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Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
You may think mixing trends is hard to pull off. Au contraire! Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
How potent prescriptions are winding up in the wrong hands, often with tragic consequences Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Last year I heard about the tragic death in Florida of television pitchman Billy Mays, that high-energy guy with the dark, closely trimmed beard who sold everything from cleaners to hands-free cell phone adapters. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Baton Rouge Mardi Gras season kicks into high gear this month with several parades that roll between now and Mardi Gras day, which is Feb. 16. Read story.
Chocolate comes first
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Think you’ve got a sweet job? Steve Lawrence spends all day making and selling that ultimate of all sweets—chocolate. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
At 5'10" and 150 lbs., Joey Fitts doesn’t exactly look like the best arm wrestler in the state. Read story.
What's in a name
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
When loose-cannon rock band Barisal Guns had only a raucous, early 1970s Zeppelin-meets-MC5 sound and no name back in 2006, the band members looked to all the typical tricks. Read story.
Long Distance
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
The family: MacGregor D. Magruder II; Ashley Coles Magruder; Lillian Magruder, age 9; Ella Jade Magruder (who was adopted from China), age 8; and Duncan Magruder, age 8.
Their residence: Kigali, Rwanda Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
A Philly native searches for a taste of home in Baton Rouge Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Red Stick Mardi Gras is no seething debauch, but at least our Carnival culture is unique Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Conya “Pinkie” Windsor wears pink—the color of love—every single day. Read story.
Sip
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Long Island meets Grand Isle with Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s Gator Tea ($8). Read story.
Grape Crush
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
This month, warmer weather and Mardi Gras are great excuses to lose whatever self-imposed discipline we adopted in January and start charting wines to take us through the spring season’s grilling and al fresco dining. Read story.
Hot Lunch
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Each national cuisine seems to be identified in shorthand with a specific dish: shawarma, spaghetti with meatballs, sushi, hamburgers. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
BR native navigates Hollywood as a production assistant Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
This month Martin Scorsese delivers a new film, and for the first time in a decade it is one from the New Yorker that does not focus on gangsters or larger-than-life heroes. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Master gaffer Phil Beard makes the film industry a family affair Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
With the state almost certain to slash the budget for the Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism—the agency that provides Tipitina’s Foundation with the bulk of its budget as a skills training program—the key for the organization’s Music Office Co-Op on Government Street in 2010 will be sustainability. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Raleigh-based duo Phil Moore and Beth Tacular bring their ramshackle Americana band Bowerbirds to Spanish Moon on Feb. 8. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Baton Rougeans might remember Kevin Hurstell best as one third of the now-defunct indie rock band Slobot. Read story.
On her recent reads
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
I’m reading Barb Johnson’s More of this World or Maybe Another. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Charlie Hohorst Jr. first recognized the magnificent beauty of birds in flight in the same way as many other native Louisianans. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LSU Museum of Art by experiencing Of People and Places: Contemporary Works from the JPMorgan Chase Art Collection through Feb. 14. Read story.
on meeting a long-admired artist
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Unfortunately, I never will get the chance to meet Picasso. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Our city boasts a number of annual arts events, from Forum 35’s festival-like Art Melt to Culture Candy’s Project Runway-style Uncommon Thread Wearable Art show. Read story.
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
Jill Moore’s photo series reveals Everyday people Read story.
Editorial
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
No fewer than 96 positions will open up this year on various boards and commissions under the Metro Council’s authority, making 2010 a great time to bring new energy to local government. Read story.
Editorial
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
The Manship Theatre is as a superb venue, but it’s yet to be properly and fully utilized. Read story.
A Wee Bleether
Monday, Feb. 1, 2010
I saw something weird the other day while driving one of Baton Rouge’s busy five-lane roads. Read story.
