Week in entertainment, Feb. 10, 2012

St. Patrick's Day by the numbers

All the interesting facts & figures that make this a day worth celebrating.

Bike warriors smash and crash

Looking like punk gladiators, young adults on junk bikes dragged junk chariots around a makeshift arena in this northwestern U.S. city, slamming into each other and swinging away with foam clubs. Spectators tossed beer cans, flour and smoke grenades. Firecrackers popped and obscenities flew during the battle called the "Ben Hurt Chariot Wars."

Gulf Coast goes wild for Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras season is well underway in the Big Easy and all over the southern U.S. Mardi Gras is February 21, 2012.