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"If … I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.” — Isaac Asimov

Before Mr. Bingle: Meet New Orleans’ first king of Christmas

For a generation of New Orleans children, Santa’s Crescent City headquarters were at Piffet’s, a “variety and curiosity” store that, especially during the holidays, was synonymous with Christmas.… Read More Before Mr. Bingle: Meet New Orleans’ first king of Christmas

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Mike ScottLeave a comment

‘This twilight air’: The rise and fall of New Orleans’ long-lost main library at Lee Circle

A look at one of the most egregious examples of New Orleans’ historical habit of bartering its past in the name of progress.… Read More ‘This twilight air’: The rise and fall of New Orleans’ long-lost main library at Lee Circle

August 10, 2020 Mike ScottLeave a comment

The Haunted House of Lakeview: The story behind a slow-motion New Orleans tragedy

When it was built in 1926, it was known as “The Palace.” Nearly 50 years later, it would be one of the city’s more notorious homes.… Read More The Haunted House of Lakeview: The story behind a slow-motion New Orleans tragedy

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Mike ScottLeave a comment

A look back at the swinging 2010s, a decade defined by fluctuating fortunes

The Crescent City? More like The Pendulum City. Care might have forgotten New Orleans, but wildly fluctuating fortunes sure as heck didn’t.… Read More A look back at the swinging 2010s, a decade defined by fluctuating fortunes

January 1, 2020January 7, 2020 Mike ScottLeave a comment

The Sultan’s House: The haunted history of one of the French Quarter’s most photographed buildings

Architecturally, it’s significant — but it’s that dark backstory that makes it truly memorable.… Read More The Sultan’s House: The haunted history of one of the French Quarter’s most photographed buildings

December 26, 2019January 7, 2020 Mike ScottLeave a comment

When Charlton Heston suited up for the New Orleans Saints

A look back at the 1969 gridiron drama “Number One.”… Read More When Charlton Heston suited up for the New Orleans Saints

October 30, 2019January 7, 2020 Mike ScottLeave a comment

How Nancy Parker’s Fox 8 colleagues fought through pain, tears to tell tragic story

Upon learning of their colleague’s death in a plane crash, the grieving journalists at WVUE in New Orleans did the only thing they knew: their jobs.… Read More How Nancy Parker’s Fox 8 colleagues fought through pain, tears to tell tragic story

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

Faith, hope and Bum Phillips: Remembering the New Orleans Saints’ cowboy coach

His win-loss record aside, he was one in a string of colorful coaches hired by the black and gold.… Read More Faith, hope and Bum Phillips: Remembering the New Orleans Saints’ cowboy coach

July 2, 2019January 7, 2020 Mike ScottLeave a comment

With ‘BlackKklansman,’ Spike Lee proves he’s still relevant – and that so is David Duke

Filmmaker might play his latest for laughs, but his message is serious.… Read More With ‘BlackKklansman,’ Spike Lee proves he’s still relevant – and that so is David Duke

June 26, 2019August 21, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

A brief history of Central City, the forsaken heart of New Orleans

It is central to the city’s history and culture. It is also a neighborhood often in conflict with itself.… Read More A brief history of Central City, the forsaken heart of New Orleans

June 20, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

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Mike Scott is a communicator, a film critic, an essay writer, a broadcaster, a history buff and a New Orleanian to the core. But most of all he is a writer through and through, one who treasures — indeed, revels in — the persuasive power of a perfectly chosen word.

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