JULY 2026 ISSUE

Welcome to your July 2026 ANTIGRAVITY—

We open with a reflection on Interdependence Day, enter healing and destructive Cancer season, clean our crystals and oil diffusers, quiet the anxiety of our own sexual spaghetti models, balance parenthood and chronic illness, get schooled on the six types of seeds, contemplate three-person art shows (at Good Children and Staple Goods galleries), and take a tour of the new HighTower studio with prolific engineering wizard James Whitten. MaCCNO clears up misconceptions about street performing, Jane Place tells us what NOT to do ahead of eviction season, and Alt Scene NOLA discusses Latino experiences in the New Orleans scene with Willy Gantrim. Our Close Encounters column features a gorgeous blonde futch at Paraíso and more.

Angela Calonder talks protest songs and saying yes a lot with Paul Faith; Senior Editor Holly Devon highlights below-the-line film workers and the state of the New Orleans film industry; Associate Editor Dalton Spangler interviews the founders of Gar Hole Records about being proudly unAmericana; and James B. of Jewish Voice for Peace New Orleans pens a follow-up OP-ED about Louisiana’s divestment from Israel Bonds.

Stay inside and beat the heat with our comics, photos, reviews, a crossword puzzle, and a tarot reading to keep you busy. Stay cool out there!