Posts Tagged ‘Mardi Gras’
Mardi Gras is USDemocrazy’s favorite time of year! Right? Well, if you’re from New Orleans, this is probably one of the most memorable times of the year!
It all started with a bull’s head… or the Romans… actually, we really don’t know how the Mardi Gras that we celebrate today happened. But we’re sure glad it did!
Never heard of Mardi Gras? Well, you’re missing out. Check out the top video of Mardi Gras in 1956, and you can get an idea of the general craziness that goes on, including tons of costumes and parades, and everyone having a good time!
In fact, New Orleans has always had a lively musical culture, and has been known for more than just their win in the Superbowl this year… New Orleans is known for the birth of jazz, from such greats like Louis Armstrong and Wynton Marsalis.
So what could possibly change the greatest party in the world?
Only one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. history. …read more.
More awesome Mardi Gras pictures at thedailybeast.com!
Who dat leading the Mardi Gras celebrations?!
Let’s talk… Just not in public… says Steele to the Tea Party guys.
Bye bye, Bayh! Oh come on, that was too easy.
We at USDemocrazy were all “laissez les bons temps rouler!” (pardon our French) yesterday in honor of Mardi Gras, but today is a whole different can of worms.
Whether people observe Lent (a Christian tradition of abstaining from some sort of temptation during the run-up to Easter) or not, many like to challenge themselves by giving something up for those 40 days.
Need an idea of what to give up? Well some people might consider meat… but maybe that’s not for everyone. Instead, you could follow in footsteps of UMBC political science professor and friend of USDemocrazy, Dr. Thomas Schaller! In a recent column in The Baltimore Sun, he resolved to eat less meat. Why? Among other reasons, he cites the ethics of meat production:
According to the American Meat Institute, in 2007 the average American consumed 86 pounds of chicken, 65 pounds of beef, 51 pounds of pork, and 18 pounds of turkey. Throw in the occasional serving of lamb, veal and mutton, and that computes to an average of around two-thirds a pound of meat daily. That’s a lot of meat.
A lot of meat, indeed.
