Super Bowl Bet, Haiti, Salinger
The art museums in New Orleans and Indianapolis have a steep wager riding on the Super Bowl: prized paintings from their collections. Haitian immigrants in New York find hope in the street melodies of home. And a young novelist learns to stick to her guns from an encounter with J.D. Salinger.
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