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Why It has always been the heart and soul of American cooking, the place where every important influence (African, Native American, French, Spanish, Italian) collided in the most exciting manner. Post Katrina, it’s more interesting than ever.
High Galatoire’s is a New Orleans institution, and its never-changing menu and languid pace (meals here are not to be rushed) are part of the experience (embrace

You’ve been bad, very bad, so there won’t be supper. No blanket, either. Want your bottle? Sorry. No free pours on tap for this teetotaling flight.
Airline passengers live the life of a toddler in the process of being

The name of the title character of Janie Jones is meant to resonate with a certain generation: “Oh, like the Clash song,” someone says early on in the film.
In fact, the film bears stronger echoes of Crazy Heart, which finally won Jeff Bridges his Oscar a couple of years back. But this small, effective film is unlikely to attract the kind of attention that Bridges’ film did.
Which is a shame, because Janie Jones (which opened Oct. 28) offers a nicely matched pair of performances, by Alessandro Nivola and young Abigail Breslin, whose chops as an actor obviously are maturing even as she grows into adolescence. Having broken through in Little Miss Sunshine in 2006, Breslin has worked steadily since then – and has found new characters to play, each a little different from the last.
In Janie Jones, she plays a girl whose mother Mary Ann (Elisabeth Shue) is in tough shape: strung out on meth, headed for rehab, with no place to park her 13-year-old daughter,

The other day I saw a temporary sign in a restaurant showing the way to the TOIL’ETS.
Unfortunately, I have no photographic evidence of this, but I am reproducing the word exactly as it appeared.
While this may have been a notably aberrant use of the apostrophe, most of us have seen signs that point towards TOILET’S or REST ROOMS’. There are four common responses to noticing this kind of thing. The first is to proceed swiftly with no more than a flicker of

I’m sure by now most of you all have seen my images featured in ESPN the Magazine’s “The Body Issue.” There has been tons of press and interviews since then, but I wanted to use this month’s post as an opportunity to give you guys my own version and reasons for doing “The Body Issue.” So, please forgive me. This month’s article won’t be loaded with fitness tips, but instead I would like to bring awareness to an issue that is equally important.
I first received the call that ESPN was interested in having me in their annual issue from my publicist one Wednesday afternoon in July. I was out doing my usual mid-week rituals of running errands, grabbing some coffee, manicure and pedicure. I knew right away what issue my publicist was talking

When Natsuki, a friend of a friend, wrote to tell me that she would host me in Tokyo and that we would “burn the night until dawn” together, I believed that she was speaking metaphorically and that after a few drinks we would be safely in bed.
Not so much.
As is the custom in Japan, Natsuki treated me like a visiting emperor. She went out of her way to meet me at my hotel in Roppongi then zipped me by subway to the happening area of Shinjuku, where we strolled about, stopping to play a gambling game in a pink neon toy-shop (toys are encased in glass and one drops coins in a slot to see if a pair of metal claws will clutch one) and then off to the tops floor of a sushi place that offered delicious pineapple cocktails. The area bustled with girls in sweeping long ponytails, mini-skirts and plastic white boots, and laughing boys with punk hair.
Then the night began.
“We go off to the baths now,” Natsuki said simply. “And then in the morning, at five, we go to the fish market!”
“In the morning, the fish market?” I asked.
“Yes,” Natsuki replied, matter-of-fact, as it turned out this is a not uncommon Japanese way to spend the night.
The bath-house was a huge temple-quiet establishment, of silent tatami mats and giant flashing troll masks on the

by guest blogger Dr. Elizabeth K. Nisbet, who studies the connection between nature, happiness, and the health of the planet
I love fall. The crunch of leaves underfoot drowns out the noise of nearby

My comments are in response to people asking me why I am supporting “Occupy Wall Street.”
I am a 24-year-old woman, a college graduate, and graduate student at Fordham University.
I am protesting because I am sick and tired of being disrespected by big banks. I am sick and tired of being disrespected by corporate America.
Why now? Let me tell

The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has changed our national conversation. At kitchen tables, in coffee shops, in offices and factories, and in newsrooms, Americans are now talking about economic inequality, corporate greed, and how America’s super-rich have damaged our economy and our democracy.
The wide gulf between the richest one percent and the rest of Americans hasn’t changed over the past year, but in the past month OWS has made it the dominant topic of discussion across the nation. Even the GOP presidential candidates, while first criticizing the occupiers as a radical fringe, have had to do an about-face when they saw that the protesters had, in fact, captured the national mood.
One can see how Occupy Wall Street has transformed the country’s agenda by examining how America’s newspapers have covered the movement’s concerns and issues.
For example, a search of Lexis/Nexis’s database reveals that in October 2010,

I have been a completely focused person for a long time because I forced myself to. Sometimes when you’re a teenager you have this feeling that you can create yourself just by focusing hard enough and there you have a new person. While I can rant about how that does not ever create a new person but rather it creates a new shell, no one will ever want to listen to me. I’m not going to be anyone’s teacher, but I do have a lot of experience coaching my peers with math homework (yes, I have a lot of expertise in that

On November 5, the 2011-2012 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will begin. Those who possess a refined, preppy idea of sailing will be disappointed that the sailors are wearing spray gear instead of Sperrys.
The Volvo Ocean Race has been around since 1973, when it was called the Whitbread Round the World Race. Sailors of all capacities came out in their respective boats to sail more than 27,000 nautical miles around the

Recently, New York police officers in Park Slope have been calling out women wearing “too short” skirts and shorts, warning the women that they are an “easy target” for sexual predators. So when did it become police business to decide the dress code of New York City women? When did victim-blaming become commonplace in America?
Growing up in a liberal, upper middle class area instilled some unwavering beliefs in me. My parents strongly advocated personal expression throughout my childhood, as long as doing so didn’t negatively impact those around me. This idea of self-expression was one of the most repeated mantras in my household next to the “Golden Rule.” Yet as I entered high school, I came to the harsh and cruel realization that despite living in a diverse and affluent community, I would still experience a great deal of disrespect in the form of sexual

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff
Executive Director/CEO
Healthy Child Healthy World
www.healthychild.org
The last time I pushed a stroller around the neighborhood, my objectives were pretty lightweight: Exercise and a sleeping baby. My now five-year-old daughter boycotted strollers once she realized the freedom that came on her own two feet, but I’d love to borrow one — and, perhaps, a baby — on November 10th, if the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families stroller brigade comes to town.
In this case, the objectives are pretty serious: Moms across the country are walking to raise awareness of toxic chemical exposures and to ask their senators to support the Safe Chemicals Act.
I know what you’re thinking. The Safe Chemicals Act — wasn’t that passed already? Sadly,

Few things in life I loved more than baseball; I often pictured myself hitting a big-league grand slam and hearing the roar of the crowd as I ran the bases — nearing home. As I look back I see how God’s hand guided me; most comforting is the knowledge that He will not forsake me during this last stretch of life as I am ‘nearing home.’
Soon I will celebrate my 93rd birthday, and I know it won’t be long before God calls me home to heaven. More than ever I look forward to that day — not just because of the wonders I know heaven holds in store for me and every believer but because I know that all the burdens and sorrows that press down upon me at this stage of my life will be over. I also look forward to that day because I will be reunited with Ruth, my beloved wife and best friend for almost 64 years, who died in 2007.
All my life I was taught how to die as a Christian, but no one ever taught me how I ought to live in my latter

By Chris Rickerd, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
The Department of Homeland Security assumes that mass detention is the key to immigration enforcement. But in fact, our detention system locks up thousands of immigrants unnecessarily every year, exposing detainees to brutal and inhumane conditions of confinement at massive costs to American taxpayers. Throughout the next two weeks, check back daily for posts about the costs of immigration detention, both human and fiscal, and what needs to be done to ensure fair and humane policy.
Imagine coming to the United States fleeing persecution, applying for asylum and being immediately locked up. Your introduction to dreamed-about American freedoms takes place in an immigration detention facility with little chance of ever coming before an immigration judge to determine if your detention is even necessary.<img src="http://www.aclu.org/files/imagecache/blog_image/blog_images/endiceabuse_marquee.jpg" align=right border=0 hspace=6 vspace=6
That's what happened to Lobsang Norbu, a Buddhist monk from Tibet, who came to the United States after fleeing China where he was persecuted for his religious beliefs and political

As I write this, the Occupy Wall Street movement is spreading across the country like wildfire, and although a list of demands have yet to come from a unified source or even deemed necessary, history has proven that it takes activists like the 99% to truly create change. The movement, which has remained mostly peaceful until recently when Occupy Oakland protesters got tear gassed and shot at with rubber bullets by the Oakland PD, has brought many musicians together in solidarity. Rage Against the Machine guitarist, Tom Morello, is one of them. When I heard he would be speaking at Occupy LA last week, I had to be there.
I was a serious RATM fan back in the day and directly blame the Grammy Award-winning guitarist’s captivating riffs for breaking my pinkie while moshing at Lollapalooza circa 1993 (damn, I’m getting

“At what age should I let my child join Facebook?” This is a question that countless parents have asked my collaborators and me. Often, it’s followed by the following: “I know that 13 is the minimum age to join Facebook, but is it really so bad that my 12-year-old is on the site?”
While parents are struggling to determine what social media sites are appropriate for their children, government tries to help parents by regulating what data internet companies can collect about children without parental permission. Yet, as has been the case for the last decade, this often backfires. Many general-purpose communication platforms and social media sites restrict access to only those 13+ in response to a law meant to empower parents: the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Make no mistake about it: The struggle between Wall Street and “the 99 percent” is a culture war. It’s a war over our values, our beliefs, and rights. That’s why Occupy Wall Street has been so wise not to proclaim specific policy demands.
The movement is trying to change the way we view ourselves and our

Four-month-old Reneja never woke up from her sleep. Her 24-year-old mother found her wedged between the wall and the soft mattress of the bed they shared in their Milwaukee home.
Each year, over 3,000 American parents go to greet their baby in the morning only to find them blue and lifeless. These infants die either from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or from the increasingly common problem that befell Reneja, accidental

The shooting death of Danroy “DJ” Henry, a black student at Pace University with no record of criminality or violence, continues to stir controversy on a number of levels that go well beyond this single incident. In a special four part web and WGBH public radio series, “DJ Henry and the Training of Police”, I explore the police killing and question the system of training and protocol that some believe contributes to questionable police conduct.
BOSTON — In the living room of his parent’s home in Easton, Massachusetts, Brandon Cox holds a weathered photo of his high school friend, Danroy “DJ” Henry. They met during Brandon’s freshman year. DJ was a

An 18 year-old with no credit history and no job walks into a bank and requests a loan to buy a $100,000 condo. What is the loan officer most likely to say?
A)Sure! Let’s get that paperwork started.
B)Actually, why not go for a $150,000 condo?
C)Is this a joke? No way. No how.
I think we can all agree that in most cases the answer would be

My favorite horror movie is Evil Dead. It’s hilarious, ingenious, and it can still make me jump if the room is dark enough and the volume is turned up enough. I’ll probably watch Ash and his chainsaw take on his zombified fellow campers tonight while I intermittently pass out Halloween candy to the few neighborhood kids whose parents still let them go trick-or-treating.
Because I am a skeptic, not a lot of things scare me. But if the horror movie or haunted house is good enough, I will try my best to suspend

Let’s put some things aside. I condemn sexual harassment. I have no intention of voting for
Herman Cain. I don’t know if Herman Cain committed sexual

Earlier this month, Herman Cain told the protesters occupying Wall Street that “if you don’t have a job… blame yourself.” I hope he takes his own advice and accepts personal responsibility if he loses his job as a presidential candidate. This morning Politico dropped the bombshell that may well derail the surging the Cain Train. The report said that he had been accused of sexually harassing two women while he led the National Restaurant Association from 1996-1999.
Cain and his team initially stonewalled, but belatedly responded to the accusations: “I have never sexually harassed anyone — anyone,” said