Before you get on a plane, you go through a number of layers of security. The airline and the TSA both check to make sure you are who your ID claims you are. One of the methods the TSA uses is a version of a security check system that’s also used by IBM, Tesla, and…
Read MoreGeretta Geretta spent years in Italy where she became the darling of Italian horror cinema. That was before she moved to Costa Rica and opened a chain of laundromats – Wash-a-Go Go – and way before she moved to New Orleans with nothing but a small dog and an expensive Louis Vuitton suitcase. She eventually…
Read MoreIn Louisiana, although gumbo and jambalaya are everyday foods, finding the time to make a good gumbo or jambalaya from scratch is not so easy. You can cut down on prep time by making these traditional dishes with a mix out of a box. If you’re a purist, you might turn your nose up at…
Read MoreMusician and producer Nesby Phips may be best known worldwide for his work with Lil Wayne and other hip hop artists, but here in New Orleans his equally impressive claim to fame is that Mahlia Jackson was his great aunt. Nesby is one of the owners and gatekeepers of Ms Jackson’s copyrighted material and is…
Read MoreIf you’re like most Americans, you like to shop. Either in a store or on your phone. Every single retailer in America right now – from Walmart to your local shoe shop – is trying to figure out how to get you off your phone and into their store. Somebody somewhere is going to have to…
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