Skip to content
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Meet Mike Scott

Mike Scott

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

Month: June 2019

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

Makers of Disney’s ‘Princess and the Frog’ create ‘a love letter’ to New Orleans

For them, nailing the city’s details was paramount.… Read More Makers of Disney’s ‘Princess and the Frog’ create ‘a love letter’ to New Orleans

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

The Lake Forest Plaza: A mall that was more than just a place to shop

For 30 years, the cavernous complex served as a de facto town square in New Orleans East.… Read More The Lake Forest Plaza: A mall that was more than just a place to shop

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Mike Scott2 Comments

Where y’at, Pontchartrain Beach? Here’s your completed guide map to the beloved New Orleans park

Readers help reconstruct the amusement park, which served for decades as the Crescent City’s premier summertime playground.… Read More Where y’at, Pontchartrain Beach? Here’s your completed guide map to the beloved New Orleans park

June 15, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

The Bali Ha’i: New Orleans still carries a (tiki) torch for the old Pontchartrain Beach paradise

For 30 years, starting in 1958, it offered New Orleanians a taste of island life. They’ve never forgotten it.… Read More The Bali Ha’i: New Orleans still carries a (tiki) torch for the old Pontchartrain Beach paradise

June 14, 2019June 20, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

Ernie’s navy: Actor Ernest Borgnine’s first and finest role was as a Navy man

Oscar-winning actor reflects on his career in movies — and in the armed forces — during a visit to The National World War II Museum in New Orleans.… Read More Ernie’s navy: Actor Ernest Borgnine’s first and finest role was as a Navy man

June 14, 2019June 20, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

German U-boats in the Gulf of Mexico and the family that survived them

“Their theory, as I understand it, was to sink enough ships close to the mouth of Mississippi to slow down the activity of the New Orleans port. They got us 44 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi.”… Read More German U-boats in the Gulf of Mexico and the family that survived them

June 13, 2019June 20, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

New Orleans 101: Why do we call it a ‘neutral ground’ instead of a median?

Everyone in New Orleans uses that particular linguistic quirk, but how many of us know why?… Read More New Orleans 101: Why do we call it a ‘neutral ground’ instead of a median?

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

The 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans: Then and now

A look back at what was where for New Orleans’ global gala — and what’s there today.… Read More The 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans: Then and now

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Mike ScottLeave a comment

Posts navigation

Older posts

About Mike

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.

Categories

  • Celebrity interviews
  • Movie reviews
  • Movies
  • New Orleans film
  • New Orleans history
  • New Orleans Saints
  • New Orleans TV
  • Uncategorized
  • Videos
  • World War II

Archives

  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • August 2020
  • May 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • October 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019

Follow Mike

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Mike Scott, on the air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3fvUVwgpO0

Latest Instagram photos

No Instagram images were found.

My Tweets

Follow Mike

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

“The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.”

— William Goldman

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Mike Scott
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Mike Scott
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...