I am doing it. I was going to write out a whole post but now it all just seems to be coming out over here… Law banning sales of prints at Jackson Square is in trouble Twelve comments in and the word “thugs” has not been mentioned yet. I actually am not super passionate about…
Month: March 2011
Nola.com Weather Frog Redux
He was there again this morning so I thought maybe I should embrace the little guy. Here’s a thought, leave him up all the time in a little thumbnail image in the corner and not over a headline that contains the phrase, “Quadruple shooting.” Like this…
Po Boys and Baby Boos
Out on Jackson Square, every artist is a CFO for their little business. The demand is there, ready and willing. The artists’ responsibility is to provide it with the supply. For some artists, this is easy. The supply is fleur de lis or jazz players under lamp posts. You will see these two images repeated…
…The Fuck?
What intern was left in charge overnight at Nola.com? Who made the decision to put a damn frog in a Hawaiian shirt wearing sunglasses on the front page of the paper Web site? Is the weather the main story in New Orleans this morning? Who drew that fucking thing? Was it the same person who…
Discordia
NOPD is reviewing arrests of 12 at Krewe of Eris parade Sunday night Arrested at the Eris Parade This isn’t going to be a popular opinion but, there aren’t any good guys in this. There are bad guys, more bad guys and bystanders. Some folks may be innocent, but they aren’t righteous. Krewe of Eris…
A Social and Emotional Ecotone on Carnival Sunday
I woke up at around 4 a.m. this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep so I figured I’d head over to the Square and reserve myself a good spot. I have often described this time as an ecotone, a layering between two different social and emotional environments. One is the still awake, still spirited…
‘Communicating Clearly’
The Mardi Gras costume market mess: a post-mortem and editorial The best way to achieve it is for the city to communicate clearly with artists and vendors — and to make sure city fees don’t outstrip people’s ability to pay. From the last line of the story, the “communicating clearly” part. It doesn’t happen. I…
Dear Gambit
Dear Gambit, Love you guys. Love the paper. I see you put the Blue Dog on your cover this week. George Rodrigue is a great artist. Always has been. A little repetitive lately but, as an artist I can’t blame him. So few us us ever achieve significant compensation for what we bring to the…