New Orleans, Inishmore, Band-Aid

Studio 360 | Jan 11, 2011

The devastation of Katrina has also created an historic opportunity to rebuild – but it blew open a long-simmering battle over how to design cities. Kurt talks with the urban planners who are offering competing visions of New Orleans' future. We’ll also hear from a photographer who reinvented the camera, and find out why the new play The Lieutenant of Inishmore needs 5 gallons of stage blood per show.

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