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Drunken New Orleans debauchery has a long history. Men in women's underwear? Grandpa, is that you?
Culture Buzz The Chewbaccalypse was nigh this weekend. Here are photos of the sci-fi and Star Wars-themed New Orleans collective known as Chewbacchus as they rang in Mardi Gras.
Celebrity Buzz So majestic, so noble…the Pax Ferrellcana was a reign of greatness and cowbell. Here's Will Ferrell as the King of Bacchus, showering Mardi Gras revelers with beads, doubloons and—yes—little cowbells. For he is a benevolent and generous king.
Culture Buzz Check out these pups looking their best on Fat Tuesday. It's easy for dogs to get beads at Mardi Gras! Their owners will place necklaces around their necks whether they like it or not! No flashing required.
Food Buzz Fat Tuesday is all about excess! Here are some yummy traditional Mardi Gras foods for you to drool over. Eat, drink, and be merry! (And repent tomorrow.)
Mardi Gras is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Mardi Gras.
Culture Buzz A Rio de Janeiro's school of samba shows some stormtroopers. They look happy.
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Sadly, they will do almost anything.
Culture Buzz Tomorrow is Mardi Gras! Celebrate by throwing on a diaper and letting your inner… baby… out!
Culture Buzz New Orleans prepares for Mardi Gras week with its annual dog parade. See dogs being humiliated by their owners by being dyed and forced to wear silly costumes in the French Quarter. Actually, many of them seem to be enjoying themselves. Dogs are so forgiving.
A time-lapse, tilt-shift video of this year's Mardi Gras parade in Sydney. How do they get all those tiny lil plastic people to move so fluidly! Oh.
Alternatively titled: Val Kilmer Crotch Shot. Laissez les bon temps rouler! (Thanks to Videogum for this gem.)
Food Buzz Depending on how you like your heart attack served, today is alternatively: National Pancake Day, Fasnacht Day, Shrove Tuesday, or just plain boozy Mardi Gras. Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day involve…pancakes, Fasnacht Day centers around doughnuts, and you can serve a King Cake with your Hurricanes if you prefer to go the Cajun Way. Yay Jesus!