Saturday, December 6, 2008
Who You Gonna Cao
Posted by Noah Bonaparte Pais on Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Behold the backside of the Joseph Cao bandwagon. Unknowingly approaching the intersection of Royal and Kerlerec streets en route to my morning Cafe Rose Nicaud fix, I was almost flattened when a fire truck mounted by a certain diminutive congressional hopeful bounded around the corner. Reports of Bill Jefferson sightings atop a paddy wagon on Peniston Street are unconfirmed.
The 2009 Louisiana Festivals calendar is out
Posted by Kevin Allman on Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 8:34 PM
My neighbor Julie Posner just delivered a fresh-off-the-press copy of her 2009 Louisiana Festivals calendar, which is a great look at the many, many festivals around the state -- from the big boys like Jazz Fest to the D'Arbonne Stampede Days Rodeo (May 21-24) and the St. Martinville Pepper Festival (Oct. 18).
It's jam-packed with information, hilarious graphics, and Julie's roundup of statewide Mardi Gras information is worth the $14.95 cover price alone. Look for the calendar to be showing up around town this week just in time for Christmas shopping.
The Ogden has a blog
Posted by Kevin Allman on Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:06 PM
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has started a blog, VersO, with news, photos, and behind-the-scenes info about the museum and its activities. Pretty interesting so far, and an idea that I hope other local museums emulate.
Coming up in this week's Gambit: The O.J. Marinello edition
Posted by Kevin Allman on Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 4:25 PM
It's Election Day. Yes, again. Get out and vote.
In this week's Gambit (available around town tomorrow afternoon):
• You haven't noticed it on your plate yet, but hurricanes Gustav and Ike did a number on the state's oyster beds. Ian McNulty looks at the perils ahead for this essential piece of the Louisiana seafood industry in a piece called "Pearl Jammed"...
• Discarded pharmaceuticals are finding their way into groundwater -- and into your tap. Should you be worried? Mollie Day looks at all sides in "Dopewater"...
• Clancy DuBos salutes retiring judge Pascal Calogero, Jr....
• Kara Nelson continues to solve your holiday gift-giving dilemmas. This week: stocking stuffers...
• Greg Peters imagines Bobby Jindal's new health plan in his latest installment of Suspect Device...
• Moviegoer Rick Barton goes to Australia with Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and finds it shamelessly manipulative -- and damned effective...
• ...and, as always, beaucoup listings, listings, listings.
Enjoy the weekend. See you on the newsstand, or on our new Web site, Best of New Orleans.
