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October 13, 2016
Looking for something cheap and authentically New Orleans? Head to the Longue Vue House and Gardens for a visual lesson on southern history and architecture.
I was invited to visit the Longue Vue House and Gardens on the precept that it would be a worthwhile field t...
October 10, 2016
I’ve always loved The Fratellis. I first heard Flathead in middle school, when MTV would play music videos in the morning and my little preteen mind would absorb artists like Cold War Kids and Ween and think I was so alternative and underground. But The Fratellis were...
October 7, 2016
Well, I just bought this year’s September issue of Vogue (about a month late!) and have noticed some reoccurring fashion trends. Here, I’ve listed a few that I noticed. I included some of my favorite designers, and have seen some trends interweave each other.
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October 5, 2016
David Sedaris became one of my favorite authors after reading Me Talk Pretty One Day. He does a great job at finding humor in pretty depressive topics, like an eclectic, erratic family dynamic, some cartoonish and lackluster primary school teachers, a stint with me...
October 1, 2016
As we wrap up the month of September the first month of our “blues” theme, I’d like to write a little homage to New Orleans and the colorful blues scene from Professor Longhair, one of the most highly regarded blues musicians from Nola, to present-day favorites like...
September 23, 2016
Patrick Pearson is a young, up-and-coming New Orleans musician that performs nightly at the Marigny Brasserie. Patrick Pearson is a very community-oriented musician who teaches music in the area. He is a stringed specialist with experience in brass; the majority of his...
September 9, 2016
I can comfortably say that Lee Moses is one of, if not the best lyricists and musicians of blues and soul. His career was something of an oddity, and he sort of skated by during his active years (60s-90s) rather unnoticed. In fact, even to this day, I rarely hear his m...
September 7, 2016
Of all the greatest (and tackiest) 90’s fashion trends, I’m a little perplexed as to why chokers have made the biggest comeback this millennium. I could understand the comeback of overalls – and actually, I think the 2010s “twist” on what is perhaps an antiquated fashi...
August 25, 2016
It’s been a good couple years for Australia’s music scene. Starting with Wolfmother, but more recently introducing us to Tame Impala, Vance Joy… and one songwriter I’m currently obsessed with, Courtney Barnett.
Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometime...
August 6, 2016
The first time I read a Kundera novel was Summer of ’14. It was a raggedy water logged paperback. I had found it while unpacking in my new place in Broadmoor, and set it on the balcony to dry. A guest we had from Chicago remarked that Unbearable Lightness...
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