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Tennessee Williams, Anne Rice, John Kennedy Toole … these are the names one generally conjures when pondering New Orleans authors. If you've read 'em all and are still seeking more, there's tons of great writers churning out stories set in the Crescent City, from historical novels to young adult fiction. Here's a few you of which you may not have heard if you've got hankering for a vicarious visit.

The Last Madam: A Life in the...

If you go to a parade in New Orleans, there's a good chance you'll be wearing glitter, whether you intend to or not. The sparkly substance is everywhere during most every festival, holiday, and costume party-as much a part of the festivities as beads and booze-yet its modern form is relatively recent.
Sparkly sequins have adorned clothing around the world for thousands of years, but the modern plastic glitter we wear and craft with...

Welcome to "Classic Movies for the Couch," a haven for prospective film-lovers in the New Orleans area and beyond. If you are reading this, then you are likely already a follower of old movies, or you are a movie fan who is ready to dip the proverbial toe into the water that is classic cinema. Either way, you'll enjoy these glimpses into a time unlike ours. One of the zaniest adventures captured on film concerns those clown princes...

Netflix recently premiered Spenser Confidential, from director Peter Berg (Deepwater Horizon, Friday Night Lights). For better and for worse, it feels like a throwback to mid-range 1980s buddy-action movies. The film is based on the novel Wonderland and features Mark Wahlberg as Spenser, who's fresh out of jail after having served five years for assaulting a corrupt and violent police captain. Shortly after Spenser's release, the...