Contents
J A N U A RY 2 0 2 1
Events
Features
11
NEW YEAR’S JAUNTS
Artsy outings to complete your list of resolutions
6 8
VO LU M E 3 8 // I SS U E 1
REFLECTIONS by James Fox-Smith
NEWS & NOTEWORTHIES
26 30 33
Publisher
PROCESSING PERFECTION In a hyper-digital universe of iPhone camera ease, artist-alchemists find satisfaction in film photography. by Alexandra Kennon
ON NEUROAESTHETICS The science behind art’s remarkable healing powers
James Fox-Smith
Associate Publisher
Ashley Fox-Smith
Managing Editor
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Alexandra Kennon
by Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein
Creative Director
Kourtney Zimmerman
SCENTS/SENSE Angel biscuits, elementary school bathrooms, Chanel No. 5, and honeysuckle: the nostalgic power of smells by Lauren Heffker
On the Cover
Contributors:
Kathleen Fitzgerald, Lorin Gaudin, Paul Kieu, Ken Kochey, Chris Turner-Neal, Jason Vowell, Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein
Cover Artist
ANALOG ARTS
Paul Kieu
Advertising
Cover Photo by Paul Kieu
In Arts & Entertainment Editor Alexandra Kennon’s feature story on page 26, she asks photographer Paul Kieu why—in the digital age, the age of the iPhone’s amateur-friendly portrait mode—why film? “It counts a little bit more,” he said, describing the higher stakes of the process. “Everything, every little thing you do.” Coming out of 2020 exhaustively burnt out on screens—many of us with a few new hands-on skills in our toolbox (anyone else got into the sourdough trend?)—we at Country Roads resolved to use 2021 as a chance to reunite sense to experience, to touch, see, smell the world in all its tangible glory. In our first ever “Analog Issue,” we celebrate the old-school art of film photography, we indulge in the nostalgic and simple luxury of scent, and explore the most recent studies in the field of neuroaesthetics—which suggest clear connections between our health and our engagement with art. With recipes to try, bookstores to visit, and lots of outdoor adventures to plan—we hope that you find plenty of ways to engage your senses inside this issue. Bonus points if you read it in print!
Cuisine
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HOW FOOD BLOGGING ALMOST KILLED ME Learning the hard way that foodstagramming has to be healthy too by Jason Vowell
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RECIPES Low Carb Lasagna & Low Carb, Low Sugar Cheesecake by Jason Vowell
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CHURCH HILL VARIETY The cuisine scene is a-stirrin’ in Natchez by Lorin Gaudin
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Culture
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BEAUTIFUL ISOLATION Kathryn Keller’s intimate renderings are as universal as ever. by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
40
BOOKS & BOOZE Beausoleil Books brings French literature and book-themed cocktails to downtown Lafayette. by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
41
MORE TO SAY, MORE TO SING Ann Savoy’s much- awaited anthology on Cajun music arrives. by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
J A N 2 1 // C O U N T R Y R O A D S M A G . C O M
Escapes
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HAPPY GLAMPERS Sleeping Pontchartrain- side, in style by Alexandra Kennon
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GREAT HEIGHTS Closing out the year on Louisiana’s highest point by Chris Turner-Neal
ZIPLINING WITH GEN Z Teenagers, baby otters, and no signal by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
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PERSPECTIVES Letitia Huckaby: Quilted Legacies by Alexandra Kennon
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