Ambush Magazine

The Official Gay Magazine of the Gulf South™

Ambush Magazine Volume 37 Issue 25

LGBTQ Horoscopes December 3-16, 2019

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Astrology was originally understood as omens, prophecies, and oracles. Whenever you go to a psychic, tarot reader, or astrologer like me, you’re engaging with the possibilities of the future. But modern astrology is also the alignment of the heavens at your moment of birth that serves as the signature of your personality. This combination of your star chart and sun sign—Aries, … [Read more...] about LGBTQ Horoscopes December 3-16, 2019

’Tis the Season for Instagram

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Businesses make bank during the busy holiday season. It doesn’t matter what you’re selling—the key to success is to focus on sales. Among social media platforms, the format of Instagram lends itself to visual marketing. That’s because Instagram requires a photo or advertising graphic to post. Millennials have flocked to Instagram since it does not lend itself to people … [Read more...] about ’Tis the Season for Instagram

Planning to Build Your Dream Home? Here Are Some Steps to Prepare

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As a financial advisor, I’ve worked with many clients as they plan for their dream home and gleaned insights on the process along the way. Building a home can be an exciting, but challenging time. It takes a plan with realistic timelines, budgets and expectations to stay on track and keep your sanity through what can feel like an overwhelming process. If building a home is on … [Read more...] about Planning to Build Your Dream Home? Here Are Some Steps to Prepare

New Orleans Hot Happenings December 3–16, 2019

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With Thanksgiving behind us, that means the Christmas holidays have arrived in the Big Easy.  NOLA has so many fabulously decorated presents for you to experience.   So come out and enjoy a Southern holiday season.  Here are just a few of the things to keep your days (and nights) busy.  (If you have a fundraiser, party, show or event coming up and would like … [Read more...] about New Orleans Hot Happenings December 3–16, 2019

Untitled Introductions

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Give me a kiss to build a dream on And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss Sweetheart, I ask no more than this A kiss to build a dream on Sometimes we have dreams and expectations. Sometimes we achieve them. Sometimes we only dream of doing one thing, then do something entirely different with no expectations. Live long enough and you go down many … [Read more...] about Untitled Introductions

Surviving Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is a time when we come together with our families to celebrate the wonderful things that we are thankful for. My family sits down over a table covered with turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, and many other dishes. Before eating, we stand around the table holding hands while my father, the religious patriarch of the family, says a blessing. We begin eating course after … [Read more...] about Surviving Thanksgiving

Flu Shots: Better Late than Never

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“You can get the flu anytime during the flu season so it’s important to get the flu vaccine even late in the season,” says Nurse Practitioner Lauren Ellis.  Southeast Louisiana is getting hit hard by some of the highest rates of flu in the nation.  According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Louisiana is currently categorized as having widespread flu as … [Read more...] about Flu Shots: Better Late than Never

Backstreet Cultural Museum

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Located in the heart of Treme, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is a New Orleans treasure.  Technically opened in 1999, the museum had its origins years earlier in 1988 when Sylvester Francis, who used to march with the Gentlemen of Leisure Social Aid & Pleasure Club, began displaying photographs and other memorabilia in his two-car garage.  Mardi Gras Indian tribes … [Read more...] about Backstreet Cultural Museum

Some Advent Gifts

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The following was originally printed in a previous issue. Yet, when re-reading it, I believe it is something that I hope I can share with you again. I also hope that I will see you at one of the many social gatherings that this season offers.  Thanksgiving <BURP!> was great. The Saints, “We go’n to da Supa Bowl!” Rain, cold, warm, cold, rain. What a week! Now the … [Read more...] about Some Advent Gifts