Mardi Gras
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Protesters march down Oxford St during a rally against alleged police brutality at the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on March 8, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Thousands of demonstrators gathered today to demand an external investigation after a video was released showing a handcuffed parade goer get thrown to the ground by a police officer.
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Cannes is a thrill ... Someone said to me last week that it’s like the Oscars meets Mardi Gras. That hits the nail on the head.
We held a campaign during Mardi Gras asking our 'likes' to post where to get their favorite king cake from. From there, we did our best to purchase that cake, offered it to visitors and ask them to like our page or post their comments
The reason occasional violence occurs is because of the crowd situation ... The crowd usually serves as cover for those who want to do violence the same as with Mardi Gras or the Bayou Classic. It's the invaders to these events, the people who show up with guns, who use the second line as an opportunity to settle some scores. Those gunmen took out the hate they felt for society on the people at the second line. The second line is the victim here. Don't blame the victim.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Danica Patrick, Borat and her NASCAR beau Ricky Stenhouse Jr. share Talladega night
of the on-track action.2. When no racing is going on, said fans often engage in acts of debauchery that would make Mardi Gras diehards run for the hills.Patrick and Stenhouse got their taste of the goings-on, as they came across a guy sporting the lime-green, Read more »
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AP PHOTOS: Fat Tuesday celebrated around the world
sequin-drenched samba parades in Rio de Janeiro to cascades of Mardi Gras beads on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, revelers gathered to dance until dawn at Fat Tuesday celebrations. The Roman Catholic period of Lent begins on Wednesday and Fat Tuesday marks Read more »
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Mardi Gras revelers brave threat of rain
was planned across south Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. In Louisiana's Cajun parishes, the tradition of the Courir du Mardi Gras was set to start after dawn, as groups of maskers on horseback would ride from community to community making merry.Rain or shine, Read more »
Around the web
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HBO’s Treme costumes to feature at Cameron Art Museum
was originally organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. Mardi Gras Indians are African-American Carnival revellers in New Orleans, Louisiana, who dress up for Mardi Gras in suits influenced by the Native American ceremonial apparels. from Fibre2Fashion.com Read more »
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BC Mardi Gras Kick Off Coming
Channel children dressed up for Mardi Gras and pulling their own float, circa 1953. Photo courtesy of Michele Bradford/Melis Bradford On Sunday, May 26th, at 2 p.m. the Broad Channel Athletic Association will host a Mardi Gras Kickoff Party at the BCAC Memorial from Wave of Long Island Read more »
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Best After-Bay To Breakers Bars
Orleans has its Mardi Gras; Miami has its Carnival; and New York goes green for St. Paddy. But when it comes to San Francisco, the party of parties is the Bay To Breakers Race, where our famously kicked-back and tolerant city kicks it back just a little bit from CBS San Francisco Read more »
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New Orleans 'Follow Your NOLA' Campaign Seeks Adventurous Travelers
Orleans wants people to know there's more to the city than just the French Quarter and Mardi Gras - and a new interactive media campaign is helping them drive that message home. The campaign, which relies far more on digital marketing than in the city's past from ClickZ News Blog Read more »
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About Town: Mardi Gras comes to Torrance at Volunteer Center awards banquet
& Saatchi L.A., Marymount College, Burkley and Brandlin, LLP, and Valero Wilmington Refinery. And, of course, there was a Mardi Gras king when center President and CEO De De Hicks awarded chef Michael Shafer, owner of the Depot and Buffalo Fire Department from Daily Breeze Read more »
