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ChangeWorks: Grounds to Ground
Two New Orleans entrepreneurs convert used coffee grounds into environmentally friendly pest repellents.
Voices on education: Taking art beyond the studio
Isidore Newman School’s art programs experience a “Renaissance,” linking visual arts to hard sciences.
Carnival apps help navigate the crowds
With the intensive final five days of Carnival upon us, we offer a few Mardi Gras apps that might make the mayhem a little more navigable.
ChangeWorks: A local eco-twist to Carnival throws
NOLA-based maker crafts locally-sourced throws for Mardi Gras krewes.
Silver Threads: Mardi’ing at ‘the Ball and All’
Mardi Gras came a bit early with a 20th anniversary production of Ricky Graham’s “…And the Ball and All.”
#TheEarlyDraft: Why you should be watching ‘Incognito’
Comedian CJ Hunt explains why aspiring film and comedy creators should be watching web series “Incognito.”
NOLAbeings Multimedia artist Claire Bangser created NOLAbeings as a portrait-based story project that marries... 
Voodoo in New Orleans: Reviving history: New Orleans fortune telling This article takes a deep dive into the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, its hybridization with Catholicism, and its present-day place in the city's culture. The author visits fortune-tellers in the French Quarter, using their guidance as a tool for introspection rather than a deterministic predictor of the future. Through her experiences in New Orleans, the author feels a mystical connection to both the past and the future. 