Thursday, October 4, 2007
Gemütlichkeit Meets Government
Posted by Ian McNulty on Thu, Oct 4, 2007 at 11:37 PM
Germans call it gemütlichkeit - a sense of brotherhood, of coziness and social warmth in a relaxing atmosphere.
“Gesundhiet?,” I asked my friend Verena, who grew up in Bavaria and now lives in Mid-City.
“No. Listen: gemütlichkeit,” she said in her perfect English.
“Gefilte fish?,” I tried again.
“No. Gemütlichkeit.”
I still don’t know how to pronounce it, but I know how it feels because it has been on abundant display during New Orleans’ five-week-long Oktoberfest. The local version of this celebration of Bavarian culture is hosted each year by the members of Deutsches Haus, a nonprofit social club that formed in New Orleans ten years after World War I as an expression of ethnic pride.
Online Art Market
Posted by Jeanne Foster on Thu, Oct 4, 2007 at 7:35 PM
So you managed to hit every art market in the city last month and you are sitting at your desk counting the days until the next 1st Saturday or 3rd Wednesday where you can shop for more New Orleans wares.
Don't wait any longer, check out the New Orleans artists who are selling their craft online at ETSY, a marketplace for handcrated items.
If you are feeling especially adventurous, shop a "global art market" by using their Geolocator search function.
Berry Good for You
Posted by Sarah Andert on Thu, Oct 4, 2007 at 2:13 PM
Acai berries, pronounced like ah-sigh-eeee, are one of nature's best-kept berry secrets. Exported from the Brazilian rainforest, these Amazonian berries contain one of the highest levels of antioxidants available in any fruit or vegetable. Researchers predict that the high levels of antioxidants and other similar compounds may be valuable in the prevention of damage by free radicals, cancer, diabetes, chronic inflammation, heart and
