Culture
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Po-Boy Views: Food Fixes or Cookbook Junkie
When Moses came down from the mountain with those Ten Commandments to give us, he also brought other written instructions: How to Parallel Park a Feisty Camel, Festive Robes for...
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Tales from the Quarter: Why We Must Support Our Restaurants
Anyone living here—in fact, anyone who has ever vacationed here—knows the economic impact that our restaurants, cafés, food markets, pop-ups, food trucks, breweries, and bars...
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Let Them Eat Cake and Gumbo: A History of Bastille Day in New Orleans
New Orleans has always had a unique mix of cultural and ethnic backgrounds that have helped shape the city's present identity. However, there might not have been a New...
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Racist Monuments Still Prevalent in Louisiana and Beyond
The Southern Poverty Law Center has updated their 2016 report Whose Heritage?, to include and identify a map of 114 Confederate symbols that...
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A New Name for Louisiana Military Installation Camp Beauregard?
As tributes to those who fought to maintain the institution of slavery, white supremacy, and oppression are rightfully pulled down across the...
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Big Discounts on Streaming TV Right Now!
Rollingstone.com reveals how Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ have teamed up to offer a deal that grants you access to all three of these streaming...
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The National WWII Museum Offering Online Course on WWII Remembrance
In honor of the recent 75th anniversary of WWII, The National WWII Museum is offering an online continuing-education program that looks back at...
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Which 4th of July BBQ Item Are You?
Is not being able to go to Old Navy to get a gray shirt with an American flag on it getting you down? Well, even though we are in a period of economic, political, and social...
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Where to Shop Locally This 4th of July
There is a lot do in preparation for the celebration as the 4th of July weekend approaches. There are a variety of local brands,...
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Local Artist Kenneth Barnett Channels Anger into Art
New Orleans artist Kenneth Barnett has just launched an apparel project inspired by the nationwide protests of the Black Lives Matter movement and the call to...
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“I Tested Positive”: What It’s Like to Have COVID-19
One college student tells her story of having contracted COVID-19 in the midst of the recent reopenings when many would have us believe that the...
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Snapchat Apologizes for Controversial Juneteenth Filter
This past Friday, Snapchat released a filter for Juneteenth that allowed users to "smile and break the chains." After receiving a wave of...
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Dancing With Death: New Orleans’s Dark History
While stereotyped as a party city, New Orleans has experienced more tragedy than most people realize. With more than 300 years of experiencing death, destruction, and epidemics,...
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Of the People
The night of April 4, 1968, I was working as a bartender at The Village Gate in Greenwich Village in New York City, at a show called Jacques...
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Here Are Some of the Many Ways That Tech Has Changed the World of Entertainment
When it comes to finding something that will pass those empty minutes, human ingenuity has always come up with something new and inventive. Tech...
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Big Plans for Biloxi: A Massive Entertainment Complex is in the Works
There's talk of a new gambling project out of Mississippi, but (would you believe it?) it has nothing to do with riverboat casinos....
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Hope Floats: Louisiana Tubing Trips Provide the Perfect Escape
As the city heats up this summer, many are looking to escape the confines of their homes and cool down on a relaxing and fun tubing trip at one...
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The Doctor is In(sane): Dr. Bob Makes Art That’s as Crazy and Fun as He Is
"Didn't your momma ever tell you not to slam the door when she's baking a cake?" - Dr. Bob Whether or not you know Dr. Bob by name, you're surely familiar with his...
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Tales from the Quarter: My Dad
It is not just Father's Day that reminds me of Dad. It's often the smallest of things, like a folded newspaper, that causes me to reflect on my life with him. He was never bored or...
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Hosts Auction to Support Artists
The cancellation of the Jazz & Heritage Festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a new opportunity for the community to support...
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Thrift Shops Experiencing Donation Overload
Around the nation, in homes everywhere, families are finding that they have carloads of things that they want to get rid of. Many people...
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Latest Bankruptcy Updates During the COVID-19 Outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown have put people and the economy in an interesting situation. With many businesses shutting down...
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A Vibrant Display of Joy, Art, and Music Opening this Summer
Joy, art, and music are three seemingly simple words, but words that really strike home for Jonathan Liss. Liss is a member of the Krewe of Fesshead, a local krewe that...
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Southern Craftsmanship in Benny Cenac’s Houma Hometown
Small Southern towns take great pride in their locals' skilled craftsmanship. From the steady handiwork that goes into the carving of duck...
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Pandemic Causes Real Estate Prices to Skyrocket
As the coronavirus pandemic has put much of society at an economic halt these past few months, a scarcity of residential real estate on the market has driven the median...
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Coming to Netflix in June: NOLA Dating, Spooky Summertime Streaming, and More
Time may seem hard to gauge nowadays, so, to help you keep your June calendar on track, here are a few select Netflix coming attractions, as well as approaching...
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Who Gives a Fork?
Reminiscing about the joy of dining out through photos of cutlery from some of city's best restaurants … both past and present.
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Back In Action: WWII Museum Reopening on Memorial Day
After nearly three months of precautionary closure, the National World War II Museum will reopen to the public in a reduced capacity, just in time to commemorate...
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Back to the Drawing Board: Art on Plywood With the Plywood Project NOLA
COVID-19 first took over New Orleans last March. And as businesses all around the city shut down, the plywood boards went...