Where Y'at

There's a place in New York City called Hudson Yards. It's a new development described as a monstrosity. I was raised two blocks from it, in the projects-five kids, single mother, and father figures through the years (a story for another time). The point: A two-bedroom space at The Yard (as it's called) starts at $20,000 a month. Conversely, our rent was $50.00 a month, and that translates to 400 months of our rent. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,...

Tipitina's is hosting an auction to raise money to support its staff who currently cannot work during the COVID-19 shutdown. New Orleans artist Frenchy has donated some of his paintings to the effort. The first painting for auction is a group portrait of the band The Radiators and was painted from life during one of their shows in January of this year. Bids for the auction...

In the new comedy Lazy Susan, actor Sean Hayes--of Will & Grace fame--plays a woman named Susan who has pretty much given up on life. She is an unemployed slob who constantly borrows money from her mother (Margo Martindale). And it isn't lost on her brother (Kiel Kennedy) that she is extremely self-centered. Things look up for Susan, however, when she begins a romance with Phil (Jim Rash), the owner of an indoor trampoline...

As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, Hollywood has been forced to make some changes. With theaters shut down, the deadline for digital releases has been moved up. Movies which have recently premiered (or are slated to open in the following weeks) have stuck filmmakers between a rock and a hard place: with discouraging box-office results and no solution in sight. Several studios, like...