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February 19, 2023

Chron: How a vast collection of Mardi Gras history was lost, then found

Chron: How a vast collection of Mardi Gras history was lost, then found. “… they couldn’t believe their eyes: hand-painted scenes—some 40 feet high—of mountain ranges, ancient cities, exotic castles and whimsical fantasy landscapes, in still-vivid color, with mica accents glittering across waves and windowpanes. They noticed words scribbled on the back of some: Athenians 1929, Osiris 1940, Hermes, and many more. To an outsider these might be cryptic, mystical words, but a New Orleanian instantly recognizes them as the names of Mardi Gras krewes.”

January 31, 2021

Good Housekeeping: 7 Virtual Mardi Gras Events That’ll Bring the Party to Your House

Good Housekeeping: 7 Virtual Mardi Gras Events That’ll Bring the Party to Your House. “Back in November, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell confirmed that Mardi Gras 2021 is ‘not canceled, just different.’ In fact, she clarified that Mardi Gras is ‘a religious holiday and in no way will it be canceled in our city.’ She’s right: While many of the public events that draw massive crowds have been called off due to health and safety concerns, there are so many virtual Mardi Gras events taking place, so those who celebrate can enjoy the holiday festivities while adhering to social distancing guidelines. Take a look at these virtual events, all of which are taking place in the first two weeks of February, to find fun ways to bring the party and incredible spirit of New Orleans to your home.”

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January 29, 2021

Boing Boing: Mardi Gras spirit perseveres with “Yardi Gras” house floats

Boing Boing: Mardi Gras spirit perseveres with “Yardi Gras” house floats. “Although COVID-19 has grounded the traditional Mardi Gras parades and celebrations this year, New Orleans will always find a way to party (albeit with less titties and barfing in the streets). Artists are transforming houses across the city into ‘stationary floats’. The idea started as a joke on social media and has grown into a citywide phenomenon. Participating neighbors plan to play music and/or throw beads to passers-by from their front porches or yards, all while safely social distancing.”

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December 7, 2020

Gambit: House floats, digital parades and lessons from history, New Orleans reimagines Mardi Gras

Gambit: House floats, digital parades and lessons from history, New Orleans reimagines Mardi Gras. “New Orleanians are a resourceful bunch, and have a knack for finding a reason, and a way, to party even in the darkest of times. We’re already beginning to see the signs of ingenuity and innovation, and from virtual parades to ‘house floats,’ krewes and creatives are responding to the challenge of how to safely celebrate Carnival in a pandemic. In this issue of Gambit, we’ve taken a look at where we’re at, so to speak, and also where we’ve been. ‘Cause this won’t be the first time New Orleans has had to party in a pandemic, and we might could just learn a lesson or two from how the ancestors did it 100 years ago.”

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January 22, 2019

The New Orleans Advocate: King cake baby too lewd for Facebook? Post violation for nudity leaves company ‘shocked’

The New Orleans Advocate: King cake baby too lewd for Facebook? Post violation for nudity leaves company ‘shocked’. “King Cake Snob is a competition run annually by Innovative Advertising, a Mandeville-based company, which ranks king cakes from across the region. As part of its usual marketing push, the group tried to post sponsored Facebook ads featuring tiny baby dolls, the totems traditionally found in the classic Carnival treat. But the sight of plastic babies wearing nothing but their birthday suits led Facebook to block the ads.”

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January 8, 2019

4WWL: New website offers a peek at the French Quarter’s past

4WWL: New website offers a peek at the French Quarter’s past. “It’s only 13 blocks long and six blocks deep, but the French Quarter has countless stories. And now many of them are available with the click of a mouse. The non-profit Vieux Carre Commission Foundation has launched the Vieux Carré Virtual Library… a new website that catalogs tens of thousands of images and documents for the nearly 4,000 structures in the city’s oldest and most famous neighborhood.”

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Chron: How a vast collection of Mardi Gras history was lost, then found

Good Housekeeping: 7 Virtual Mardi Gras Events That’ll Bring the Party to Your House

Boing Boing: Mardi Gras spirit perseveres with “Yardi Gras” house floats

Gambit: House floats, digital parades and lessons from history, New Orleans reimagines Mardi Gras

4WWL: New website offers a peek at the French Quarter’s past

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