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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A serious news website redesign
Posted by Kevin Allman on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:32 AM
News website redesigns are all the rage these days, from this much-discussed "improvement" to The Lens' makeover (nice!) and, today, a new WDSU.com (good job). And then there's our new mobile site. But none of them are a patch on what The Baltimore Sun did today to commemorate its 175th anniversary. Check it out.
Monday, February 20, 2012
The New Orleans Hornets mascot (Scary) King Cake Baby
Posted by Kevin Allman on Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Ellen DeGeneres, Bill O'Reilly, One Million Moms ... and the Metairie JC Penney
Posted by Kevin Allman on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Last week we told you about One Million Moms, a group that was threatening to boycott JC Penney because the store has hired Ellen DeGeneres to appear in its commercials —Â and, you know, she's gay. (DeGeneres, a New Orleans native, has mentioned her first job was at the JC Penney in Metairie.)
Since then, JC Penney has issued a statement of support for the comic, and BIll O'Reilly took DeGeneres' side last night on his Fox News hour The O'Reilly Factor:
DeGeneres also addressed the issue on her talk show today:
It seems the very fabric of our republic has somehow survived both DeGeneres' hiring and the fuming of a Million Moms. Who could have imagined?
Friday, February 3, 2012
Mary West plays Cupid in New Orleans
Posted by Lauren LaBorde on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Hosting tomorrow's gala is Mary West who is, among other roles, the host and producer of the WLAE program Real New Orleans, and the event is the debut for her local matchmaking business. She calls herself a "headhunter for the heart" and says she's filling a void in a city where many say it's hard to date.
"There are a lot of lonely people out there who are totally burned out with online dating ... I offer a personal alternative," she says. "It's a big complaint from single people (that it's hard to date in New Orleans). Everyone has that Mardi Gras, le se les bon temps roule mentality. But New Orleans, according to Travel + Leisure, is the number one city for singles. I'm here to show that Cupid lives in New Orleans."
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
So long, Jim Henderson
Posted by Kevin Allman on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Today's the last day at work for WWL-TV sports director Jim Henderson, and his appearance on the 10 p.m. edition of Eyewitness News will be his last before he retires after 33 years at the station. Co-worker Tom Planchet has written a great essay about his many years working with Henderson, and the WWL-TV webpage is largely given over to farewells ... including this blooper reel. Good luck, Jim.
Monday, January 30, 2012
CNN asks Sen. David Vitter about his "serious sin"
Posted by Alex Woodward on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Following a weekend at the Monster Jam and a live-tweet sesh (both the Grave Digger's paint job and the Robosaurus were "awesome"), Sen. David Vitter appeared on this morning's edition of CNN's Early Start. Host Ashleigh Banfield diverted from discussing the Republican primaries and brought up Vitter's issues with prostitution in 2007.
Banfield had a long wind-up pitch: "I know coming on TV with me today, you had to know that this question was coming, so, and it's awkward for me to even ask it, but I gotta, and I think you know where I'm going with this..." To which a mildly confused Vitter replied, "I don't, but go ahead."
Banfield asked Vitter to compare his prostitution scandal to Republican presidential nominee Newt Gingrich's infidelities, and "what it is like to be a politician who has some serious baggage trying to be elected."
"The good news is, in America, it's not up to CNN," Vitter said. "It's up to voters." Vitter said what voters will focus their attention on is a tanking economy.
Banfield asked again if Vitter can compare his past "serious sin" to Gingrich's in their respective election cycles. "No I can't," he said, and awkward pauses follow.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Philly mayor has unique diagnosis for curbing his city's murder problem
Posted by Kevin Allman on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:32 PM
New Orleans isn't the only metro area having an exceptionally bloody week. In Philadelphia, three 14-year-olds were gunned down by a 30-year-old man, according to Philly police, in a beef that started on Facebook. It prompted Mayor Michael Nutter to express his feelings to Philadelphia's Fox 29 News:
"The first way to stop this kind of stuff is for young people to be home, where they're supposed to be home, and for adults not to act like idiots and assholes."
Nutter had more to say:
“Seven young people, somewhere between 14 and 16 years old, on a Tuesday night, a school night, are out in a car going to somewhere to have a fight with some other teenager. That is completely insane, it is irresponsible. Parents have to know where their children are and what they are doing. Their little butts should have either been in bed, getting ready for bed, or doing some homework. Not out in a car, not in some other neighborhood, and not up to this kind of nonsense. I’m not your mom and I’m not your dad. We cannot completely legislate, or by policy, make people responsible for their children.”
Nutter spokesman Mark McDonald told the press: "On rare occasions the mayor will assume a somewhat earthy tone.”
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Melissa Harris-Perry gets her own show on MSNBC
Posted by Kevin Allman on Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- CHRIS GRANGER
On her Twitter account this morning*, Harris-Perry confirmed the deal and said she'll be staying in New Orleans:
Best part of a weekend show? I don't have to give up life in the academy. I'll still live in NOLA & teach at Tulane during the week.
The program doesn't have a name yet, but Harris-Perry showed some of her signature humor in another tweet:
My new weekend #MSNBC show doesn't have name yet. Since we follow "Up w/ Chris" I've been lobbying for "Uppity w/ Melissa"
The show is scheduled to debut Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. CST.
* We'd love to follow her progress on Twitter, but Harris-Perry has blocked Gambit. So we just have to read her status updates from afar, nose pressed to the window....
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Steven Seagal sued over Arizona cockfighting bust
Posted by Will Coviello on Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:24 PM
Following accusations of sex trafficking by a personal assistant, Steven Seagal's stint with Jefferson Parish law enforcement was terminated. Seagal headed to Arizona to work with controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and film the third season of his reality show Steven Seagal Lawman. Former Incredible Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno also signed on with the sheriff. But filming got interesting on a bust involving cockfighting investigations in which a man's puppy was accidentally killed. Now the homeowner says his roosters are just "for show," and is suing the sheriff and Seagal. Hollywood Reporter explains, and there's this item from the Arizona Republic. TPM also flagged the story, and has this on other celebs who have been deputized by Arpaio.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Buddy Roemer campaign manager blasts debate's "bullshit rules"
Posted by Kevin Allman on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:29 PM
Last time we heard from Carlos Sierra, Buddy Roemer's campaign manager, Sierra was blasting the powers-that-be at Fox News, calling them "little jerks" for omitting his boss from the network's May GOP presidential debate. Now he's back, and — perhaps taking a cue from New Orleans' own James Perry — Sierra is blasting NBC News and Politico for omitting his boss from their upcoming Sept. 7 debate. The following is the opening of an official email from Camp Roemer, signed by Sierra:
Friends,Once again, due to arbitrary, or as I call them, bullshit rules, Governor Roemer will be left out of the September 7th debate hosted by Politico and NBC News. It's a sad day in our country when a former Congressman, Governor, and current successful businessman is not invited to be on-stage to discuss the corrupting influences of money in politics and the continued demise of our economy.
Just to make sure you opened it, the email's subject line was "Bullshit Rules!". And it gets better:
It's laughable and disappointing that there will be someone on stage whose ignorant mind compared homosexuality to bestiality; the Godfather of Obamacare will also be allowed to defend his unconstitutional law; there will be a former pizza chain executive who discriminates against the Muslim faith; and there will be someone on stage who thinks it's more important to vacation in Hawaii than to campaign for the most important office of the free world. I don't know about you, but I'm truly disgusted by our system right now.
No doubt Sierra is passionate about Roemer. But when your man isn't moving the needle in any national polls, a well-timed "bullshit" is probably better for garnering attention than a multi-state campaign buy would be.
Here, enjoy the former Louisiana's governor recent turn on The Colbert Report — a gig that Roemer got when the "former pizza chain executive" weaseled out at the last minute:
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