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Cover Story Features


11.25.03


COVER STORY

Proving Ground
On a chilly Saturday in November, 405 men try out for the New Orleans VooDoo Arena Football League team. Frank Etheridge follows Kevin Brooks, one player hoping to make the cut.



NEWS & VIEWS

Letters to the Editor
Our readers respond.

Commentary

A new beginning.

Leveling the Field
Pioneering journalist Russel Stockard Sr. reveals his "double-life."
By Allen Johnson Jr.

New Orleanian of the Year
Call for nominations.

Politics
Clancy DuBos on election winnas and loozas.


Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu's ode to Stefan Zweig.


FEATURES



Cover designed by Jennie Westerman



WINTER 2003

SWIZZLE


A GUIDE TO LOCAL NIGHTLIFE




Season’s Meetings
New Orleans has its own holiday strategies for revelers to enjoy the season.
By David Lee Simmons

Swinging on the Vine
Wine bars and wine tastings have made those plump grapes the flavor of the month in New Orleans nightlife.
By Brenda Maitland

Urban Renewal
In a city where everything new can be old again, young bar owners realize it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
By Sara Roahen

Nightlife Directory
Where to go when the sun goes out of sight.


I Confess
Ronnie Virgets examines the ever-increasing need to tell all.

Dreams Come True
A guide to luxury gifts.
By Kandace Power Graves

Blake Pontchartrain
New Orleans' know-it-all.

Shoptalk
Kandace Power Graves on Twisted Hair Salon.


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Spreading the Word
With their debut CD, the Hazard County Girls prove they're not your average riot girrrls.
By Cristina Diettinger.


Hot Seven
Our suggestions for all that's worth doing and seeing this week,
including the HotPick.



Special Events Listings



Music

CD Reviews
Banu Gibson, Timothea and World Leader Pretend.

Music Listings

Who's playing where and when this week.

Club Directory



The Arts

Theater Review
Dalt Wonk on Titus Andronicus.


Inside Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on Willie Birch and Sean Starwars.


Theater, Art and Books Listings
A week's worth of culture.

 

Film

Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on Love, Actually.


Shala Carlson on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Film Listings


CUISINE

Restaurant  Review
Sara Roahen on Lee's Hamburgers.


Food News

By Sara Roahen

Wine of the Week

By Brenda Maitland
 

   


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