FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE

Welcome to your February 2024 issue of ANTIGRAVITY.

We open with a reflection on Dark Mardi Gras, enter visionary and humanitarian Aquarius season, clean our jeans with Tips From Theriot, learn about the best (and worst) ways to grow microgreens with the Dirt Nerd, prepare for “The Talk” in Raising Louisiana, and keep shows intimate with Darby Cicci in our Sound Check column. MaCCNO looks into Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and the politics of tourism, and we compile some of the public comments from the City Council’s decision to continue to dissolve homeless encampments.

Associate editor Jesse Lu Baum speaks with UMC nurses about their recent union victory, Drew Hawkins investigates the Faubourg Brewing debacle, and Tammie Quintana interviews Caroline Thomas about making a career in Carnival.

Our comics, photos, poetry, and a tarot reading will complement your Carnival season. Happy Mardi Gras, and remember—it’s a marathon not a sprint.