The State of Louisiana has just replaced the previous private contractor, ICF, in charge of the program to renovate or rebuild affordable rental housing in New Orleans.

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"I'll Consider It Criminal"

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.13.2009 | Home

Read More: New Orleans, Army Corps of Engineers, Levee Repairs, Stimulus Package, Katrina, Hurricanes, Levees, Lake Ponchartrain, Home News
Harry Shearer

Here comes confirmation that a money shortage may be inclining the Army Corps of Engineers toward building a technologically inferior solution to New Orleans' Category 3 hurricane protection.

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The Monkey's Pawn: Monkey Misery Outshines Human Misery in Louisiana's Delta

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 04.11.2009 | Media

Read More: New Orleans, Animal Rights, Human Rights, Louisiana, Rural Poor, Fema, Mary Landrieu, Hurricane Recovery, Media Bias, Congo, Media News
Georgianne Nienaber

While the NYT signals that all is well in Congo because the mountain gorilla is well fed, a woman places her newborn baby on a tattered piece of cloth covering a bed of grass on lava rock.

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Generational Theft?

Alan Fein | Posted 04.10.2009 | Business

Read More: New Orleans, Debt, President Obama, George W. Bush, Halliburton, Democrat, President Eisenhower, Budget Deficit, Republican, Business News
Alan Fein

The capital projects coming out of the stimulus plan and the Obama budgets are designed to create long-term wealth, and assets that will ensure to the benefit of generations to come.

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