New Orleans is probably my favorite city in the entire world. There’s really nowhere else like it. 

my favorite memory about NOLA was on the trip from the airport down to the french quarter and my driver said:

Anyone who lives in Las Vegas and judges a tourist should be punched in the face. Tourists are the only reason that city exists.

I think you did a damn good job with your first tour, and the lack of alcohol probably helped. Being that I’m beyond the binge/blackout phase of consumption myself, the other tourist charms I’ve found to be musts that keep me coming back:

I weirdly needed this Jamboroo right now. I went to New Orleans for the first time the weekend before last (for work) and immediately realized that, with my dislike of humidity, crowds, loud noise, and seafood, it was gonna be maybe not the party paradise I hoped for. But I went to a Mardi Gras float factory and ate…

What, no bread pudding or other desserts?

SPOILER ALERT: Mysterio is Mysterio

Good lord. At what point would Deadspin consider creating a tag “NOT INJURIES” for football-related stories?

“Funny — no one cared when he was on the Steelers!”

Also tens of thousands of Pats fans. Folks here assume that any negative news about the team is just jealousy. It’s ... pretty awful.

“Whatever, haters, you’re just mad because he’s on the Patriots!”

The worst part was the 15 yard penalty Brees got for roughing the pass rush. 

Don’t worry, guys.  I found a matching thumb donor.  From one Drew to another.

The NFC South has pledged to pitch in and suck so hard that the Saints will still skate through to the playoffs.

Yeah, methinks the Niners figured they’d just flex their NFL muscle over lowly city officials and ignore the curfews until the city relented but they haven’t. A “look at what we’ve brought to your city!” scenario that Santa Clara would eventually cave in to.

My guess is that the team agreed to it while thinking about how they’d just ignore the agreement & then get away with tearing up the deal. You know, like how an NFL team deals with its players.

Would you say they can’t get no....Satisfactory resolution to this situation?

I heard they’ve already contracted a really embarrassing case of TB12