Each year around the holidays, we shift our collective focus for a few weeks. In addition to thinking about our own needs, we think about others. We buy gifts. We listen to music that’s all about unanimity. And we give to charity. For some people, this kind of largesse is not confined to the weeks between…
Read MoreBrentt Arcement grew up as a drummer in New Orleans and took his musical skills to Los Angeles where he carved out a career as an A-list drummer, playing with Fiona Apple, Live, and many other big-name artists. But the show-stopping sentence in this conversation is when Brentt gets onto the subject of how he…
Read MoreWe hear a lot about the link between the online world and the real world these days. Most real-world purchases begin with an online search. Even purchases as big as a house. There’s no better example of the influence of the online world on the real world of real estate than Curbed. Curbed is technically a…
Read MoreAmong a wide variety of other pursuits, Dr. MarkAlain Dery is an HIV doctor. Amid the staggeringly bad news about the rate of HIV infection in New Orleans (second in the nation behind Miami) is the good news that if you have to contract a serious illness – say, diabetes, cancer, or HIV – HIV…
Read MoreA growing trend in the craft cocktail movement has bartenders mixing drinks with little to no alcohol, shifting their focus to flavor. On this week’s show, we’ll explore the new wave of non-alcoholic craft drinks, starting with cocktail vanguards Don Lee and Bobby Murphy, who experiment with non-alcoholic ingredients at the New York City establishment Existing…
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