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Monday, February 18, 2013

Y@ Speak: Lent edition

Posted by on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 12:06 PM


With Mardi Gras, and the horrifying Carnival/Super Bowl mashup known as "SuperGras," now over, it's time to scale back on breakfast king cake, daydrinking and other vices for the Lenten season. What are you giving up? It looks like pope gave up being the pope, and a lot of locals gave up on watching the State of the Union Address. Others resolved to do things, like investigate Lenten options at a technologically impaired fast food chain or to finally see what this "Harlem Shake" craze is all about. Best of luck on whatever it is you're giving up or pledging to do, and remember we have festival season to gloriously relapse.

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Monday, February 11, 2013

Y@ Speak: Carnival 2013, part 1

Posted by on Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:55 AM


After a brief respite thanks to the Krewe of Super Bowl XLVII, Carnival is back in full swing. We got super krewes with celebrity riders, satirical floats, marching bands and all those fine folks camping out for Endymion (shout out #kreweofchad). Also this week: food trucks, residual Super Bowl celebrity gossip, Kelly Clarkson, New Orleans representing on the Grammys and more.

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Y@ Speak: The Beyonce Blackout Bowl edition

Posted by on Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 11:53 AM





New Orleans: You're like a quirky, twentysomething daughter who insists on hosting Thanksgiving dinner at her tiny shotgun house in a "weird" part of town. Things are going well at first — no one's arguing about politics and grandma actually seems to enjoy the silken tofu and kale dip — but then you end up burning the turkey.

The great Super Bowl blackout happened after unprecedented amounts of bootyliciousness during the halftime show. But you know what? It's fine. The week leading up to the big event was a fun, decadent time for celebrities, media and regular folks alike; I doubt visitors enjoy themselves this much during Super Bowls in other places. You may have burnt the turkey, but Aunt Cheryl totally wants to come back next year.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Gambit TV: The Super Bowl and Twitter

Posted by on Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Last night on WWL-TV's 10 p.m. news, Scott Satchfield spoke to Gambit editor Kevin Allman about Mayor Mitch Landrieu's attempt to crowdsource the wisdom of the city's Twitter community for the benefit of Super Bowl visitors under the hashtag #BestofNOLA. (And speaking of Twitter: Satchfield is @Satchfield, while Kevin is @NOLAKevin.)

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Y@ Speak: Arty Gras

Posted by on Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:55 AM



Carnival got going this weekend with some bigger krewes rolling Uptown. But the real show was Downtown, where creativity abounded in the form of costumed canines, Sci-Fi enthusiasts and miniature floats by the grown-up versions of the people who always made the best dioramas in the fifth grade. Also this week: the city prepares for Super Bowl, Chris Paul isn't so into the New Orleans Pelicans and Trina Edwards contemplates eating.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

NOLA.com asks: when is Super Bowl 2013?

Posted by on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:06 PM

As New Orleans prepares to host the event know as the "Super Bowl," there are many questions on locals' minds. Which major roads will be closed? Will there be anywhere to park my car? What events sponsored by dog food companies and cable providers can I attend? But the most important question weighing heavily on our minds is: when is the Super Bowl?

Fortunately, NOLA.com has answered this tough question in its dogged pursuit of robust content-gathering.

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Monday, January 21, 2013

Y@ Speak gets dirty

Posted by on Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:54 AM




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This week's tweets were filled with talk of a dirty politician, the Dirty Birds and the grand dame of dirt, the annual procession of animatronic intercourse known as Krewe du Vieux — which came early but we were totally OK with that. Also this week: New Orleans suffers residual effects of Bieber Fever.

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Monday, January 14, 2013

Y@ Speak goes to the movies!

Posted by on Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:03 PM


It was a very Hollywood South kind of week with Academy Awards nomination announcements — featuring nods for locally shot films Beasts of the Southern Wild and Django Unchained — locals livetweeting the Golden Globes, a thick, horror movie-esque fog that blanketed the city and a shout-out from famous tween Justin Bieber. Try not to let it get to your head, New Orleans. Also this week: a notable king cake and your typical blend of tweets about weird local crime, fires and sports stuff I don't quite understand.

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Y@ Speak: It's Carnival time

Posted by on Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:24 AM


Last night was the Epiphany, meaning Carnival is officially here — and as you start your morning over your daily breakfast of cafe au lait and beignets, it might be tempting to contemplate your fleeting New Year's resolutions as they give way to the endless parade of office kitchen king cakes, daydrinking and other Carnival vices. But instead distract yourself with tweets about New Year's, the 60 Minutes special on the Times-Picayune, Downton Abbey and more. You always have Lent to repent.

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Y@ Speak: Bye, 2012

Posted by on Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 11:57 AM


It's the last Y@ Speak of 2012, you guys! It's been a great year of tweakouts and Twitter fights, angry Saints tweets and NFL players saying hilarious things, celebrity sightings and overreacting to everything. While you all compose your mental list of ill-fated New Year's resolutions, might I suggest including some Twitter-related goals? Maybe try to get rid of: manual retweets (they are annoying and difficult for others to favorite or retweet those tweets for themselves, among other things), excessive use of hashtags ("Just saw a brass band on the street!! #OnlyinNola #nolalove #Blessed"), vomit-y game day tweets (except you, Chris Boudy. Keep doing you), and dumb corporate drivel in your bio like "retweets are not endorsements!" and "my thoughts are my own!" (as opposed to whose?) I would say to not fight or freak out on Twitter, but then it would be less enjoyable for me.

Anyway, happy New Year, and may you avoid falling bullets, falling drunk girls in sequined dresses and overpriced prix fixe menus!

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