Slog - Comments on Katrinaversary http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1 We're coming up on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the tragedy in New Orleans, and I'm sure we'll be seeing plenty of one-year-later commemorations in the coming weeks. (If I had cable, I'd totally be watching this.) Yesterday I caught an unusual bit of post-Katrina footage on YouTube (where I'd been directed by Towleroad). It's, uh, Celine Dion (ew) being interviewed via satellite by Larry King (ew!), and for the first minute or so I was certain the point was Celion Dion is an asshole. But then it totally turns around. By the end, or at least before... Copyright 2007 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:10:43 -0800 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:18:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Ivan Cockrum I'm sorry, but I can't hear Celine Dion's voice without being reminded of that Terrance and Phillip episode of South Park.

"Oh, no! Celine Dion, you fucked Ugly Bob!"

]]> Ivan Cockrum http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449287 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449287 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:39:14 -0800 Comment by Hannah Levin I watched the first part of When the Levees Broke last night and it was stunning. HBO is very worth the extra $ these days, I swear.

]]> Hannah Levin http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449290 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449290 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:42:34 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO I too saw "Levees". It was very well made.

It definitely reminded me what a total failure this "president" has been. Disgraceful.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449319 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449319 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:27:05 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Any news on when this HBO special will come out on DVD?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449424 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449424 Life Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:10:03 -0800 Comment by gfish I was just there Saturday. America really is a third-world country. I need to get around to posting the pictures soon.

]]> gfish http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449818 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/katrinaversary_1#c449818 Life Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:18:14 -0800