Filed under: Cocktails Snowballs have to be one of my all-time favorite New Orleans treats. I once spent a whole summer trying to track down a "wedding cake"-flavored snowball whose sugary syrup made the ball of shaved ice taste exactly like store-bought icing. So I was more than intrigued when I wa...

Filed under: Britney Spears Sure, she lip-synched it, but that's nothing new -- and judging from the opening night of her Resurrection of Britney tour, it's safe to say, Brit's back with a vengeance.It's actually pretty breathtaking ... in a positive way. Think back one year,... Permalink...

Filed under: News It's Mardi Gras this week, and New Orleans has been living it up in honor of one the city's most famous holidays. It's not just Louisiana residents that are getting in on the action however. As Videogum reports, none other than Val "Iceman" Kilmer was on hand to help celebrate, dec...

Filed under: Festivals and Events Here's a fun fact: Nearly 400 people were arrested in New Orleans this past weekend, forced to chill out at central lockup after being charged with public drunkenness, lewd contact, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace and a variety of other misdemeanors that are ...

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Filed under: Arts and Culture, Festivals and Events, United States Jeffery wrote about weird New Year's traditions around the world. There are also weird items that drop at midnight New Year's Eve. Sure you can watch the ball drop at Time's Square in New York City on New Year's Eve, either in person...

At Sammy's at 2016 Main, on September 8, a historic jam session occurred, an impromptu reunion of many of the city of New Orleans's finest musicians. Each player who walked in the door was much more than a mere musician that night -- they were an affirmation of life. Not only did their attendance in...

Filed under: Money & work, Life & style, Celeb parenting About once a year Brad Pitt sits down with the annoying Ann Curry of the Today Show for a grilling about both his professional and personal life. Papa Pitt is ready and eager to talk about the professional side of things--he's currentl...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Learning, Festivals and Events, Food and Drink, Ecotourism, News Two summers ago my son was wild about cicadas. They were everywhere, and each time he found one of their shells he put it in an empty bottle. His exuberance was the type only four-year-olds can g...