FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE

Welcome to your February 2025 ANTIGRAVITY.

We open with a moment of appreciation for our AG community, enter calculated and patient Aquarius season, clean (and cry over) spilled, rotten milk, get to know the many faces of Sibyl gallery, experience the highs and lows of being a dad on tour, explore grief in the garden, consider what the fuck is going on in our brand new advice column, talk with Dreux Gerard about the gear used on his new EP frozen berries, and compile public comments addressing safety in the French Quarter following the New Year’s Day massacre. Jane Place discusses state budget priorities and City policy practices, MaCCNO reflects on the New Year’s Day attack, while Alex Rawls considers why the Jazz Fest lineup is good but not great. Our Close Encounters column features a cutie at Honey’s and more (send us your own close encounters through our new ANONYMOUS Google form or at closeencounters@antigravitymagazine.com, a place for missed connections. All email addresses will remain confidential. Don’t be a creep).

Senior Editor Mary Beth Campbell breaks down what we need to know about H5N1 (bird flu); Bennett Kirschner digs into plans for the grain train in Holy Cross; and Senior Editor Erin Hall talks with Dax Riggs about his long-awaited return.

Be sure to fill out your reading with our comics, photos, reviews, poetry, tarot reading, and crossword puzzle.