Tonight in the world of self-loathing Real World homophobe Ryan Leslie, we learned that he hates Hurricane Katrina victims (and manual labor), refusing to help everyone build a house for one of them. Also: Knight gets all homophobic on Preston.
Oh, Ryan. Sweet, self-loathing closet case Ryan (examples here). What homophobic hogwash do you have for us this week? Answer: a lot. Tonight, Ryan stepped up his homophobic game tenfold, and things got ugly (and real). Videos inside.
Another week, another ridiculous homophobic moment featuring Ryan from The Real World. First, it was his anti-gay confrontation (watch). Then, his penchant for cuddling with boys (watch). Tonight, more ignorant and hypocritical/nonsensical insults about teh gayz! Video inside.
Six New Orleans cops have been charged with killing unarmed people after Hurricane Katrina. Four could face the death penalty.
Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and family are "outraged" after his nephew was allegedly punched, pulled and tased at a New Orleans hospital, after a possible suicide attempt. The taser put him into a "massive epileptic seizure." Video below.
We met Ryan last week when The Real World premiered its 784th season. Ryan is homophobic (watch here). He's also crazy! Tonight, he cuddled with a boy while blow drying his crotch before fighting with another boy. Videos inside.
The Real World returned (to New Orleans!) tonight for its latest season. The premiere introduced us to the cast, including Ryan, a hairdresser from Arizona who wears a "purity ring" and doesn't like when his masculinity is questioned. Video inside.
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman struck down the Obama administration's deepwater drilling moratorium in rather snippy, circular language today. Perhaps his cereal milk was a bit sour this morning? Or maybe he just owns some oil stocks.
A federal judge has lifted the Obama administration's six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling.
Anderson Cooper delivered the commencement address at Tulane on Saturday. The highlight of Cooper's speech? An anecdote about his own blacked-out graduation night, and advice that the newly-decorated students drunkenly wake up in another bed the next morning. Video inside.
A "gag-inducing smell," believed to be a byproduct of the nearby oil spill, is hanging over New Orleans. Think "if a bus was in front of you blowing out exhaust fumes right in your face." Laissez le mauvaise odeur rouler!
While drunk Republicans in impoverished cities that their party allowed to be literally drowned just might deserve whatever the fuck they get, there's no indication that a Republican couple was beaten up in New Orleans last Friday for political reasons.
Sad (but unsurprising) news at the end of this great story on Alex Chilton's quiet, comfortable New Orleans life: the legendary musician did not have health insurance. (Also: he loved Walker, Texas Ranger and Touched by an Angel!)
The group today released a report, called "Un-Natural Disaster," that says "the demographics of the region are being permanently altered" by failing to rebuild infrastructure, and New Orleans residents have been victims of rampant police brutality. [AP]
A funny thing about New Orleans is nobody has any idea how many people live there since that hurricane destroyed everything. You might say the census is the biggest thing to hit New Orleans since Katrina! Don't say that. [NYT]
The Real World: New Orleans is currently in production. This week the police had to be called when a cast member "fell ill" after using a toothbrush that his housemate had urinated on. Really.
The first full-length trailer for HBO's Treme, David Simon's second TV show after The Wire, features John Goodman, takes place in post-Katrina New Orleans, focuses on jazz, and looks like a can't miss. We. Cannot. Wait.
Still mired in that old "Who's the gay rapper?" argument? Stroll on into the 21st century and meet New Orleans Sissy Bounce, where "The Hot Boys" takes on a more appropriate meaning. Get with it! [Vanity Fair]
Douglas Schantz, the president of natural gas firm Sequent Energy Management, was hanging out on Bourbon Street in New Orleans with coworkers around 2 a.m. last Friday morning. He hasn't been seen since.
The Indianapolis Colts were favored to win yesterdays Super Bowl everywhere from Vegas to the White House. But one woman wasn't buying it: Lisa Johnson has enough experience with voodoo to know that the Saints were unbeatable.
