The Progressive’s Weekend: 10/26 – 10/28 (And Halloween Too!)
October 26, 2018
It’s Halloween season yet again, and we at Big Easy Magazine recommend events with community and crowds.
Category: Culture/Lifestyle
A New Orleans Halloween
October 26, 2018
Move over Mardi Gras - it’s time for some New Orleans Halloween fun! We’ve gathered a list of all of the free, family-friendly Halloween events.
Neaux Reel Idea: The True Don Quixote (#NOFF2018) Review
October 23, 2018
The True Don Quixote had its world premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival, and Big Easy's Bill Arceneuax offers his review.
Beer on the Bayou: New Orleans Does Oktoberfest
October 9, 2018
It was twilight on Bayou St John, but the lights were on at Deutsches Haus’ new location on Moss Street, and the festival was in full swing. The smell of sizzling, fatty wurst filled the air with a smoky scent, and the light from the lampposts and ATMs floated through the air filled with the […]
Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Fest: A Musical Treat
October 5, 2018
The Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Festival is one of the most well-known music festivals of the Gulf Coast. In the past five years, the festival has quickly grown in both size and reputation. Their website proudly proclaims, “What New Orleans is to jazz, Bogalusa is to the blues.” Bogalusa Blues Fest Day One The highlight […]
Party Buses in Peril
October 1, 2018
Another day, another ordinance. It seems the laissez-faire attitude New Orleanians love to boast about is slowly chipped away daily, mainly by residents (new and old) who complain about one thing or another. The music is too loud. The parade grounds are too crowded. The bike lanes are a menace. The bar is too close […]
Fahrenheit 11/9: Big Easy Magazine Goes Cinematic
September 20, 2018
This Wednesday, Big Easy Magazine hosted its first movie event, a special early screening of Michael Moore’s new movie Fahrenheit 11/9. The film is about America in the age of Trump, and how Americans can make sense of Trump’s rise through the Republican primary to the White House. NOTE- this review contains spoilers about our collective nightmare. […]
BEARDS, FLIP-FLOPS AND BURP CLOTHS: Stay-at-Home Dads in the Big Easy
September 1, 2018
There was a commercial on the other day that caught my eye, which is surprising considering I never listen to commercials. They tend to induce a mild state of hypnosis while I wipe the drool off my chin. This one was different, though. It was about a stay-at-home dad and a strange little cylinder with […]
Truth, Technology, and Fun: New Orleans’s Public Libraries
September 1, 2018
My interest in libraries dimmed with time. They were a place for me to grab some books and return them (often with steep fines). With Netflix, Spotify and Amazon, especially its Kindle Unlimited service available to me, libraries seemed to be obsolete. And like any self-centered person, I assumed if they were obsolete for me, they would soon be obsolete for everyone else as well. The reality is otherwise, and for me, quite surprising.
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