Culture
Treme
It’s the neighborhood near The French Quarter in New Orleans, where my great ancestors used to live, and it’s also now a TV show. HBO has just introduced Treme for its Sunday night line up. I’ve been looking forward to seeing it and tuned into the premier. Here’s a little background about the Treme area first, as well as a map. I was happy to read Hank Stuever’s review in the Washington Post. Sounds like he survived going to college in New Orleans and left with an appreciation for the city but not fully accounted for as this new show demonstrates. Just like New Orleans, the show is gritty but…
After da Fat
Alright Mardi Gras is over 🙁 However, I’m having two different King Cakes that were delivered, yes, in the blizzard (kudos to Fedex and UPS, not the regular mail) on this Thursday that I rescheduled to host my entrepreneurial group. I just have to linger with one more Mardi Gras thing. I would be remiss if I did not mention Muses — the Krewe (organized group of masked revelers in New Orleans speak) that does a great spoof on current events, politics and politicians as well as their native city. If you click their link it will take you to all of their float designs that were in this year’s…
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Super Art Smackdown Bet
The Saints better win the Super Bowl! There’s a high stake art bet taking place between the NOMA (New Orleans Museum of Art) and Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA). If Saints win, IMA will send, “The Fifth Plague of Egypt,” painted in 1800 by William Turner and if the Colts win, NOMA will send, “Ideal View of Tivoli,” painted in 1644 by Claude Lorrain. This is was an inside bet between museum directors William Anderson of IMA and John Bullard of NOMA, each equally confident that they won’t have to comply. The Times Picayune describes the humorous details of the high brow chat and circumstances. No details, however, on how…
