Big Charity

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If you have a chance to see Big Charity in theaters, run, don’t walk. I saw it on Wednesday at the Prytania Theater, and I can’t stop…

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There and back again

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This past weekend I watched the first two parts of Peter Jackson’s film production of The Hobbit, which was 6 hours I probably could have just…

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All of the lights, all of the lights

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St Charles Avenue is not exactly known for it’s subtlety. Lined with southern live oaks and historic mansions, this main thoroughfare does not joke…

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Freezing but happy in the Big Easy

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The polar vortex has officially made it to New Orleans. We’re wondering whether this is retribution for our smugness in the face of NYC’s…

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At a Glance: New Orleans

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Also known as: The Big Easy, Crescent City Population: Approximately 380,000 people. Government: Mayor-council system; the current mayor is Mitch Landrieu, a democrat from a prominent…

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Halloween in NOLA

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Happy halloween! Hope everyone had a very spooky weekend…we sure did. Some of our friends from NYC came into town, and we took New Orleans…

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At a Glance: New York City

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Population: A little over 8,400,000 people. Where we’re living: Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Our apartments are around the corner from each other, off the Lorimer L stop….

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Every Flavor Weather Machine

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Last night Ele played her last show with Every Flavor Weather Machine before we leave. Lead singer Ben Anshutz has described them as a…

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We’re leaving, on a jet plane…

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Flights to New Zealand are OFFICIALLY BOOKED. It’s happening, people! Here’s the schedule: December 29th: Fly from New Orleans to San Diego. December 31st:…

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Moving day

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So we had a pretty casual moving experience – it involved ballgowns, lobster dinner parties, and Ele rocketing down the Long Island Expressway in…

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