Weekly Alibi
 Apr 6 - 12, 2006 
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NEWS/OPINION
Editorial
Health officials are flocking to the idea that avian influenza may take flight in our own backyards. Christopher Johnson reports on the cagey issue.
News Feature
"The Good, the Cheap and the Toxic": How Albuquerque fares on paper, according to the lists of some big-name national media sources.
MUSIC
Spotlight: Trilobite Debut CD Party
This week's music section is consumed by prehistoric fossils and James Joyce short stories. We didn't plan it that way; it just happened.
FOOD
Restaurant Review
Ahoy, mateys! There are enough tasty fishes at Los Equipales to make those Long John Silver’s lobster bites look like batter-fried dolphin turds. Set sail for a flavor adventure!
FILM & TV
Film News
Devin D. O'Leary is back with a vengeance and exposing the secrets of the transplanted Hollywood film industry here in the Duke City.
FEATURE
ARTS/LIT
Gallery Preview: Doodles
Steven Robert Allen says it's finally OK to doodle yourself in public. In fact, why not invite a few friends and family members along, too?

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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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