AltWeeklies Wire
New World Musicnew
Ned Sublette and two others discuss music and New Orleans history at a panel discussion during the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival.
Gambit |
Caroline Goyette |
03-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Guest Appearancesnew
An Arab orchestra finds itself stranded in a small Israeli town, whose warm-hearted residents take in the musicians for the night.
Tags: Eran Kolirin, The Band's Visit
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festivalnew
The Tennessee Williams Festival features a Stanley and Stella Shouting Contest, a talent contest, performances of the playrights rare works, panel discussions, talks by authors and more.
Gambit |
Will Coviello |
03-25-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
8/29 Commission -- Nownew
Congress should pass the 8/29 Investigation Act to review why New Orleans' levees failed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. New Orleans isn't the only major American city that depends on levees; this is a national issue.
Gambit |
Editorial |
03-25-2008 |
Commentary
New Orleans' Death Tollnew
Updated population numbers show the city's homicide rate is even worse than previously thought.
Gambit |
Ariane Wiltse |
03-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
With a Name Like the Gutter Twins, It's Got to be Goodnew
Longtime collaborators Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan just released their first CD as the Gutter Twins.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
03-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gutter Twins, Saturnalia
Vitter Should Resignnew
The recent scandal over New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's involvement with a high-priced hooker provided yet another opportunity for U.S. Sen. David Vitter to disgrace himself and our state on the national stage.
Gambit |
Editorial |
03-19-2008 |
Commentary
In Louisiana, Affordable Housing is Disconnectednew
A program to help restore low-income affordable rental units after the hurricanes has made some progress, but it comes slowly -- and sometimes not at all.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
03-19-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Eco-Construction Blooms in New Orleansnew
More and more contractors and do-it-yourselfers are learning the advantages of green building techniques in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
03-12-2008 |
Housing & Development
Table Talknew
Former Gambit Weekly restaurant critic Sara Roahen writes from the heart about New Orleans food culture and her immersion in it.
Gambit |
David Lee Simmons |
02-29-2008 |
Nonfiction
Behind the Veilnew
Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's animated memoir about growing up in Iran before and after the Islamic revolution.
Cashing in the Housenew
Cash Money Records tries to hold on to its power and money.
FEMA's Toxic Trailersnew
Katrina evacuees living in FEMA trailers are being told by FEMA and the CDC that they need to move because their homes could be toxic.
Gambit |
Amanda Spake |
02-28-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
George Rodrigue's Brush with Greatnessnew
With a 40-year retrospective at New Orleans Museum of Art, the Cajun artist is finally getting his props in Louisiana.
Tags: visual arts
Have a Niche Tripnew
Today's travel agents can give you the inside track on custom-designed vacations.
Tags: travel
