New Orleans

Critics' Picks Critics' Picks: The Hurricane Katrina comic book

Josh Neufeld's haunting account of one of the worst disasters in U.S. history gives new meaning to graphic tragedy
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Aug 31, 2009

  • From New Orleans to Antarctica, via the twin towers

    An Oscar rarity -- at least three of the nominated documentaries are outstanding and deserve to win! Can the Academy find a way to snub them all?
    By Andrew O'Hehir February 18, 2009

  • Eye of the storm

    As Gustav approached, New Orleans hospital workers swore they wouldn't repeat the mistakes of Katrina -- and they were right.
    By Sheri Fink September 3, 2008

  • New Orleans dodges disaster

    A milder than predicted Gustav spares the city, but the region's hurricane response remains in tatters.
    By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles September 2, 2008

  • New Orleans worried about levees

    Locals are jazzed by the swift emergency response to Hurricane Gustav. But doubts about post-Katrina repairs to the flood-control system have the city shaking.
    By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles September 1, 2008

  • Why I love the city that brutalized me

    Before Katrina, all I knew about New Orleans was Bourbon Street clichés. Then I got mugged there and fell for a local boy and the glorious city itself.
    By Sarah Hepola August 29, 2008

  • Hope floats

    She was unforgettable in Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke." Now Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc explains what the storm took away -- and never could.
    By Pasha Malla August 27, 2008

  • One devastating home movie

    As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, "street hustler" Kim Roberts turned on her camera -- and captured a story more thrilling than any Hollywood blockbuster.
    By Andrew O'Hehir August 21, 2008

  • How Karl Rove played politics while people drowned

    Hurricane Katrina posed a huge test to Bush's administration. But instead of bailing out Louisiana, Karl Rove played Blame the Democrats.
    By Paul Alexander June 6, 2008

  • Just in time for Valentine's, Jane Fonda says "C-word" on air

    In a "Today" show appearance to promote "The Vagina Monologues," Fonda slips in the forbidden word.
    By Sarah Hepola February 14, 2008

  • Gumbo city

    Author Sara Roahen talks about her love affair with the big, decadent flavors of the Big Easy -- from crawfish and beer, to gumbo, and deep-fried oysters and brie. All guilt-free.
    By Sarah Hepola February 5, 2008

  • John Edwards exits with honor

    He sought to return the Democratic Party to its blue-collar roots. But a historic race ended his hopes for the presidency.
    By Walter Shapiro January 31, 2008

  • Heroes of Katrina, ghost of "Gonzo"

    An electrifying Katrina documentary blows the doors off at Sundance, and Hunter S. Thompson returns from the dead to eviscerate ski-resort Hollywood reptiles.
    By Andrew O'Hehir January 21, 2008

  • Band on the run in New Orleans

    Police have cracked down on funeral processions, a time-honored cultural tradition in the historic black neighborhood of Treme. But musicians vow to play on.
    By Larry Blumenfeld October 29, 2007

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Saints legend Archie Manning says come on down to New Orleans, and the Crescent City swoons for him all over again. Plus: Vick, Bonds.
    September 27, 2007

  • Katrina, 9/11 and disaster capitalism

    Naomi Klein talks about how governments and corporations take advantage of floods, wars and other crises to implement "shock and awe" economics.
    By Lenora Todaro September 21, 2007

  • We're all Oprah fodder in New Orleans

    Two years after Katrina, even the most unassuming residents have grown cynical about the media spotlight. So why do we keep telling our stories?
    By Ken Foster August 29, 2007

  • Hurricane recovery, Republican-style

    Many are still struggling on the Gulf Coast. But casino and real estate investors are living large -- thanks to Republican officials.
    By Tim Shorrock August 29, 2007

  • "It ain't easy in the Big Easy"

    While well-meaning programs seek to restore New Orleans' battered "cultural wetlands," two years after Katrina many musicians still struggle to survive.
    By Larry Blumenfeld August 28, 2007

  • Deadly lockdown in New Orleans

    Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the city's prisons are overflowing and inmates have mysteriously died behind bars. Critics denounce a justice system in tatters.
    By Robin Templeton August 23, 2007

  • In Hurricane Katrina's surreal backwaters

    Two years after the deluge: A brew of Hollywood pyrotechnics, homeowner nightmares and local cultural revival in New Orleans.
    By Bill Sasser July 23, 2007

  • The Salon Interview: Elizabeth Edwards

    On her confrontation with Ann Coulter, why she backs gay marriage -- and why Edwards is a better choice for women than Hillary Clinton.
    By Joan Walsh July 17, 2007

  • Barack Obama in New Orleans

    The candidate and the black middle class meet up in the Superdome at the Essence Music Festival.
    By Larry Blumenfeld July 6, 2007

  • New Orleans hearts fried chicken

    Willie Mae, the matriarch of Creole cooking, lost everything in Katrina. Now the 91-year-old is frying drumsticks again, thanks to John Currence and other top Southern chefs.
    By Cynthia Joyce April 21, 2007

  • "The first time I was back since the storm ... drugs were everywhere"

    With much of New Orleans still uninhabitable, drug dealers are deluging neighborhoods. Violent crime is surging -- and so is anxiety about the city's recovery.
    By Bill Sasser March 6, 2007
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