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What novels from BookTok are worth the read? Here’s what you should add to your ‘to-read’ list

By Molly Terrell | @keenryanti March 1, 2023

BookTok, a popular section of TikTok where users discuss books, attracts book lovers and convinces non-book lovers to pick up their first book in years. There are many polarizing views about this side...

Streaming Services

What’s arriving and leaving Netflix, HBO and Disney+ in March 2023: ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘The Mandalorian’

By Will Nickel & Jayden Nguyen | @WilNickel & @jaydenguyen_ March 1, 2023

Another month brings another slate of shows and films arriving and leaving streaming services.  Is your favorite movie coming to HBO? Is your favorite show leaving Netflix? A new season of a show...

Patrons enjoying breakfast at The Vintage, a popular coffee shop visited by many Baton Rouge food influencers.

FoodTok takes off in Baton Rouge: How influencers are helping local restaurants

By Brooke Bell | @Bell1Brooke February 27, 2023

When Maameefua Koomson graduated from LSU, she had many plans for her future career; becoming an influencer was not one of them.  With over 18,000 followers on her TikTok, Koomson is one of the...

Buktooth (left) and Shlabotnik (right) performing at Onyx Theatre for Frequency

A mysterious rave aims to revive the underground electronic scene in Baton Rouge

By Nyx Crooks | @voiceofnyx1 February 24, 2023

An underground electric musical sensation has started to take hold of Baton Rouge. The rave known only as “Frequency” has had posters appear scattered around campus advertising its music that...

Cartie Whitelaw stands in front of one of his pieces.

LSU student’s ‘Connection Through Confusion’ art exhibit shows we are all connected

By Aris Williams | @jonetaw February 24, 2023

Cartie Whitelaw, a 19-year-old Austin, Texas, native was recently selected to have a solo exhibition at the Student Union Art Gallery.  Whitelaw fused individual experiences...

Bluey

Why are young adults watching ‘Bluey?’ The Australian kids’ cartoon goes viral on TikTok

By Alison Agena | @alison_hana February 23, 2023

"Bluey" is an Australian children’s cartoon show about a family of blue heeler dogs. The show has somehow struck a chord with older audiences, especially those in their late teens and early twenties.  The...

Self Checkout Renaissance at Holy Frijoles in Baltimore

Local band Self-Checkout Renaissance goes on national tour and releases new single

By Nyx Crooks | @voiceofnyx1 February 22, 2023

Louisiana punk group Self-Checkout Renaissance has been busy lately. It just finished its national tour where it went across the east coast on its “Neo-liberalism and the Damage Done Tour.” It...

If 'love is sharing a password,' Netflix doesn't believe in love: Netflix cracks down on password sharing

If ‘love is sharing a password,’ Netflix doesn’t believe in love: Netflix cracks down on password sharing

By Madison Heydari | @madisonheydari February 21, 2023

The days of using your parents’ Netflix or sharing an account with friends are coming to an end. The company announced that it would start cracking down on password sharing for its subscribers beginning...

BHM Movies

Celebrate Black History Month with one of these feel good movies

By Ava Francis | @avamohsochic February 21, 2023

February is the month of love and romance, but we also celebrate Black History Month and the many innovations Black people have contributed to medicine, science, literature, fashion, music, cinema and...

Krewe members toss various items on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, as part of the Endymion parade in New Orleans, La.

First time parader? Here are the 10 ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ of Mardi Gras

By Olivia Tomlinson | @OliviaMersade February 20, 2023

Mardi Gras is a carnival celebration of parades filled with bands, floats and fun. With carnival season coming to an end, there are still a few rules that tourists and first time paraders should follow...

A stand with selected books celebrating Black History Month sits Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 in LSU's Barnes and Nobles on LSU's campus.

LSU’s African American Cultural Center celebrates Black History Month with different events

By Aris Williams | @jonetaw February 20, 2023

The Clarence L. Barney Jr. African American Cultural Center has organized its annual lineup of events commemorating Black History Month and Black student life at LSU. A list of the upcoming events...

This Week In Baton Rouge: Ghost Tours, LSU Baseball, Music

By Alison Agena | @alison_hana February 19, 2023

Monday, Feb. 20 A Baton Rouge Haunted Tour | Red Stick Adventures This event is a fun historical tour of Baton Rouge where you get to learn about history and the ghosts who stick around to haunt this city....