Many parts of the city are in full-blown gentrification mode right now. Midtown/Cass Corridor/Brush Park, plus some other parts of the near-east side, not to mention all the stuff in Corktown/Mexicantown on the west side (or Hamtramck, or parts further north that I’m not all the familiar with). And I’m part of the…

According to US intelligence reports, estimates of the number of civillians killed under Obama due to US military actions is ~ 117. Total number of “combatants” (however defined) is somewhere in the hood of 3,000. Of course, “combatant” can mean basically anything, but at the very most, we’re looking at 2,000ish…

it’s too bad... i’m a broke-ass millennial who LOVES to golf because it’s a great way to drink/smoke weed/gamble in the beautiful outdoors. when i lived in british columbia, there were municipal golf courses all over the place (mostly pitch n putts and nine-hole courses) that charged between $5-15 for a round. they’re…

not to get all political sciencey here, but *actually* that’s about as liberal as it gets, ie, individual rights > collective rights, every time.

I mean, you’re right and everything, but man, you gotta get to Canada more than twice in your whole life. It’s right there! (even if Windsor sucks, to be fair).

In my experience, Canadian border guards follow the rules TOO closely; US ones just seem to make ‘em up as they go along (great if you’re a white guy, terrible for everybody else).

your weekly reminder that new orleans is a strange, fucked-up, magical place

regular person here. don’t have a mortgage or kids because I can’t afford them. all of my peers care and think much about this ban. in fact, it’s consumed basically every conversation I’ve had over the weekend.