I am that girl who inevitably remembers to buy the birthday gift about 30 minutes before the party and then scrambles to find something cool at the dollar store that I can wrap in old Christmas wrapping paper before scurrying out the door. So, yeah, I’ve never been known for my super-awesome gift-giving abilities. But, in the past month, all that has changed thanks to Bon Castor. Named after the 20th-century French existential philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir, Bon Castor is stocked to the gills with one-of-a-kind items perfect for… Read More »
Follow the Leader: Tori Bush
Name Tori Bush Career Program Director at the Creative Alliance of New Orleans. My job requires me to be a passionate advocate and supporter for New Orleans’ artists. CANO’s mission is to provide training, education, and information for creative artists, cultural producers and the community, protect our cultural legacy and promote the revitalization of the city as a cultural and economic center. 3 word bio Writer. Artist. Obsessive. On her favorite gallery Oooh, I think that answer changes exhibit to exhibit. I love how exciting Parse Gallery’s shows have been. I also love… Read More »
Artist Spotlight: Francis Wong
By: Josh Stover Look closely at these images. Now closer. Francis Wong’s art demands close scrutiny. The level of fine detail in the lines may escape the eye at a glance, but upon further inspection the intricacy can be overwhelming. It’s easy to get lost in his pieces, which are, as he describes them, “very personal and influenced by everything I encounter. Environment, weather, and mood play a big part in my work. My drawings are an escape.” These illustrative, abstract surrealist depictions of nature and the psyche are only… Read More »
Of Slice and Men
By: Cate Czarnecki First came Bride Wars, then Whale Wars and now for the epicurean: Pizza Wars. From March until April 15th, culinary arbiters can weigh in on the battle for pie supremacy between 10 competing pizzerias around New Orleans, voting on categories such as favorite slice, topping, service and “504ness”. Organized in part by restauranteur Jeff Baron to promote recent developments and additions to the local pizza community, participants collect stamps from each of the restaurants in “passports” before rendering their verdicts and being entered to win, among other things,… Read More »
Lent Sucks!
If Jesus could spend 40 days and nights alone in the desert without food and ignore the temptations of the devil then I should have no problem tapping into my self control (which is not frequently used) as well. Wrong. Deciding what to give up for Lent is a big decision that should not be decided upon at 11:59pm on Fat Tuesday, but yet is the exact time I make these life altering (literally) decisions. It was about that time when I realized I had run out of cigarettes and… Read More »
