11.23.04

Commentary
Giving thanks

BItter Pill
Though emergency birth contraception is legal -- and similar to the common birth-control pill -- it's not always easy to obtain in Louisiana.
By Eileen Loh Harrist

New Orleanian of the Year Nominations

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu gets pushed by a ghost.

Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Politics
Clancy DuBos on the Saints

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FEATURES

The Kite Flier
By Ronnie Virgets

Wish List
Kandace Power Graves offers luxury gifts that will fulfill their dreams.

Gambit Weekly's SWIZZLE A Guide to Local Nightlife

Beer City Ken Wells' Travels With Barley searches for the Perfect Beer Joint in every city, but as our once-proud brewery tradition proves, New Orleans is one big bar. By Anne Gisleson The Partying Pregosaur Can you paint the town when you're in a family way? Yes, Hot Mama, you can. By Eileen Loh Harrist Bars and Nightlife Directory Where to go when the sun goes down.

Shoptalk
Kandace Power Graves on New Orleans Fine Rugs and Cabinet Works

Blake Pontchartrain™
New Orleans' know-it-all.

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


Special Events Listings



Music

Opening Act
Alex Rawls on Dash Rip Rock
PLUS: music news

Music Listings
Who's playing where and when this week.



The Arts

Theater
Dalt Wonk on Lamoura of the Islands

Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on C. Dawn Davis and Kelli Scott Kelley

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

Film

Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Film Review
David Lee Simmons on Being Julia

Film Listings