By Avery Werther By Ash Wednesday each year, the “median New Orleanian [is] composed of 50% king cake dough,” says a recent viral graph from imgur.com. This satirical chart, titled “King Cake Consumption Over Time,” covers Mardi Gras season from Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday, with critical reference points ranging from “Krewe du Vieux” to… Read More King of Hearts
By Owen Richfield In the spring of 2014, generosity got a mark-up when mysterious envelopes precariously began appearing all over the city of San Francisco. Inside the envelopes: a kind note and some cash. Within only four days, $4000 had reportedly been found by members of the community, who all had been led to the cash… Read More Cold Hard Kindness: The Psychology of “Hidden Cash Nola”
By Skylar Deckoff-Jones When strolling through the supermarket for the weekly groceries, one can easily forget the impressive infrastructure responsible for the formation of the neatly packaged food stacked in the aisles. Prior to being placed on the grocery store shelf, before it was distributed across the country, the food was escorted through a factory… Read More Behind Factory Walls
By Lina Tran Oysters have long held a sexual fascination. Legendary womanizer Casanova, who praised their aphrodisiacal properties, is said to have feasted on fifty oysters – on the half shell, of course – every morning in a bathtub artfully constructed for two. His Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life) describes an oyster… Read More Lady Shuckers
