New Orleans native Fatima Shaik has, by any stretch of the imagination, an incredible range of work. From short stories, essays, children’s novels, new articles: if you can name it, Shaik has written...

Those who love New Orleans will cite its amazing weather, lively social scene, and beautiful landscape as just a few reasons to live here. This is especially true during this spring. For the majority of...

Mardi Gras may be over, but there are still many opportunities for fun festivals in New Orleans. This spring, various music festivals are hosting artists for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic...

In the information session before the concert began, the presenter said how during their most recent student night, one of them had asked if opera was just “all about love?” In many ways, this student...

Dare I say, HBO’s coincidental timing for its season two drop of the popular show, just a month before parades begin rolling again, is going to be the most-pinned aesthetic on everybody’s Mardi Gras...

New Orleans’ Carnival season is a time of unparalleled decadence and merriment. Mardi Gras is the fullest expression of the Big Easy’s let-the-good-times-roll mantra. However, what makes the season...

Some people believe laughter is the best medicine, but I believe there is nothing a mimosa can’t cure. But, just like any medicinal treatment, mimosas have a few potential side effects: a gradual...

If you’re looking for high quality live music, go to d.b.a. A live music venue located at 618 Frenchmen St., d.b.a is the prime location for good music and drinks. Venue owner Tom Thayer seeks to create...

  I got to Neutral Ground Coffee House around 7:30 on a Sunday night. A young man in a beanie and a gray sweatshirt sits at the microphone. He takes requests from the crowd of about 20 people,...

As November rolls in, New Orleans plans for its highly anticipated 32nd film festival, premiering Nov. 5. For those who are unfamiliar with this event, the New Orleans Film Society produces an annual...

Soon parade-goers will be fighting over decorated chef hats, to celebrate the Krewe of The Culinary Queen of New Orleans’ historic Mardi Gras debut for the upcoming 2022 Mardi Gras season, in the famously...

Spooky Season is upon us. With midterms winding down and the temperature finally starting to drop, fall and Halloween are in the air. This is easily my favorite time of year in the city; the decorations,...