Weekly Alibi
 Aug 10 - 16, 2006 
Rekindling the Faith
Holy tourist trap! There's a lot more to Santa Fe than tin crosses, overpriced burritos and pastel landscape art. The Alibi digs through a mesa of tchotchkes and unearths the stuff we love about the City Different.
NEWS/OPINION
Talking Points
Trained as a massage therapist, Michelle Cheney was thrust into the role of autism researcher when her 3-year-old son was diagnosed with the disease.
More Nukes?
Nuclear reaction: Activists are panicked that Los Alamos National Labs is seeking an increase in nuclear bomb materials production. Should you?
MUSIC
Spotlight: Ordered Mayhem
Tucked away on a remote gravel road in Santa Fe, High Mayhem is the most revolutionary New Mexico music venue you've never heard of.
FOOD
Feed Reader
Dinner in the City Different--Laura Marrich devours Santa Fe's hottest batch of books for cooks and comes back for seconds with an easy guide to growers' markets in the area.
FILM & TV
Film Interview
Oliver Stone's stars and stripes--the iconic director behind World Trade Center shows the Alibi his true colors in an exclusive interview.
FEATURE
ARTS/LIT
Author Interview
We liked J.R. Moehringer's memoir The Tender Bar so much we started an online book club! Pick up the book, log on to alibi.com and join the nerd party.

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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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