03.23.04

Pluck and Luck
Veteran newsman Bob Schieffer looks back on a storied broadcast career and offers This Just In.
By Erik Spanberg

Irrational Exuberance
Why David Denby says American Sucker, his chronicle of the highs and lows of the stock market, touched a nerve.
By David Lee Simmons

Working Class Heroine
Michelle Tea on her life and art -- and why she thinks it's ok to make a few things up in a memoir.
By Eliza Strickland

Crossing the Line
When writing across races for her new novel, Right as Rain, Bev Marshall just listened to the voices.
By David Winkler-Schmit

Letters to the Editor
Our readers respond.

Commentary
Hypocrisy at HANO.

The Hot Seat
Dr. Thomas Butler had very good reasons for carrying bubonic plague aboard passenger flights -- but that didn't stop the U.S. government from ruining his life.
By Rebecca Alvania

Chain, Chain, Chain
As media consolidation rules the land and recent FCC decisions take root, critics worry about the harmful effects on democratic debate and dissent.
By Jack Bradigan Spula

Scuttlebutt
By Allen Johnson Jr

Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu on Salvador Dali.

Politics
Clancy DuBos on Gov. Kathleen Blanco.

The Time of the Horse
By Ronnie Virgets

Moving On
Frank Etheridge on selling and buying a home -- and staying ahead.

Blake Pontchartrain™
New Orleans' know-it-all.

Shoptalk
Kandace Power Graves on Rocks Off and Atria Salon.

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


Special Events Listings



Music

Opening Act
Alex Rawls on 21C Boyz.
PLUS: Music news.

Music Listings
Who's playing where and when this week.



The Arts

Theater
David Lee Simmons on Krewe Des Sept's The Glass Mendacity.

Inside Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on on Jonathan Ferrara Gallery's Havana: Inside Out.

Books
David Winkler-Schmit on Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.

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

Film

Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on Rana's Wedding.

Film Listings