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Beans And Ric

Commentator Andrei Codrescu tells us about a battle between writer Anne Rice and the man who owns the Popeye's Chicken franchise. In her eyes, the businessman's newest building in New Orleans is a blemish on the city. Codrescu says its style brings Hollywood to New Orleans, and that ain't good.

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