Omphaloskepsis for the Midlife Writer

New Orleans Native Michael Lewis and His Book, The Blindside
New Orleans native, Michael Lewis, author of books such as Liar's Poker, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, and Home Game was in New Orleans last night. He joined actress and New Orleans home owner Sandra Bullock for the premier of her movie, The Blind Side, which opened in theaters today. The movie is based on a Lewis's book by the same name.While the movie is being criticized by some

My Big Crush for Old School Friday
I'm trying to stick to my favorite meme, Old School Friday, because it gives me the opportunity to share personal details sometimes about myself, something I usually avoid. This week's theme was kind of hard for me. It's "I Had a Crush On" and it left me in a quandary. See, the only singer that I went totally crushing insane for was Michael Jackson, and that was when I was nine. After that, for

Novelist Bernice McFadden Resists 'Seg-book-gation'
Critically acclaimed author of multiple novels, Bernice McFadden, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her first novel, Sugar, landing on bookshelves, and she's asking potential readers to save African-American literary writers. ... Read more at the African-American Books Examiner.

U.S. District Court Rules Against Army Corps for Katrina Flooding
It's being called a "landmark decision." A federal judge ruled November 18 in favor of New Orleans residents and one business, the plaintiffs, and against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a Hurricane Katrina flooding lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr, decided that the Corps failed to maintain the levees that breached during Katrina, flooding St. Bernard Parish and the

Father Executes Son, Gunshot to Head, For Weirdness with 3-year-old Sister
I don't know what to make of this story, but BlackVoices reports a man shot his 15-year-old son for lying down on top of his 3-year-old sister. No rape was involved, says the mother, Lazette Cherry, but the son ended up begging Jamar Pinkney, Sr. of Detroit for his life. "He got on his knees and begged, 'No, Daddy! No!' and he pulled the trigger," she said. "There wasn't nothing that my son