I’ve been in New Orleans since June 2, and been working non-stop. Since arriving here, I’ve made some deadlines, made some contacts, made some money, and more importantly, made some great friends. Also just now, I’ve landed an exciting full-time …

It’s been a fascinating couple of days culminating in the premiere of Spike Lee’s new documentary last night, If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don’t Rise. Highlight for me personally was to interview Lee at his hotel, you can …

Thanks to Dave Allen at Pampelmoose for the link to this Guardian review of Portland sensation Storm Large, performing at the Edinburgh Festival. The conclusion: It’s a shame, because Large and her band’s raunch-rock is undeniably powerful, and there’s a …

Gambit ran my 1200 word story about the tattoo shop in Larose this weekend. Here’s a teaser quote: President Barack Obama is said to have pointed out the window at the Southern Sting tattoo shop as his motorcade made its … Continue reading &

I’m particularly proud of the lede graf on today’s Times Picayune story about New Orleans police cars and other city vehicles languishing at a city repair plant amid the city’s budget woes. Pride comes before a fall, but I do …

I’m currently the high bidder on eBay for a couch from Roger Sterling’s office: Sadly there’s nine days to go on the auction and I don’t expect to win it. But there are some seriously tempting items on there. The …

My friend Billy Knight moved to Italy a few years ago to star in a traveling musical about The Beatles, and never came back. This is typical of Billy Knight, who is really called William — I think I’m the …

Thanks to everyone who’s been in touch over the last few weeks with advice on this blog, to let me know certain things aren’t working, and so on. We’re marching home at this point, and you can expect a few … Continue reading

My latest AFP story is getting picked up first in Australia today — it just depends on when they move, which region picks them up first I guess. The nut graf originally had the words, “economic pain still gushing,” but …

Better than the other way around, I suppose. Share on Facebook

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Eddie Argos has a new side project. The three-person band write songs exclusively about superheroes. Here’s one about Batman, who as you may know is my ultimate favorite superhero. Share on Facebook

I’ve been doing more work for Agence France Presse on the oil spill. This first story broke yesterday, but my favorite quote got excised: “One of the biggest direct effects of the trials being held in New Orleans is going …

Hello blog friends. You may know me from my former blog, “Mattdavisopenshismouth.com.” It was a fun ride, and I kept it going from 2008 to 2010, but the guy who designed the site recently became a lot shabbier at returning …

I love stories about liars. I can imagine Sam Rockwell playing him. Or in his younger days, perhaps Richard E.Grant: Prosecutor Robert Smith QC said Scott, who is unemployed, told library staff he was a multi-millionaire who had inherited a …

I love stories about liars. I can imagine Sam Rockwell playing him. Or in his younger days, perhaps Richard E.Grant: Prosecutor Robert Smith QC said Scott, who is unemployed, told library staff he was a multi-millionaire who had inherited a construction business from his father, had a house in Switzerland and that his mothe

Monkeyfishing. Click through to the New York Times story, too. And ask yourself: Did the Slate editors not have a bullshit detector, at all? Share on Facebook

Monkeyfishing. Click through to the New York Times story, too. And ask yourself: Did the Slate editors not have a bullshit detector, at all?

Oh, Jesus. I heard about this story last night and had to do that thing where you pull out your iPhone in the bar, just to Google something. Every paragraph is like opening a new sickly gift. Share on Facebook

Oh, Jesus. I heard about this story last night and had to do that thing where you pull out your iPhone in the bar, just to Google something. Every paragraph is like opening a new sickly gift.

Idiot. Share on Facebook

Idiot.

Another one for your Google Reader. The blog compiles correspondence worthy of broader attention, like this letter from the Campbell’s Soup people to Andy Warhol: Highlights from the letters? John Lennon and Jack Kerouac, it turns out, were both pompous, …

Another one for your Google Reader. The blog compiles correspondence worthy of broader attention, like this letter from the Campbell’s Soup people to Andy Warhol: Highlights from the letters? John Lennon and Jack Kerouac, it turns out, were both pompous, insecure, grasping assholes. It turns out so many good letters

Hello, MDOHM fans! 1.Sorry about these: 2.The site’s creator and manager, Dane Hesseldahl, is fixing the problem as I type. That doesn’t mean you’ll stop seeing the warnings for a few weeks, thanks to Google’s super security, but it does …

Hello, MDOHM fans! 1.Sorry about these: 2.The site’s creator and manager, Dane Hesseldahl, is fixing the problem as I type. That doesn’t mean you’ll stop seeing the warnings for a few weeks, thanks to Google’s super security, but it does mean that the malware will have gone away. I imagine it was p

I drove to Pass Christian, Mississippi yesterday afternoon to file this story on Gulf Coast tourism for Agence France Presse. Carpenter Clarence Barthel walks on deserted beach at Pass Christian, Mississippi. “Maybe the tourists will be back next year,” said Barthel. “But if there’s any bad news, i

Father and son team Bill and Dylan Butler — Bill is co-owner of the Venice Marina in Southern Louisiana — examine the 70 pounds of live shrimp in their bait pool on Tuesday afternoon, August 3, as BP moved toward beginning its “static kill” operation. Just 13 fishing boats came went fishing out of Venice [..

In Venice, Louisiana.

Last night, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu broached the subject of repossessing Ninth Ward properties that have sat vacant since Hurricane Katrina. He did it in front of a predominantly black audience at a church in New Orleans East. From my roundup at Gambit this morning: “I want to talk about race,” said Landrieu,