by Alejandro de los Rios

Reason #4613423 New Orleans is amazing: neighborhood events like the Jena Street 500.

Organized by Jena St. resident Alex Tilling the event pitted adult men and women on children’s bikes and trikes in a 500-foot race that featured a boxcar pitstop (racers had to stop, fill up with an alcoholic beverage and drink it before they could continue). And, like any good community event, it was all for the children. No, seriously. Afterwards all the bikes and trikes were donated to Bridge House for the children there to use.

Really though, no words can describe the scene that unfolded when the race began. That’s why I brought a camcorder.

It looks like Reggie Bush found a good way to escape the unbearable New Orleans summer: head up to the more chic Hamptons summer. That’s Reggie posing alongside girlfriend/reality show star Kim Kardashian at the couple’s white party in the Hampton’s this past weekend.

According to People Magazine, the couple schmoozed for the cameras on the red carpet and on the dance floor but Saints fans might want to take note of this doozy:

As for the sparkling ring she was wearing, Kardashian told PEOPLE, “I’m about two months pregnant right now and we’re getting married on August 8th of 2008.”

Bush appeared stricken until she added, “It’s a joke.” But the possibility is still very real. When asked if she’d like to have kids one day and get married, Kardashian said, “Yes, of course. I’d love to get married.”

And then on cue, for photographers, she and Bush smooched on the lips.

Who wants football season to start already?

(Photo by: Tana Lee Alves/WireImage)

John McCain might have thrown the Reich-minded Reverend John Hagee under the “Straight Talk Express”, but it doesn’t matter because Hagee can always turn to his good friend, Senator Joe Lieberman.

As this Huffington Post  article points out, Lieberman considers Hagee to be an “Ish Elochim,” or “a man of God,” and Lieberman is scheduled to be the headliner at Hagee’s 2008 Christians United for Israel Washington-Israel Summit. If you managed to cut down your Jazz Fest attendance this year to only a couple of days, then you might have the money to attend this glorious event. Read the rest of this entry »