Weekly Alibi
 Feb 17 - 23, 2005 
African-American Day at the State Legislature
New Mexico history comes alive as the state Legislature celebrates African-American Day. Stacey Adams and Gwyneth Doland travel to the capital for this picture-perfect occasion.
NEWS/OPINION
Commentary
While City Councilor Sally Mayer worries about prairie dogs, her Northeast Heights district looks like a giant going-out-of-business sale.
Thin Line
An allegedly gay, homophobic journalist-impersonator gets access to the White House so he can "mainstream" propaganda during a presidential press conference. Confused? Welcome to George W. Bush's America.
MUSIC
Blue Note
Natalie MacMaster is staking an impressive claim on stages worldwide as both a master fiddler and step dancer. Don't miss her this Sunday night at the KiMo Theatre.
FOOD
Restaurant Review: Big John's BBQ


A no-pork policy doesn't keep Big John's BBQ from going whole hog.

FILM & TV
Constantine
Thank goodness for low expectations, because Constantine ends up being an enjoyable, occasionally visionary supernatural film noir.
ARTS/LIT
Storyteller Profile
Brenda Hollingsworth-Pickett shares her gift of gab with Arts and Literature Editor Steven Robert Allen.

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video games

Webgame Wednesday:The Great Gatsby

 
 

This has been around for a while, but with Baz Luhrmann's 3D version of The Great Gatsby doing gangbusters at the box office, it seems like a fine time to revisit the (faux) NES version of The Great Gatsby. This straight-faced, side-scrolling brawler take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's seminal Jazz Age novel is fun, fitting and proof positive that Luhrmann isn't the only guy around screwing with the classics.

    news

    The Daily Word in shady dentistry, bear bile and riding a Ferris wheel for way too long

    The Daily Word

    New Mexico's at the top of the list! Of worst droughts in the country!

    And pumping water out of the ground just isn't working like it used to.

    "El Dentista," an unlicensed dentist in Santa Fe who performed his "services" out of a van, left a trail of mouth infections and unnecessarily removed teeth in his wake. The New Mexico Department of Health is offering free counseling, blood testing and referrals to his victims. But remember, it could be worse.

    Developers in Oklahoma are resistant to the idea of including tornado shelters in their homes because it costs too much money. Sad trombone.

    Clinton Shepherd of Chicago just finished riding a Ferris wheel for two days straight. "I was thrilled and honored to be able to have all the love and support I did," Shepherd said.

    And it turns out that increasing demand for bear bile (used in a nonsense "home-remedy") is really bad for bears.

      Music

      Sonic reductions of Shining, Dew Scented and George Strait

       
       

      Alibi alum Michael Henningsen and Mark Lopez, our beloved copy editor and staff writer, listened to new releases from Shining, Dew Scented and George Strait. Read their micro reviews in this week’s Sonic Reducer. Peep related A/V below.

      Shining - “I Won’t Forget”
      Dew Scented - “Confronting Entropy”
      George Strait - “Give It All We Got Tonight”

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