MAY 2024 ISSUE

We open with a reflection on how an issue of ANTIGRAVITY comes together, enter ever-steady, present, and whole Taurus season, unveil the most disgusting cleaning jobs with Tips From Theriot, catalog the pros and cons of our neighborhood caterpillars via Dirt Nerd, consider Jack Niven’s Universal Mule in our Art Brine column, while Raising Louisiana illustrates the weight of mothering without a mother. MaCCNO reminds us who they are and what they do, and For the Record compiles public comments from residents demanding a ceasefire resolution from the New Orleans City Council.

Associate editor Jesse Lu Baum speaks with members of Los Güiros about spreading cumbia, Laura McKnight demystifies the living legend of Lafourche, Windell Curole, and associate photo editor Katie Sikora sits down with Anders Osborne to discuss his new songs, what matters, and what doesn't. Veronica Cross contextualizes Adam Ant’s performance at The Fillmore, Sofia Mongillo Bermejo recaps the Overlook Film Festival, Sabrina Stone sends a dispatch from the inaugural 4/20 Guts Fest, while senior editor Holly Devon provides a sneak peak of The NOLA Project’s Shakespeare’s Tempest, Reimagined.