Weekly Alibi
 Jun 1 - 7, 2006 
Strike!
Feeling a little bowled over by the whole election thing? Not sure who to vote for, where to go or when? Don't get lost in the gutters--we're keeping score for you right here in our Primary Election Guide!
NEWS/OPINION
News Interview
Who is Greg Palast? The Alibi turns the tables on one of the world's most controversial investigative journalists to find out.
News Feature
Blowing is optional--Downtown bar owners are pooling their resources to battle increased pressure on their businesses and their patrons.
MUSIC
Show Up!: Tony Gilkyson
It's no easy task to follow Billy Zoom (original guitarist for X), but that's just what Tony Gilkyson did. See the brave and talented fellow this week at Harlow's.
FOOD
FILM & TV
X-Men: The Last Stand
If you're a fan of X-Men, this big action epic may be just the sort of summer movie ticket you're looking for. If you're not ... go read a book, for crying out loud.
FEATURE
ARTS/LIT
Performance News
Chamber Music Albuquerque celebrates 65 years of bringing the best chamber music groups on the planet to our little desert city.

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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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