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Author: C.W. Cannon

Second-lining’s silver lining: mainstream embrace of our cultural exotica

May 16, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
Even the long-antagonistic police department now embraces second-lining as deserving of respect — and protection.

Gentrification flap rooted in an older debate over New Orleans ‘exceptionalism’

April 9, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
Newcomers are proving to be zealous enthusiasts of New Orleans culture. Are they destroying it?

Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’: About race or just plain racist?

January 10, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
An exploration of Quentin Tarantino's intent that goes beyond his use of the n-word.

The New Orleans dilemma: Is it hip to be so very, very 'hip'?

May 30, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Curfew: Stripping kids’ access to the cultural heart of New Orleans

January 18, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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