Month: February 2014

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Welcome to Dizneylandrieu

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings from the Gentrified Kingdom. The Krewe du Vieux parade was last Saturday. My sub-krewe, Spank, was the hit of the parade. We satirized Mayor Mitch Landrieu who is presiding over a city that is rapidly gentrifying and getting more and more Dizneyfied. Spank received rave reviews for our float and costumes but it was the map to Dizneylandrieu that was the smash of the parade. Here’s what Rex Duke of the Gambit had to say about my group: The evening’s gold medal, however (and perhaps Carnival’s gold medal) had to go to SPANK’s “Dizneylandrieu,” a float featuring “Mitchey Mayor” … Continue reading Welcome to Dizneylandrieu

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Casket Case

Peter Adrastos Athas

New Orleans Saints fans are hardcore. Some of them want to take their fanatical Who Dattery with them when they die: If the Saints get their way, you won’t be caught dead in the latest piece of fan gear. A custom casket seller with an unusual storefront in the Esplanade Mall is under fire from the team over his $3,000 “Who Dat?” model casket, a black-finished steel coffin fitted with a gold satin pillow and fleur-de-lis decals. Jonathan Lahatte, a former Orleans Parish sheriff’s deputy who opened his ‘Til We Meet Again shop last fall, says he has no plans … Continue reading Casket Case

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Casket Case

Peter Adrastos Athas

New Orleans Saints fans are hardcore. Some of them want to take their fanatical Who Dattery with them when they die: If the Saints get their way, you won’t be caught dead in the latest piece of fan gear. A custom casket seller with an unusual storefront in the Esplanade Mall is under fire from the team over his $3,000 “Who Dat?” model casket, a black-finished steel coffin fitted with a gold satin pillow and fleur-de-lis decals. Jonathan Lahatte, a former Orleans Parish sheriff’s deputy who opened his ‘Til We Meet Again shop last fall, says he has no plans … Continue reading Casket Case

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Casket Case

Peter Adrastos Athas

New Orleans Saints fans are hardcore.Some of them want to take their fanatical Who Dattery with them when they die: If the Saints get their way, you won’t be caught dead in the latest piece of fan gear. A custom casket seller with an unusual storefront in the Esplanade Mall is under fire from the team over his $3,000 “Who Dat?” model casket, a black-finished steel coffin fitted with a gold satin pillow and fleur-de-lis decals. Jonathan Lahatte, a former Orleans Parish sheriff’s deputy who opened his ‘Til We Meet Again shop last fall, says he has no plans to … Continue reading Casket Case

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Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

Allison Hantschel

SWEET CINNAMON JESUS: In the aftermath of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death from an alleged heroin overdose, Daly again indulged an unfortunate tendency to attribute motives, and pass judgments, in the absence of solid evidence—and the Daily Beast again gave him a broad platform on which to do it. In this case, he wrote a piece on Tuesday alleging Hoffman wouldn’t be an addict if he just more took joy in fatherhood. “Why was he in such abject need of a shoddy, solitary and dangerous chemical high when he knew the pure joy that comes with just being with … Continue reading Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

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Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

Allison Hantschel

SWEET CINNAMON JESUS: In the aftermath of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death from an alleged heroin overdose, Daly again indulged an unfortunate tendency to attribute motives, and pass judgments, in the absence of solid evidence—and the Daily Beast again gave him a broad platform on which to do it. In this case, he wrote a piece on Tuesday alleging Hoffman wouldn’t be an addict if he just more took joy in fatherhood. “Why was he in such abject need of a shoddy, solitary and dangerous chemical high when he knew the pure joy that comes with just being with … Continue reading Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

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Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

Allison Hantschel

SWEET CINNAMON JESUS: In the aftermath of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death from an alleged heroin overdose, Daly again indulged an unfortunate tendency to attribute motives, and pass judgments, in the absence of solid evidence—and the Daily Beast again gave him a broad platform on which to do it. In this case, he wrote a piece on Tuesday alleging Hoffman wouldn’t be an addict if he just more took joy in fatherhood. “Why was he in such abject need of a shoddy, solitary and dangerous chemical high when he knew the pure joy that comes with just being with … Continue reading Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Peter Adrastos Athas

I didn’t like this album the first time heard it. I was meh about it until I saw them at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. My friend Steve was in love with the band and insisted I check them out. When I saw them live, I got it. Early Devo combined a zany-n-madcap sense of humor with musical sophistication. They were more fun live than that barrel of crazy monkeys I’m always on about. Devo’s Lead Guitarist Bob Casale. died yesterday at 61. A Devo guy? 61? I am officially old as well as sad over his passing. Here’s … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Peter Adrastos Athas

I didn’t like this album the first time heard it. I was meh about it until I saw them at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. My friend Steve was in love with the band and insisted I check them out. When I saw them live, I got it. Early Devo combined a zany-n-madcap sense of humor with musical sophistication. They were more fun live than that barrel of crazy monkeys I’m always on about. Devo’s Lead Guitarist Bob Casale. died yesterday at 61. A Devo guy? 61? I am officially old as well as sad over his passing. Here’s … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Peter Adrastos Athas

I didn’t like this album the first time heard it. I was meh about it until I saw them at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. My friend Steve was in love with the band and insisted I check them out. When I saw them live, I got it. Early Devo combined a zany-n-madcap sense of humor with musical sophistication. They were more fun live than that barrel of crazy monkeys I’m always on about. Devo’s Lead Guitarist Bob Casale. died yesterday at 61. A Devo guy? 61? I am officially old as well as sad over his passing. Here’s … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Peter Adrastos Athas

I didn’t like this album the first time heard it. I was meh about it until I saw them at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. My friend Steve was in love with the band and insisted I check them out. When I saw them live, I got it. Early Devo combined a zany-n-madcap sense of humor with musical sophistication. They were more fun live than that barrel of crazy monkeys I’m always on about. Devo’s Lead Guitarist Bob Casale. died yesterday at 61. A Devo guy? 61? I am officially old as well as sad over his passing. Here’s … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

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Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

docphd

Hey, where did I put my jobs plan? Oh, here it is under all these racist jokes and emails bitching about cats… I n April 2010, Michael Best & Friedrich paralegal Kelly Teelin sent Rindfleisch a joke about someone whose dogs supposedly qualified for welfare because they are “mixed in color, unemployed, lazy, can’t speak English and have no frigging clue who their Daddys are.” Rindfleisch wrote back: “That is hilarious. And so true.” In another email, sent in July 2010, Thomas Nardelli, chief of staff for Walker at Milwaukee County, forwarded Rindfleisch and undisclosed others a joke about someone … Continue reading Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

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Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

docphd

Hey, where did I put my jobs plan? Oh, here it is under all these racist jokes and emails bitching about cats… I n April 2010, Michael Best & Friedrich paralegal Kelly Teelin sent Rindfleisch a joke about someone whose dogs supposedly qualified for welfare because they are “mixed in color, unemployed, lazy, can’t speak English and have no frigging clue who their Daddys are.” Rindfleisch wrote back: “That is hilarious. And so true.” In another email, sent in July 2010, Thomas Nardelli, chief of staff for Walker at Milwaukee County, forwarded Rindfleisch and undisclosed others a joke about someone … Continue reading Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

Current Affairs, Doc, On Wisconsin, Scott Walker's Horcruxes1 Comment

Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

docphd

Hey, where did I put my jobs plan? Oh, here it is under all these racist jokes and emails bitching about cats… In April 2010, Michael Best & Friedrich paralegal Kelly Teelin sent Rindfleisch a joke about someone whose dogs supposedly qualified for welfare because they are “mixed in color, unemployed, lazy, can’t speak English and have no frigging clue who their Daddys are.” Rindfleisch wrote back: “That is hilarious. And so true.” In another email, sent in July 2010, Thomas Nardelli, chief of staff for Walker at Milwaukee County, forwarded Rindfleisch and undisclosed others a joke about someone who … Continue reading Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

Adrastos, Diary, Law/Justice, Sports

Casket Case

Peter Adrastos Athas

New Orleans Saints fans are hardcore. Some of them want to take their fanatical Who Dattery with them when they die: If the Saints get their way, you won’t be caught dead in the latest piece of fan gear. A custom casket seller with an unusual storefront in the Esplanade Mall is under fire from the team over his $3,000 “Who Dat?” model casket, a black-finished steel coffin fitted with a gold satin pillow and fleur-de-lis decals. Jonathan Lahatte, a former Orleans Parish sheriff’s deputy who opened his ‘Til We Meet Again shop last fall, says he has no plans … Continue reading Casket Case

Current Affairs, Doc, On Wisconsin, Scott Walker's Horcruxes

Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

docphd

Hey, where did I put my jobs plan? Oh, here it is under all these racist jokes and emails bitching about cats… I n April 2010, Michael Best & Friedrich paralegal Kelly Teelin sent Rindfleisch a joke about someone whose dogs supposedly qualified for welfare because they are “mixed in color, unemployed, lazy, can’t speak English and have no frigging clue who their Daddys are.” Rindfleisch wrote back: “That is hilarious. And so true.” In another email, sent in July 2010, Thomas Nardelli, chief of staff for Walker at Milwaukee County, forwarded Rindfleisch and undisclosed others a joke about someone … Continue reading Schaden-Friday: Scott Walker Style

Adrastos, Diary, Political Crack

Welcome to Dizneylandrieu

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings from the Gentrified Kingdom. The Krewe du Vieux parade was last Saturday. My sub-krewe, Spank, was the hit of the parade. We satirized Mayor Mitch Landrieu who is presiding over a city that is rapidly gentrifying and getting more and more Dizneyfied. Spank received rave reviews for our float and costumes but it was the map to Dizneylandrieu that was the smash of the parade. Here’s what Rex Duke of the Gambit had to say about my group: The evening’s gold medal, however (and perhaps Carnival’s gold medal) had to go to SPANK’s “Dizneylandrieu,” a float featuring “Mitchey Mayor” … Continue reading Welcome to Dizneylandrieu

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Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

Allison Hantschel

SWEET CINNAMON JESUS: In the aftermath of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death from an alleged heroin overdose, Daly again indulged an unfortunate tendency to attribute motives, and pass judgments, in the absence of solid evidence—and the Daily Beast again gave him a broad platform on which to do it. In this case, he wrote a piece on Tuesday alleging Hoffman wouldn’t be an addict if he just more took joy in fatherhood. “Why was he in such abject need of a shoddy, solitary and dangerous chemical high when he knew the pure joy that comes with just being with … Continue reading Kids Will Magically Fix Your Heroin-Addicted Life

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Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

Peter Adrastos Athas

Four term former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, hereinafter EWE, is back in the news. Le Guv (one of his many media nicknames) has been publicly flirting with running for the seat in Congress about to be vacated by Bill Cassidy the empty suit who is challenging Mary Landrieu for the Senate. I have not taken the whole thing very seriously because EWE is basking in public affection right now, but that would change in heartbeat if he were to run for office again. I’m not quite sure what happened but Bloomberg News bit on Fast Eddie’s bait, mostly because it … Continue reading Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

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Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

Peter Adrastos Athas

Four term former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, hereinafter EWE, is back in the news. Le Guv (one of his many media nicknames) has been publicly flirting with running for the seat in Congress about to be vacated by Bill Cassidy the empty suit who is challenging Mary Landrieu for the Senate. I have not taken the whole thing very seriously because EWE is basking in public affection right now, but that would change in heartbeat if he were to run for office again. I’m not quite sure what happened but Bloomberg News bit on Fast Eddie’s bait, mostly because it … Continue reading Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

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Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

Peter Adrastos Athas

Four term former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, hereinafter EWE, is back in the news. Le Guv (one of his many media nicknames) has been publicly flirting with running for the seat in Congress about to be vacated by Bill Cassidy the empty suit who is challenging Mary Landrieu for the Senate. I have not taken the whole thing very seriously because EWE is basking in public affection right now, but that would change in heartbeat if he were to run for office again. I’m not quite sure what happened but Bloomberg News bit on Fast Eddie’s bait, mostly because it … Continue reading Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

Adrastos, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

Peter Adrastos Athas

Four term former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, hereinafter EWE, is back in the news. Le Guv (one of his many media nicknames) has been publicly flirting with running for the seat in Congress about to be vacated by Bill Cassidy the empty suit who is challenging Mary Landrieu for the Senate. I have not taken the whole thing very seriously because EWE is basking in public affection right now, but that would change in heartbeat if he were to run for office again. I’m not quite sure what happened but Bloomberg News bit on Fast Eddie’s bait, mostly because it … Continue reading Still Fast Eddie After All These Years

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“College Readiness”: Two approaches

hobbular

There’s a push to include a “college readiness test” as a qualification for receiving a Pell grant, and there’s no way that could possibly be anything but the best of intentions: Secondary schooling is compulsory, which requires a commitment from the State to provide access to the primary qualification for Pell — a diploma or GED. A college readiness test would come with no State obligation. The ridiculous notion that excluding poor students who aren’t college ready from Pell would magically incentivize public education to get on the ball with preparing all students is the kind fairy dust that gives … Continue reading “College Readiness”: Two approaches

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“College Readiness”: Two approaches

hobbular

There’s a push to include a “college readiness test” as a qualification for receiving a Pell grant, and there’s no way that could possibly be anything but the best of intentions: Secondary schooling is compulsory, which requires a commitment from the State to provide access to the primary qualification for Pell — a diploma or GED. A college readiness test would come with no State obligation. The ridiculous notion that excluding poor students who aren’t college ready from Pell would magically incentivize public education to get on the ball with preparing all students is the kind fairy dust that gives … Continue reading “College Readiness”: Two approaches

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“College Readiness”: Two approaches

hobbular

There’s a push to include a “college readiness test” as a qualification for receiving a Pell grant, and there’s no way that could possibly be anything but the best of intentions: Secondary schooling is compulsory, which requires a commitment from the State to provide access to the primary qualification for Pell — a diploma or GED. A college readiness test would come with no State obligation. The ridiculous notion that excluding poor students who aren’t college ready from Pell would magically incentivize public education to get on the ball with preparing all students is the kind fairy dust that gives … Continue reading “College Readiness”: Two approaches