Entertainment
What Are You Doing This Weekend? Halloween Plans by the Numbers
Culture
The Coronavirus pandemic has put the world on pause since April. This year, school was cut short, Fourth of July was cancelled, and birthdays were celebrated on the couch. With Halloween so close, Premise Data was curious how the COVID-19...
Po-Boy Views: White and Blue or Social Insecurity
A few weeks ago, I made the mistake of posting on social media that I believed that there was no justification for looting, the destroying of private property, and/or violence in...
Five Places to be Artsy on National Art Day October 25
If you are a fan of all things art, you can enjoy yourself by celebrating National Art Day on October 25. According to National Today, October 25...
Tales from the Quarter: Ageless
"I need three people to ride in the van with me to go pick up the folding tables." I joined in with my fellow food distribution volunteers, and one of the guys said, "Ma'am,...
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Film Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
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This second Borat movie appears to be more scripted than the original, thus making it feel more refined story-wise, but a little less funny/horrifying in its "set-up" situations. Still, many of the gags are pretty potent. Sacha Baron Cohen once again...
Film Review: Synchronic
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New Orleans's own Anthony Mackie stars in the New Orleans-shot science-fiction thriller Synchronic, which plays like a crackling-good episode of The Twilight Zone. Mackie plays Steve, a burned-out paramedic. On the job, he and his partner Dennis (Jamie Dornan) keep encountering bizarre deaths that are associated with a new designer drug called Synchronic. Meanwhile, Steve is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor....
New Orleans Film Festival Announces Opening- and Closing-Night Films
Film
The New Orleans Film Festival announced its opening- and closing-night films, as well as its centerpiece film. The centerpiece film is Minari, the story of a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm. The opening night film is Farewell Amor, which tells the story of an Angolan immigrant's reunion with his wife and daughter after 17 years apart. The closing night film...
Where Y'at magazine's 6 picks for classic New Orleans drinks
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Louisiana is for Nerds
News Around the Web
Despite these very divisive times, Americans have nonetheless found one thing to (mostly) agree upon: their favorite Halloween candy. According to a very recent poll put out by the crowdsource ranking site Ranker, most states across the country share overall similar or identical views on their...
Seven NOLA-Themed Items to Buy on Amazon on “Prime Day”
News Around the Web
Amazon Prime Day is two days filled with sales and discounts—to put it simply, Prime Day is two days that you don't want to miss. Why wait for Black Friday when you can shop now? While browsing through the great deals Amazon is offering on October 13 and 14 for its Prime members, don't forget to shop...
Feminist Icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gone, but Not Forgotten
News Around the Web
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died September 18, 2020, from pancreatic cancer, which she had initially been diagnosed with in 2003. Ginsburg's death sparked a contentious and chaotic political debate. This upcoming election is already reinforcing rigid political divides, and now there's a vacancy on the Supreme...
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New Orleans Sports & Fitness
Bounce-Back Boys: Tigers and Saints Rebound with Road Victories
New Orleans Sports & Fitness
What a difference a week makes. Following a dreadful showing by LSU and a second straight loss by the Saints last weekend, Monday morning couldn't come soon enough. This week, both the Tigers and Saints did a complete 180, righting the ship with road victories and restoring hope among their...
Exercise in Uncertainty: Are People Returning to the Gym?
New Orleans Sports & Fitness
As the pandemic drags on, the experts continually warn that the gym is one of the most dangerous and virus-prone places to be. But how is this really affecting exercise buffs' outlook on working out at their local gyms? A new research study by Nicholas Rizzo, the Fitness Research director at RunRepeat,...
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