*This is part 4 of a 5 part series. I came back to my apartment with the same nervous feeling that had come over me when I’d arrived from Caroline’s earlier in the day. When I walked down the hallway to my door, I got the sudden impulse to not open it. I […]
Devoted and passionate fans of the New Orleans Saints remain very concerned at the moment, regarding the team’s disappointing overall performance in their first 2 games to begin the current 2018 NFL Regular Season; which still has an entire 14 games left remaining that have yet to be played. The (1-1) Saints have looked nothing […]
Yesterday was a big victory for medical marijuana in Louisiana. The state Board of Medical Examiners voted 8-1 to increase statewide access to medical marijuana. One of the main ways in which they’re doing this is by eliminating the patient limit. There are only a dozen or so doctors approved to prescribe cannabis in the […]
Few of the images in the opening montage of inner character visual turmoil play any kind of hand in the narrative of The God Inside My Ear. At one moment, there’s a boxer. At another, there’s a child in a field. Then a cloaked figure. Then some other shapes and objects. Quickly cut and intercut […]
By Barry Hirstius – Contributing Writer When the official NFL schedule for the New Orleans Saints 2018 Regular Season was released a few months ago this past May, it’s more than safe to assume that both fans as well as respected analysts and observers of the team had yesterday’s Week #2 contest at the Mercedes-Benz […]
There is so much going on in NOLA on any given weekend that it can seem nearly impossible to decide what to do. This is the sixteenth edition of a weekly series (formerly titled “things to do“) in which we here at Big Easy Magazine give suggestions on meaningful ways to spend a day, evening or […]
*The Following Poem appears in a short book by Nolan Storey called “Chaotic Hope.” It can be purchased at Blue Cypress Books. A Cat is a secret keeper, She’ll give none of yours away. A cat is a friend in sorrow, She’ll share your burdens any day. A cat is there when times […]
*This is part 3 of a 5 part series. I woke up with a gun on my lap and the sound of my ceiling fan rotating overhead. Morning light had begun to peak through the edges of my closed blinds. For no reason at all, I looked through the peep hole in my door, […]
By Barry Hirstius – Contributing Writer The New Orleans Saints will be seeking to bounce back from their 2018 NFL Regular Season Opening loss at home last week, when they host the Cleveland Browns this coming Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Kickoff is slated for 12 noon Central time, and the game will be televised regionally […]
In the first few moments of the music video for Menagerie by Mighty Brother – local New Orleans indie rock band – I was severely concerned. The picture was of a pre-teen adolescent African American girl, with colorful lights flickering across her face in the dark, enclosed space. The FIRST THING that came to mind […]
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