Weekly Alibi
 Jan 25 - 31, 2007
*Gulp* Those Are My Plates ...
Is the city's use of red light cameras really making our streets safer, or is it just another noogie from our creepy Big Brother? Marisa Demarco gets us up to speed.
NEWS/OPINION
Red Alert!
It's a crazy, mixed-up world when anti-war activists get arrested for disturbing the peace.
News Bite: Payday on the Floor
Charlatans, beware! Regulations for payday, car title and tax refund loans are back in the Legislative Session.
MUSIC
Spotlight: The Dodos
The Dodos aren't dumb when it comes to crafting stripped-down folk with integrity.
FOOD
FILM & TV
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes is a mesmerizing, rattletrap nightmare.
FEATURE
ARTS/LIT
Author Interview
On the eve of his 36 th novel, Norman Mailer knows a thing or two about toilet training.

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The Daily Word in Arizona's voting law, news on same sex marriage and New Mexico fire updates

The Daily Word

Supreme Court shuts down Arizona voting law that requires people to show citizenship verification.

A Pew Study concludes that news stories revolving around same sex marriage have taken on more of a supportive stance rather than an opposing view.

So ... they're still looking for Jimmy Hoffa?

Zimmerman trial enters second week of jury selection.

New Mexico wildfire update from fire officials: Thompson Ridge is 80 percent contained. Tres Lagunas is 90 percent contained. Jaroso is zero percent contained. White's Peak is 25 percent contained, and Silver Fire is five percent contained.

Some Albuquerque home invaders messed with the wrong woman.

Some don't see eye to eye on the "Rio Grande Vision."

So now you wanna lick some eyeballs?

    Theater

    Dragged down by Dolls

    Way more highs than lows at Valley of the Dolls

     
     

    The Alibi sent two of its editors, Arts & Lit Editor Lisa Barrow and Copy Editor/Staff Writer Mark Lopez, to check out local drag troupe The Dolls’ interpretation of Valley of the Dolls. I wasn’t able to attend this performance but—since I’ve read VotD a gazillion times—Barrow and Lopez offered to let me interview them about the show. Helen Lawson—whose character was based on and originally cast as a Judy Garland role—would probably urge you to ignore this, but she’s trapped in the ladies’ room right now, ‘cause I tossed her wig in the toilet. So read on.

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      The Daily Word in chemical explosion, NSA, child tattooing

      The Daily Word

      One dead and nearly 75 injured after a chemical plant explosion in Louisiana.

      Good news, Verizon and T-Mobile users: Your phone might be safe from the watchful eyes of the NSA.

      Trio of heroes (like the rhyme?) save a group of people and several dogs from a burning apartment building in the heights.

      Albuquerque man charged with illegally tattooing his 3-year-old nephew.

      Mega Man, the Villager from Animal Crossing and the Wii Fit Trainer are all joining the Super Smash Bros. crew.

      Christmas is saved!

      British researchers have solved the mystery of how sea mammals hold their breath for so long.

      Southwest Women's Options doctor compares death injection to 'flu shot.'

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