Category: Weblogs

Adrastos, Food and Drink, Weblogs3 Comments

Blackened Out

Peter Adrastos Athas

Last night, Dr. A and I joined assorted NOLA bloggers and friends ofDangerblond for her birthday dinner at a wee Mid-City restaurant called Katie’s. The core of the party were the Rising Tide committee of “people who get shit done” and our sweeties. The food was excellent and the staff remarkably patient given the fact that our table was a 97 top (only a slight exaggeration) and we all have VERY LOUD VOICES. Just ask Virgo Tex: prolonged exposure to NOLA bloggers is a leading cause of deafness in the 504 area code, uh, area. In short, it was cacophony … Continue reading Blackened Out

Adrastos, Television, Weblogs

Rising Tide Treme Panel

Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s shameless plug time again. Back of Town founder Maitri Erwin has assembled a crack panel to discuss HBO’s great new-ish show, Treme. Maitri will moderate and will be joined on the panel by Treme co-honcho Eric Overmyer, staff writers Lolis Eric Elie and Davis Rogan, our very own Virgo Tex and Times-Picayune teevee maven Dave Walker. For more details about the panel check out Maitri’s post at Back of Town. For more information about and/or to register for Rising Tide 5 click here. Continue reading Rising Tide Treme Panel

Adrastos, BP Oil Spill, Malakatude, Weblogs8 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: The Huffington Post

Peter Adrastos Athas

I’m not sure if I should be using the singular or the plural version of malaka but the Huff Post has hit a new low. The offending, as well as offensive, post belongs in a super market tabloid devoted to tales of Big Foot and space aliens. I have never been a fan of the Huff Post and cannot stand Ariana Huffington who is an arrogant, trendhopping opportunist. One of my earliest posts at First Draft was entitledSatan’s Botoxed Handmaiden, which is my friend Kevin Allman’s pet name for his bete noir. Enough set-up. The reason this week’s “honor” goes … Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: The Huffington Post

Adrastos, Geek Cred, LOL, Television, Weblogs8 Comments

This Is What Socialized Medicine Drives You To

Peter Adrastos Athas

Those crazy Canadians. Before seeing this pulp cover I had no idea that Canada had ten, count ’em, famous criminals back in the day. I think of Canadians as very polite folks who are the best neighbors in the world even if they have an actual Conservative Prime Minister these days. Of course, Mr. Harper has the good sense NOT to mess too much with socialized medicine. This post is, obviously, not about the effect of socialized medicine but is a rather self serving exercise to point you toward a regular feature at my own little corner of the interweb. … Continue reading This Is What Socialized Medicine Drives You To

Adrastos, Political Crack, Weblogs5 Comments

Satan’s Botoxed Handmaiden

Peter Adrastos Athas

That’s my friend Kevin Allman’s pet name for Arianna Huffington nee Stassinopoulous. Hismain beefwith Satan’s Botoxed Handmaiden (hereinafter SBH except for when I need a laugh) is that she talks a “progressive” game whilst “borrowing” content and not paying for it while making a packet herself. I am no longer able to see Arianna without thinking of her as SBH. Thanks, Kevin. Me, I have other gripes with Arianna. She’s a trendhopping opportunist who gives my ethnic group a bad name. I’m only half Greek but olive oil, lamb’s blood and Grecian hyperbole flow in my veins and I find … Continue reading Satan’s Botoxed Handmaiden

Jude, Of Interest, Weblogs5 Comments

Thank You, Thank You.

Are you sure this is such a good idea, gang? Good morning, all. It’s me. Jude. Here to, as Aaron Neville would say, tell it like it is.  Now, I could be all over-educated and post-modern and what not, and talk about situated knowledge and contingent this and that and blah blah blah, but that’s not my thing. My thing is sarcasm and swearing. Lots of swearing. Blame my grandmother. I’d like to extend my gratitude to Athenae, Scout, and Holden for giving me a shot at their popsicle stand. I’ll do my best not to fucking disappoint. If anyone’s … Continue reading Thank You, Thank You.