On Transmigration

Nine Years Ago. *

On the vine. They must be recovering nicely to find them this far north. This is a Mirliton - a backyard perennial and staple of the so...

I was seven years old when I paid my first admission to the Orpheum Theatre. The beauty of the space took my breath away. I was fascinate...

A local news brief: Since being transfused (2 units) on Friday I've slept  12+ hours nightly and still feel listless. My limited exper...

By Matt Faust.  part of the Tribeca Film Festival 'shorts' offerings. It's a poignant live/animated film using photos and famil...

Concrete & Steel enveloped the building- 1960s This is a great story, beautiful images, and great piece of history. The airport ...

Walking to work this morning, as I crossed the Avenue I noticed there was a long line to get into the Bakery. That in itself wouldn't ...

I am mystified by the fact that I have to visit the site of  a British newspaper to get this kind of information. I suppose Honey-boo-boo, t...

While resting today (alternating between hot and cold compresses) I downloaded Google Earth and paid a visit to my childhood home in New O...

On Tuesday I posted an interview with Michael Brown , BushCo's head of FEMA, who botched the Katrina disaster and now has the gall to ...

Remember Michael Brown?  How about " Heck of a job Brownie "? He's the douche nozzle who headed FEMA's non-response to Kat...

This isn't ironic, it's downright fucking scary! Isaac is expected to make landfall on the exact date and time that Katrina's ...

This affordable home is being built as part of the Post-Katrina rehousing effort in New Orleans. buildingstudio approached  one of ...

Thunderstorms began rolling through yesterday afternoon forcing everyone off the beach and into Happy Hours.  All in all, a cheerful bunch...

It took 6+ years to get there, but these guys were sentenced for both the killings and the disgusting cover-up after the fact. I suppose s...

I've not had a lot of time to read blogs of my southern faves, but I just came across this one and it broke my heart, again. It's pr...

They must be kidding, right?  Um, no.  Six years after the man-made disaster FEMA is claiming they made mistakes and want their money ba...

It's ironic that Hurricane Irene slashes her way up the east coast of the US on the same weekend Katrina did the same to the Gulf Coast ...

We're coming up on the 6th anniversary of this man-made disaster and still more truth is coming to light regarding the role the ACoE pla...