JANUARY 2026 ISSUE

Welcome to your January 2026 ANTIGRAVITY.

We open by honing our weakest skills, enter demanding Capricorn season, engage in hairy dough fights (then clean them up), start small on new year self-improvement, get real about parenting autistic kids as an autistic parent, and talk gear and stamina with New Orleans legend Valerie Sassyfras. We compile public comments from the recent City Council meeting where residents spoke against ICE, Jane Place updates us on the latest in the City’s short-term rental saga, and Alex Rawls gives an upcoming festival season forecast.

Danny Cherry, Jr. explores the connection between jazz, weed, and New Orleans’ role in the War on Drugs; Senior Editor Mary Beth Campbell speaks with the founders of NOLA Freedom Forum about education as activism; Barclay Zislin reports on the important role that CP3 skatepark and other spots play in the community; while Justin Nobel eulogizes Dan Bright, whose book with Nobel told the story of Bright’s wrongful conviction and the events around it.

The New Year brings with it new comics, photos, reviews, a crossword puzzle, poetry, and tarot reading to kick things off. Happy 2026!