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Cover Story Features


02.01.05


COVER STORY

Revel Without a Pause
Rex Duke™ rolls out the details and delights of Carnival's second weekend.
PLUS: Katy Reckdahl collects stories of tourists gone wild.


NEWS & VIEWS

Commentary
Fest forward

The Forest Through the Trees
An unlikely coalition of landowners, environmentalists and industry is teaming up to fight global warming -- one sapling at a time.
By Eliza Strickland

"A Genuinely Nice Man"
Gia Prima recalls the music and laughs she and Louis Prima shared with the late Johnny Carson.
By Alex Rawls


Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu on Castro banning smoking in public buildings

Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Politics
Clancy DuBos on the rift between Bob Odom and Gov. Kathleen Blanco


FEATURES

Let Your Love Show
Valentine's gifts straight from the heart.
By Kandace Power Graves

Not Your Father's Jazz Fest
Announcing the lineup of the 36th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Ultimate Shopper
Kandace Power Graves on romancing with stone: a variety of styles, shapes and colors in tiles.
PLUS: Shopping news and Shoptalk

Blake Pontchartrain
New Orleans' know-it-all.


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Justice in Black and White
In his debut book, Desire Street: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans, veteran reporter Jed Horne paints a colorful picture of a dark tale.
By Frank Etheridge


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 Steve Earle
PLUS: Steve Earle interview transcript and CD and DVD reviews - online exclusive!

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




The Arts

Theater
Dalt Wonk on Sunny & Pea

Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on Lyle Bonge and Tomer Ganihar

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

Film

Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on We Don't Live Here Anymore

Film Review
Shala Carlson on Hide and Seek

Film Listings


CUISINE

Restaurant Feature
David Lee Simmons on Dick & Jenny's

Food News

By David Lee Simmons

Wine of the Week

By Brenda Maitland 
 
   


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