Cate Blanchett has made a strong case for award shows to stop being televised and go back to the policy of no phones, where ...

Actress Jennifer Coolidge appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night, where she gushed about the unique elements of New Orleans Mardi Gras and coveted parade throws like the Muses shoes.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

For Mardi Gras Indians—or Black Maskers ... “Once you put them big-boy shoes on, you can’t take ’em off,” Young affirms. “I don’t want to be teaching the wrong thing,” he reflects.

“Mardi Gras is all about having these moments. This city is like nowhere else in the country right now,” said Kendall Calyen, 41, marveling at the 200-year-old tradition unfolding before his eye ...

Laissez les bons temps rouler! “Let the good times roll!” is the official approach to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. There’s much more to this annual tradition than partying. Read on for our ...

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day. The city’s iconic Fat Tuesday parades are adapting to the ...

Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday ... there are also the more coveted items such as painted coconuts, hand-decorated shoes and bedazzled toilet plungers. The annual jollification is not limited to ...

Get your beads and King Cakes out! Mardi Gras is officially upon us! The annual celebration is one of the most iconic cultural events in the United States, known for exuberant parades, festive ...