  | Weekly Alibi ‹‹ V.18 No.17 | April 23 - 29, 2009
The largest powwow in North America is once again coalescing in Albuquerque. What's hip-hop got to do with Gathering of Nations? Plus, our Powwow Guide helps you navigate all the art openings, markets and parties going down this weekend in the Duke City.  Native Americans ask President Obama to establish legal protections for sacred sites. Plus, the City Council and Mayor Martin Chavez trade barbs over whose pet projects will be voted on by the public.  Websclusive: Life in the West Bank Palestinian journalist Ziad Abbas shines light on an American blind spot.
Independence Grill's Kobe beef hamburgers are moist and huge in flavor. Plus, if Jesus were in the kitchen this spring, he'd make curry quinoa salad. Earth spends a year in the life of the planet—specifically, watching animal species as they raise their young, hunt for food and migrate across the face of the globe. Meanwhile, The Informers focuses on a group of wealthy young people who do a lot of drugs and have sex with one another in various gender combinations, all to the tune of Wang Chung.
  Raw posts and updates from our writers with info too timely or uncategorizable for print. What, we said something stupid? Chime in, buddy.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. Add a Comment The Daily Word in shady dentistry, bear bile and riding a Ferris wheel for way too long 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. 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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