Just saw a presentation by Adidas for the NBA All Star game where they are proposing putting a 2-story black tent around the entire corner of Conti and Chartres (covering the entire parking lot) and a metal WALKWAY across Chartres in that block, presumably to ferry people to other Adidas stuff? What won’t we sell?
And this just after I read an article about how the impact of these sports events ( including Super Bowls) is widely thought of as a loss to the host towns, especially those like ours that already have year round tourists.
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Dalt Wonk – The Riddles of Existence
Brand new card game for Carnival enthusiasts from one of my favorite illustrators, Dalt Wonk (whose name resembles my real signature way too closely!)
The Riddles of Existence is an oversized deck of fifty cards, each with a full-colored figure wearing a costume. Beneath the illustration, there is a riddle in verse. The costume is the answer, or hint, to the riddle. This is the game. The illustrations and the verse provide great pleasure, above and beyond, the game. There is also a card with the answers to The Riddles of Existence for those who are stumped.
other work: http://www.daltwonk.com/illustrated-texts/
The appearance of king cake tells the season
We have officially begun the 2014 Carnival season in Louisiana. The season starts on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan 6th (aka Twelfth Night) and runs through Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Interestingly, January 6th is also the birthday of the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc who is honored in New Orleans with a startlingly gold statue
Joanie on her pony, French Quarter New Orleans
and her own lovely parade on her day. As you probably can tell, all of this is closely linked to the Catholic tradition deeply embedded in French Louisiana. For those who have the impression that Mardi Gras is a weekend spent on Bourbon Street, that would be quite far from the actual truth of our season of revelry, which has much more to do with tradition, family and friends and ornate or satirical public costuming. The link to the video shows how a commercial king cake is made, which is the cake we eat throughout the season. The tradition is explained well in the video, so I’ll just add that with the surge in local and artisanal foods, many more types of king cake are now available in the area. Whole wheat cakes, french-style Galette des Rois cakes and more can be found at markets, at stores and bakeries. Happy Carnival!
Galette des Rois (french king cake)
yes there is a plastic baby in there. If you get it in your slice, you buy the next cake for your next party.
I prefer the brioche with cinnamon version of king cake, but there are literally dozens of varieties available now.
<a href=”http://www.wwltv.com/entertainment/mardi-gras/How-a-king-cake-is-made-111899959.html?autoplay=y”>How a king cake is made</a>
French Quarter block by block 
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