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March 13, 2012 + Volume 33 + Number 11
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JErEMY aLforD, D. ErIC BooKHarDT, rED CoTToN, aLEJaNDro DE Los rIos, MEg farrIs, KEN KorMaN, BrENDa MaITLaND, IaN MCNuLTY, NoaH BoNaParTE PaIs, DaLT WoNK Contributing Photographer | CHErYL gErBEr
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Breaking Down ...............................................17 Mental health experts fear state funding cuts are about to send New orleans’ mental health care system into crisis
7 in seven
Seven Things to Do This Week .................5 andrew Bird, ghost Lagoon, The Lion King and more
news + views
News.......................................................................7 a slidell man opens a New orleans-themed restaurant — in Beijing, China Bouquets + Brickbats....................................7 Heroes and zeroes C’est What? ........................................................7 Gambit’s Web poll Scuttlebutt ........................................................11 News in brief Commentary .....................................................12 of saints and sinners Jeremy Alford ...................................................13 Bobby’s buddy, Buddy
Clancy DuBos ..................................................14 Creation vs. evolution, the sequel Blake Pontchartrain .....................................15 The New orleans know-it-all Irish Spring....................................................... 25 a major gathering of Irish in New orleans — just in time for st. Patrick’s Day
eat + drink
Review ................................................................ 35 root Fork + Center ................................................. 35 all the news that’s fit to eat 5 in Five ............................................................. 37 five plantain preparations 3-Course Interview ..................................... 37 arthur Brocato
sHopping + style
CUE .......................................................PULLOUT getting decked out; outdoor fashions; button rings; and more
arts + entertainment
A + E News ....................................................... 45 Buku Music + art Project
Music................................................................... 47 PrEVIEW: War on Drugs .............................. 49 Film ...................................................................... 51 rEVIEW: 21 Jump Street .............................. 53 Art ......................................................................... 55 rEVIEW: st. Claude works at the CaC ..... 57 Stage ................................................................... 59 rEVIEW: Salome ............................................. 59 Events ................................................................. 60 Crossword + Sudoku .................................. 70
classifieds Market Place ................................................... 63 Mind + Body + Spirit ................................... 64 Weekly Tails ..................................................... 64 Employment .................................................... 65 Real Estate + Rentals ................................. 66 Uptown/Garden District Properties ... 71
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