Don't miss Houma-Choctaw native pow wow at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is all about music and food. But there's a second part to the name: heritage. Everyone comes from somewhere and some people, whether they know from where or whom. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is about preserving that genealogical lore and disseminating it to future generations. New Orleans is redolent of flavorful cultural influences, a vital one being indigenous tribes.   Don't miss Houma-Choctaw native pow wow at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Selfie at NYC explosion site ignites furor over insensitive photo ops

A group selfie at a New York City explosion site ignited furor over insensitive photo ops reported Yahoo News March 30. In the wake of an East Village apartment building explosion, some gals thought it would be cute to snap smiling pics of themselves with the still-smoldering ruins as backdrop. The thrill seekers' tackiness was further heightened by the fact that two men are still missing after the NYC explosion.  Selfie at NYC explosion site ignites furor over insensitive photo ops