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FILE - This July 19, 2012 file photo shows host Tim Gunn poses for a photo while promoting the launch of the new season of "Project Runway" in New York's Times Square. In the new Disney Junior animated series “Sofia the First,” Gunn voices royal steward character Baileywick who helps a princess adapt to royal life after her mother marries a king. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, file)

Project Runway finale disappoints

By Rebecca Docter May 2, 2013

When “Project Runway” first announced that this season would be a special “teams edition,” I knew that things were about to get bad, and fast. While it’s not uncommon for...

Bikes sit in a warehouse April 30, 2013 at Front Yard Bikes.

Front Yard Bikes teaches local children valuable skills

By Taylor Schoen May 2, 2013

Deep in the heart of the McKinley neighborhood lies a small, modest warehouse filled to the brim with bicycles — the Front Yard Bikes Shop. The shop may not be gorgeous, but the local children who...

FILE - This Feb. 20, 2013 file photo shows Justin Timberlake during the BRIT Awards 2013 in London. "Saturday Night Live" on March 9, 2013 with Justin Timberlake had more viewers than anything the network aired in prime time last week. The badly slumping NBC had its lowest prime-time viewership average ever, even counting summer months when TV viewership naturally shrinks. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, file)

The best and worst in 2013 pop culture

By Kaci Yoder May 1, 2013

We may barely be more than four months into 2013, but it’s already been an eventful year for pop culture. Here’s a recap from some of the year’s biggest hits and misses so far. THE...

Kyle Moffatt and Christian Simon from last year’s Singo de Mayo appear in this year’s show.

Show features Broadway classics

By Daniel Catalanello May 1, 2013

The students of resident voice professional Terry Patrick-Harris’ musical theatre class will be taking Broadway to the stage tonight in a celebration of musical theatre both old and new. Singo...

Cosplayers and other students gather in the Atchafalaya room in the Union Monday, April 29, 2013.

ResCon 2013 celebrates cosplaying

By Marie Chaney April 29, 2013

ResCon 2013, LSU’s first cosplay convention, boldly united LSU’s “geek” community Monday evening. “ResCon originated as an idea some RAs came up with during training,”...

LSU doctoral student Le’Brian Patrick (left) and theatre senior Jacob Miller (right) perform a scene from Outworks on Sunday in the Studio Theatre.

Outworks: Annual theatre festival honors LGBT culture

By Taylor Schoen April 29, 2013

Even with the LGBT rights movement’s recent progressions, members of the queer community say the red state of Louisiana can sometimes make them feel like silenced outsiders.  However, the...

Crazy sorority girl is rubbing off on us

By Samantha Bares April 29, 2013

In early April, a leaked email from a University of Maryland Delta Gamma executive board member outed not just the chapter, but the entire Internet, as a cesspool of grotesque cattiness. As if we didn’t...

Billy Joel plays Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on the Fair Grounds Race Course.

Jazz Fest continues with rich culture, unforgettable shows

By Kaci Yoder April 28, 2013

Another day, another mix of some of the best artists in the country at Jazz Fest. Saturday brought so many thousands to the grounds that it was next to impossible to get even a text message sent, much...

Ben Bridwell, lead singer of Band of Horses, performs Friday, April 26, 2013 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on the Fair Grounds Race Course.

First weekend of Jazz Fest draws diverse artists, crowds

By Kaci Yoder April 26, 2013

With sensational performances, greasy food and a lot of history, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off this weekend. In its 43rd year, Jazz Fest is older than at least half the people who...

That Comic Book Guy: Before Watchmen event review

That Comic Book Guy: Before Watchmen event review

By Rob Kitchen April 25, 2013

In February 2012, DC announced that they were going to publish “Before Watchmen” a maxi-series that would showcase stories told in the beloved universe created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. ...

Frugal Fashionista: Throwback Thursday

Frugal Fashionista: Throwback Thursday

By Aggi Ashagre April 25, 2013

The phrase “history repeats itself” is one that is no stranger to the fashion world. Throughout the seasons we often see vintage trends reappear just as frequently as new trends are created....

Snoop goes reggae in new album 'Reincarnated'

Snoop goes reggae in new album ‘Reincarnated’

By Samantha Bares April 24, 2013

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., long known and loved in pop culture as California-bred gangsta rapper Snoop (Doggy) Dogg, has apparently evolved into Snoop Lion, a move that will surely have Darwinists up...