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Cover Story Features


11.04.03


COVER STORY

Justice Delayed
The Exonerated comes to town to tell the stories of the wrongly convicted. David Lee Simmons talks to star Jill Clayburgh. Katy Reckdahl spends the day with the recently freed John Thompson.

Frequently Asked Questions
Local attorneys who defend death-row inmates hope that theater audiences leave asking, "Why does Louisiana still have the death penalty?"
By Katy Reckdahl


NEWS & VIEWS

Commentary

Bobby Jindal for governor.

Grounded
Longtime local saxophonist Frederick Sheppard went overseas to play jazz and make some money. He came home on crutches and in debt to the U.S. government to the tune of $11,000.
By Katy Reckdahl

Pot and Politics
Medical marijuana is a dividing line between Kathleen Blanco and Bobby Jindal.
By Jeremy A. Alford

Pops' Place
A visit to Louis Armstrong's 30-year home in New York, now a museum, reveals that the musician never really left New Orleans behind him.
By Peter Gerler

Politics
Clancy DuBos
on Nagin's endorsements.

Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu on anger management.


FEATURES

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Eileen Loh Harrist on new hope for Alzheimer's patients.
PLUS: Health news; the Mackie report and a Q&A about children and diabetes.

Blake Pontchartrain
New Orleans' know-it-all.

Shoptalk
Kandace Power Graves on Mamma's Cucina.


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Love and Hate
Sex-advice columnist Dan Savage says his latest book, Skipping Towards Gomorrah, is a response to vehement right-wing moralizing.
By Frank Etheridge


Hot Seven
Our suggestions for all that's worth doing and seeing this week,
including the HotPick.



Special Events Listings



Music


Music Listings

Who's playing where and when this week.

Club Directory



The Arts

Theater Review
Dalt Wonk on Angel & Dragon and The Wizard of Oz.


Inside Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on John Huddleston.

Theater, Art and Books Listings
A week's worth of culture.

 

Film

Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on Intolerable Cruelty.

Film Listings


CUISINE

Restaurant  Review
Sara Roahen on The Red Maple Restaurant.


Food News

By Sara Roahen

Wine of the Week

By Brenda Maitland
 

   

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