A memoir of New Orleans' strength, not Katrina's
Book review of "The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story," a memoir about author Julia Reed's year of getting herself and her Garden District house back up to speed after Katrina. She's got money to play with, so her struggle is a little easier than many others who are rebuilding. (Los Angeles Times)
'Architecture School': Rebuilding New Orleans on Reality TV
The Sundance Channel will air the first episode of "Architecture School," a six-part miniseries that follows the undergraduates at Tulane University's URBANbuild program as they design and construct a house in a blighted New Orleans neighborhood. (New York Sun)
Interactive 'sound map' lets you hear New Orleans online
The site encourages anyone to record sounds from around New Orleans and share them online. The sounds are plotted on a map, creating a digital, auditory landscape of the city. (The Times-Picayune)