Benefit Tuesday for beloved Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Darryl Montana, who is facing the costs of a cancer crisis

Damn it, I forgot and stored the Ark in the Pecorino Romano factory again.

Sardinian showdown.

In Munich for layover, 7:15am, weißwurst or gtfo

My parents’ favorite restaurant is Rolo’s but they won’t go without somebody to grant them permission, so consequently Rolo’s is the NYC restaurant I’ve eaten at most these past five years. I’m not angry about it.

I can’t see the name Brendan Carr without thinking of roast beef.

A little surprised not to hear a little more love for The Sting over the past 24 hours.

Disagree.

I’d forgotten that Grant Achatz invented borscht.

There are so many lovely people in this country and all we talk about is the assholes.

Went to a science fair under the I-610 today.

Best opening scene ever.

In there an app that simply aggregates your My List, My Stuff, Watchlist, etc., from every streaming service? If not, why?

Don’t sleep on this kicker to the Oliver North-Fawn Hall story.

Three things that, no matter how much I prepare myself for how expensive they are, are always more expensive: lobster rolls, massage chairs, razors.

Baleada breakfast really sets the day in a different direction (back to bed).

Mets upcoming opponents also describes my 42-yr Mets fandom.

Brief flashback to being alone at the Scott Joplin House in St. Louis when a kind docent offered to play one of the original piano rolls.

Adjacently, this is a fascinating look at the story of Rockwell's famous painting. www.vox.com/the-highligh...

Happy 71st Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.” The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview. Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

This is cool.

Sorry, I just can't stop reading labubu as anatomical slang.

Corporations should know better than to make tennis players’ teams look like they work in their HR departments.

Deploying the national guard to solve crime in New Orleans is like bringing in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra to fix the Saints.

Radically change a book with one finger.

Amazing that the AI company is named Showrunner. The effortless theft and inversion of language (woke, etc.) is the feature of the age. www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...

"This Is More an Inquest Than a Comment," the new novel by Martin Pitzer

I feel like everybody at this crime and mystery writers conference is at least idly thinking about a murder set at a crime and mystery writers conference.

I can't believe they made today's Wordle happen.

Also (I learned by following this link) the original drumming in Hair.

One can also assume that these numbers are dramatically lower for those most likely to support a big dumb show of intervention.

New Orleans has had the fewest murders through August since 1970. All major crime types are down this year. Relative to 2022: Carjacking -81% Robbery -59% Auto theft -34% Shootings -63% Vehicle burglary -70% So this makes sense. www.wdsu.com/article/dona...

What goes better on crab than crab?

Birthday present from my partner, proving that simply typing somebody’s interests into Google still works.

A day late, due to my respect for labor.

Met an old friend at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names

Floodlight is hiring: We need a Louisiana-based investigative reporter to cover how the oil, gas, petrochemical and utility sectors shape lives and climate action. Apply by Sept. 22:

This is how the US got dragged into the Vietnam War

What’s more awesome than a self-taught artist telling stories of New Orleans’ projects with lessons he learned from #BobRoss? Not much. I love #DapperBruceLafitte’s show at #NOMA & his celebration of marching bands. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/dap...

Seems like a good time to have access to real crime statistics.

It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!

I am biased, but fact checkers are all ninja badasses and the New Yorker story is just one piece of evidence of such after the other.

Bluesky can still be accessed via Graysky for Mississippi users. Pass it on.

Now President for Life of Marketing

This restaurant sounds like it was conceived on mescaline. www.nola.com/entertainmen...

Spent a lot of time considering this and I think the proper Bribe Chips have to be Zapps.

I've come all the way back to using physical travel guide books, and it's the greatest pleasure in the world.