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ERICA SPINDLER

Inspiration comes in mysterious ways. New Orleans novelist Erica Spindler—the New York Times bestselling author of 30 titles, including January’s The Look-Alike—can pinpoint the exact moment a lifechanging creative epiphany literally fell into her hands.

Small Press

Reviewing the Independents

DEX PARIOS

Will She or Won’t She? Only Her Stumptown Producers Know for Sure

NICK PETRIE THE WILD ONE

The idea that led Nick Petrie to create his character Peter Ash, a decorated Marine combat veteran whose PTSD makes him so claustrophobic that he is most comfortable outdoors, came in a basement.

CRIME AUTHORS CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Ready for a Close-Up

MIDSOMER MURDERS

Cozy English villages rife with deceit and death

COURT BRIEFS

RECENT LEGAL THRILLERS

Bob Odenkirk

The comedian and actor, now appearing in the final season of Better Call Saul, on big families, helpless parents, and why the anchors on Fox News will never, ever be funny.

Playing For His Life

Darius Lyndsley is on a mission to turn his art into something more.

The Supreme Green Fairy

Tank and the Bangas reign over krewe Bohème.

Felipe's Mexican Taqueria

Everyone has a handful of go-to restaurants they count on for consistently delicious dining experiences.

45s and Heartbreak

A new High Fidelity broadens the vision of the original in more ways than one.

Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph [talks back]

As eclectic as the New Orleans music scene is, it’s still hard to imagine an artist having a more diverse career than Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph, who, at the age of 31, sings in three bands that could hardly be more different.

A Walking Spirit

Victor Harris, the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi, celebrates 55 years of beauty and culture.

The Monkey's Paw

TORONTO IS ONE of the largest and most diverse cities in North America, a vibrant urban center whose culture constantly fluctuates alongside the many unique people who move through it.

Meghan Markle's Bigger Dreams

She isn’t letting the royal family get in her way.

Our Guide in Warsaw

A couple finds their hired tour guide more sage for hire—like Socrates, an ambulatory pedagogue.

The Other Woman

A stalled train and shifting visage make for an eerie commute.

Lalalà

She makes the little balls with extreme care, as if for a sphericity contest, and then she puts each one next to the other. This order, which she must disturb to fry them, gives her a strange sense of peace.

Therapy by Living

Follow a writer-flâneuse on a New York City odyssey, appreciating life’s smaller miracles in a city with many entry points.

Two Wings, One Generous Heart

A Tribute to Margarita Engle

Brandon Beemer Dishes about Days Return

Getting invited back to DAYS to be the pivotal force in uncovering that Princess Gina has been masquerading as Hope has been rewarding for Brandon Beemer (Shawn).

B&B's Wyatt Torn Between Flo and Sally

Despite the fact that he has reunited with Flo, Wyatt regrets what he has done to Sally.

‘Bad Boys for Life' Is Kinda Bad. Watcha Gonna Do?

The third edition of the “Bad Boys” franchise starts as it must do: With a gleaming Porsche swerving at impossible speeds through Miami traffic under the expert control of Will Smith, with Martin Lawrence growing very sick beside him.

Merce Returns For Second Season

HIV-Positive Musical Comedy Web Series Premieres January 21

Drama Camp Released By Ariztical Entertainment

Zack and Casey’s relationship is in a slump, but things are about to change this summer at Dick Dickey’s Drama Camp! When Zack meets Benji there is an instant connection.

TV's Megabuck Stars Earn Our Outrage!

Paid more per episode than most can save in a lifetime

Rhiannon Giddens Talks Back

In 2007, Rhiannon Giddens performed at the Folk Alliance International conference with the aspiring black string band Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Positive vibrations HeartBeat Award (Musician) Margie Perez

Margie Perez embodies what it means to be a working artist in New Orleans right now: she plays whenever possible, constantly expanding her reach with a variety of bands and collaborations.

Positive vibrations HeartBeat Award (Culture Bearer) Clarence “Delco” Dalcour

Clarence Dalcour, 71, is a soft-spoken man who as Big Chief Delco of the Creole Osceola displays old-time Black Indian ways that he acquired through listening and observing the elder chiefs.