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Monthly Archives: September 2005
Hello my treacherous friends
A small assortment of links and notes for your entertainment: If you’re looking for an interesting theatre experience in Pittsburgh, check out the New Works Festival, currently in progress. I especially recommend seeing Up On the Roof, which features the highly-talented local actress Katy Wayne (sister of My Brilliant Mistakes). It runs Sept. 22 – …
Collected at random: Back to school edition
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (of “The Office”) are considering creating a run of online talk/humor radio shows – “about a half hour of new chat each week” avaoiable for free. They’re conducting a poll to see if people would be interested. Show your interest (or lack thereof) at the Ricky Gervais website: http://www.rickygervais.com/radiovote.php If …
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The city that care forgot
Continuing from my previous post on Letters From New Orleans: Rob Walker was interviewed by Flak Magazine several weeks ago about his book, and that interview now seems eerily prescient. Since Hurricane Katrina hit and throughout the still-unfolding aftermath, he has been asked many times his thoughts on the situation in New Orleans. Here is …
Down by the river
I’ve never visited New Orleans. I’ve been afraid to visit during Mardi Gras, not so much of the scene but more what it might bring out in me. People say Jazz Fest is the better time to visit: all the fun of Mardi Gras with less of the frat boy element. I think I’d rather …