"Throw Me Something, Mister!"

Much of the action of The Moviegoer takes place during Mardi Gras season--a season that is upon us now. I thought it would probably be a good idea to provide some resources on what Mardi Gras really is.

• TIME.com--A Brief History of Mardi Gras: a slideshow of archival images.
• History Channel--a video on Mardi Gras krewes
• The website for the controversial (at least, in New Orleans) documentary, By Invitation Only.
  
• PBS's American Experience episode on New Orleans.

UPDATE: I highly recommend that clip on the site of By Invitation Only. After watching it again, I think it's the most pertinent to the book.