Where Y'at

Despite travels coming to a halt due to COVID-19, our great city of New Orleans still received the second ranking for travel and leisure, according to Travel and Leisure Magazine. The magazine's readers were polled—pre-COVID—and asked to vote for their favorite place to visit, taking into consideration the "sights and landmarks, culture,...

When Moses came down from the mountain with those Ten Commandments to give us, he also brought other written instructions: How to Parallel Park a Feisty Camel, Festive Robes for Every Occasion, Getting the Best Seats at the Coliseum, and How to Cook in Desert Climates. I admit it: I made a deal with him and bought the cookbook (first edition). Naturally, it took some negotiating, and it was the beginning of my cookbook addiction. Over...

Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart makes his directorial debut with the charming political comedy Irresistible. Steve Carell plays Gary, a slick Democratic Party operative in Washington, D.C. He's captivated by a viral video of a Wisconsin Marine vet (Chris Cooper) challenging his town's mayor at a town hall. Gary senses an opportunity to reclaim some of the rural, working-class voters the Democrats have lost over the...

You might be looking for something to watch or escape to these days, and Amazon has had you covered. And now, it's going to have you extra-covered. This July, Amazon is releasing a deluge of content for the many of us still housebound. Among the listings that have become free with Amazon Prime are Midnight in Paris, a crowd favorite, which is late Woody Allen at his best, with Owen Wilson as a great...