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This Thursday, October 29, is National Cat Day. And even if you're not the type to do a little something special for kitty just be-claws, now is the purrfect excuse to treat your beloved fur-babies to a new toy or a wet food cake, or to simply make sure that they are healthy with a trip to your local vet. We know cats hate the vet, but afterwards, you can make up for it with the wet food and a...

The Issue With the election coming up, the discussion of what's on the ballot for this year is a hot topic. This election, Louisiana is voting on whether to legalize sports wagering, a type of gambling that allows people to place bets on games and matches. Earlier this year, Senator Cameron Henry (R-Metairie) authored Act 215, which authorized parishes to vote on whether they would like to...

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....

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...