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This weekend: I don't like Ike!

by Ann Maloney, A&E editor, The Times-Picayune

Friday September 05, 2008, 11:38 AM

Editor's note: Due to Hurricane Gustav, many events scheduled for this weekend may have been canceled or postponed. Please be sure to call ahead.

Dear readers,

A friend of mine called me on Aug. 29 to ask how I was holding up in light of Hurricane Gustav swirling toward the Louisiana coastline. I made all the usual comments about how optimistic I was, that things were going well and I was sure Gustav would be, as one person said, a shoo-shoo.

And, as usual, she cut through the platitudes immediately (ever have a friend like that; they're golden). She said that she was sure my stomach was in knots (it was) and that what we New Orleanians suffer from now is the fear of the known. We know the worst that can happen (or at least we hope it's the worst).

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WWII buffs can get a good look at notorious German Messerschmidtt

by Elizabeth Mullener, Staff writer, The Times-Picayune

Friday September 05, 2008, 8:59 AM

Anyone who has ever wanted to get up close and personal with a Messerschmidtt will have a chance soon at the National World War II Museum.

The notorious fighter plane, backbone of the Luftwaffe, Germany's air force, has been high on the museum's wish list for years. There were 33,000 Messerschmidtts produced in Nazi Germany during the war years -- more than any other fighter plane in history.

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'Spore' lets you start human life over from scratch

by Doug Elfman, Game Dork

Friday September 05, 2008, 8:37 AM

"Spore," which will be released Sunday, let's you begin by choosing a planet to inhabit. Then you decide how you want to create its species -- starting with a single, simple-celled, microscopic organism.

Lately, video games seem to suggest the Earth you and I live in -- bogged down by war, melting ice caps and idiots in general -- is in dire need of a do-over. In one of 2008's best games, "Civilization Revolution," you build Earth from scratch, evolving from warriors carrying spears all the way to astronauts.

Now here comes the new and buzzed Spore, which evolves us even further. In "Spore," which will be released Sunday, you begin by choosing a planet to inhabit. Then you decide how you want to create its species -- starting with a single, simple-celled, microscopic organism.

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Museums are unscathed; gallery openings uncertain

by Doug MacCash, Art writer, The Times-Picayune

Friday September 05, 2008, 8:19 AM

The Ogden Museum of Southern ArtPhoto courtesy of Tulane University

New Orleans' major art institutions emerged from Hurricane Gustav virtually unscathed, according to museum directors interviewed by phone on Tuesday, but re-opening dates remain uncertain.

Tree limbs fell in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden near the New Orleans Museum of Art, but the $300,000 Kenneth Snelson sculpture that collapsed during Hurricane Katrina remained standing, said museum director John Bullard.

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Whatcha got cookin' after the storm? We want your recipes...

by The Times-Picayune

Friday September 05, 2008, 8:06 AM

Matthew Hinton / The Times-PicayuneAbelino Gomez grills hamburgers outside since the Superior Grill on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans, La. has been with out power since Hurricane Gustav hit Monday, Sept 1. Post your recipes »

Since Hurricane Gustav's taken our power out, The Times Picayune has reported what restaurants and grocery stores are open, but we want to know how and what you're cooking at your house. We'll compile your tips and recipes for an upcoming Food feature.

Are you firing up your grill, smoker or using a microwave to whip up meals for your family while you wait on Entergy to restore your power. Let us know. We want to share your ideas with readers across the parishes.

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Restaurants are opening at a steady clip

by Brett Anderson, Restaurant writer, The Times-Picayune

Friday September 05, 2008, 8:06 AM

Click below to add to the list of those you know are serving food. Because if there's a lesson to be learned from my experience trying to find dinner Wednesday night, advance planning should increase your chances of actually getting fed.

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Theresa Andersson revels in her Nordic roots on her new CD, "Hummingbird, Go!"

by Keith Spera, Music writer, The Times-Picayune

Friday September 05, 2008, 7:42 AM

Miranda Penn TurinTheresa Andersson celebrates the release of Hummingbird, Go! on Friday, Sept. 5, at Republic New Orleans

As of this week, the video of Theresa Andersson's one-woman-band "Na Na Na" has logged 712,262 views and counting on YouTube. From the look of it, the clip cost around $20 to produce. Alone in a corner of her Algiers Point kitchen, Andersson builds a full arrangement by working effects pedals and samplers with her bare feet, even as she sings and swaps out acoustic guitar and violin. It is an impressive bit of sonic choreography.

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