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Lonely at the top: fear and self-loathing in the age of 'The Sopranos' I SAW THE FIRST episode of HBO's The Sopranos the night it aired in early 1999 and didn't watch the series again for the rest of the season. From Tony's ......(Continue Reading) Laurie Simmons - Top Ten - Brief Article Laurie Simmons's work is currently on view at 20.21 Galerie in Essen, Germany. Her new line of fashion dolls for Bozart Toys will debut this fall. (1) ANIMAL PLANET Hard news from a parallel king...(Continue Reading)King of the blues: B.B. King has now been at the top of the blues game for more than 50 years - interview At the age of 76, after more than five decades of bouncing around in buses or watching the clouds roll by at 30,000 feet on the way from one gig to another, legendary blues man B.B. King is finally...(Continue Reading)Une 'tite poule grasse ou la fille ainee [a little fat chicken or the eldest daughter]: A comparative analysis of Cajun and Creole Mardi Gras Songs A common aspect of rural Louisiana Mardi Gras is the Courir du Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Run), a begging quest in which a band of costumed merrymakers travel ......(Continue Reading)Midnight? Let's throw something: the English barely throw parties, let alone pots and pans. Sara Ferro Ribeiro on how to liven up New Year On New Year's Eve in Spain, much as in Portugal, every family member must have with them 12 grapes just before the clock strikes, in order to eat one ......(Continue Reading)
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