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Culture Buzz When confronted with apocalyptic disasters, humanity does what it does best….gets plowed. When the Biblical deluge comes, women and children and booze first.
Culture Buzz According to the 2010 census, New Orleans lost the greatest percentage of its population out of any other US city (29.1%) in the past 10 years. Things are starting to get better, but as you can see, in some parts of NOLA, not much has changed since 2005.
New Orleans is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on New Orleans.
Culture Buzz Tomorrow is Mardi Gras! Celebrate by throwing on a diaper and letting your inner… baby… out!
Culture Buzz New Orleans prepares for Mardi Gras week with its annual dog parade. See dogs being humiliated by their owners by being dyed and forced to wear silly costumes in the French Quarter. Actually, many of them seem to be enjoying themselves. Dogs are so forgiving.
Spotted at Breaux Mart (awesome. name.) in New Orleans. I don't know what everyone is fussing about; oil is one of my favorite foods.
Ellen DeGeneres' commencement speech given at Tulane University is funny, uplifting, and life-affirming. She should go back to doing stand-up.
Spotted in a New Orleans bar: a resurrected Tupac Shakur…or some guy who looks exactly like the late rapper. It's been 13 years since Tupac's unsolved murder and just like Elvis, he is repeatedly spotted across the globe. Make sure you take TMZ's scientific poll which asks, “Is it Tupac?” Answer a) yes or b) definitely yes.
Artist Loren Schwerd used hair extensions found outside of St. Claude Beauty Supply in New Orleans, and fashioned them into houses left vacant in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Hopefully, Schwerd didn't end up stealing anything from the littlest stylistas.
We track the battle between left-wing and right-wing sites on important news topics. At 8:34am on February 28, 2009. we detected breaking news about “National Guard Pulls Out of New Orleans After Katrina”. This page shows the headlines about “National Guard Pulls Out of New Orleans After Katrina” from both sides.
A blogger caught Don Fowler, the former national chairman of the Democratic National Committee, joking about Gustav hitting New Orleans on Monday and saying, “That just demonstrates God’s on our side.” Just some dark humor or a career-ending scandal? Is it fair to use a hurricane as a political tool?
Culture Buzz A golden retriever is born in New Orleans with green fur. The puppy is supposedly healthy, with fur that will turn white or tan in a few weeks. Awww. This puppy is such an adorable shade of phlegm green. But it’s still not okay when crazy old ladies dye their poodles pink.
And you thought these reactions were bad. A million face palms is not…
As in the real deal, Jacob will make you give him the side-eye. The…
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