Day: July 2, 2019

thumbnails from "Dead to Me" tv show
Arts, Film

‘Dead to Me’ is dead to me

Great TV shows not only reflect the current culture, but also offers a subtle critique of it — avoiding heavy-handed, simplistic moralism in favor of deeply comic and profound reflections on the nuanced power structures and characters that create what issues the show critiques. Others are wholesome depictions of society as we wish it would be. There is not a […]

Music

Rock the Bayou: Voodoo Halloween in the Big Easy

A BRIEF HISTORY OF VOODOO FEST So, it’s early July and you, for some reason, are already planning your Halloween night activities. Good for you, you forward-thinking person! It’s time for a trip to New Orleans for Voodoo Fest. But what IS Voodoo Fest? Officially named the Voodoo Music and Arts Experience, Voodoo Fest has become a Halloween destination for […]