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Ray Manzarek, bass player for The Doors, is dead.

We shoulda done the Buick commercial, man
We shoulda done the Buick commercial, man

Ok, he was the keyboard player. However: The Doors never had a bass player and Manzarek did almost all the bass work with his Fender Rhodes electric piano (aided by his amazing coordination.) The Doors L.A. Woman was the first Doors record to feature a bass player, Jerry Scheff, who was one of Elvis Presley's backing musicians. No one here gets out alive, man.

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The Daily Word in transgender rights, twisters in the US and an arrested "Worm"

Weather experts warn that more devastating weather can be expected on Monday after tornadoes ripped through the U.S. from Texas all the way to Minnesota on Sunday, May 19.

Yahoo buys Tumblr, promises not to "screw it up."

Kim case adds focus to how the feds probed a working journalist.

Miranda Pacheco, who killed a bicyclist three years ago, is in jail again for reckless driving.

DEA claims that marketing heroin to teens is making Albuquerque's drug problems worse.

Protest to take place on Monday morning for Damian Garcia, a transgender student at St. Pius High School, over which cap and gown he will wear on graduation day.

"Worm" arrested for alleged assault and throwing a rival's moped into the ocean ...

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The Daily Word in drug accusations, drug busts, Gosnell life sentence

Toronto's mayor denies use of crack cocaine after unverified video footage is given to the media.

If you had to pick your least favorite Star Trek franchise, which would it be?

What began as a traffic stop last week near Los Lunas ended in as a $750,000 cocaine bust.

Kermit Gosnell is spared death penalty, receives three life terms.

Attempted abduction reported on a city bus at 10th and Central.

The Office is over.

When you gotta go, you gotta go, even if it means fleeing the scene.

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The Daily Word in Godfather's Pizza, booze and Bigfoot

Godfather's Pizza is slated to return to Burque, yo.

Peep the Alibi's first-ever Homebrew Issue, y'all. Mixed Drink Tape included.

Is Bigfoot hangin' in the Jemez?

Jal, a wee New Mexico town, is facing a peak water crisis.

David Beckham is gettin' out of the game.

Dada Tumblr OTD: Baguette-Me-Nots.

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The Daily Word in high flying, Benghazi Benghazi Benghazi, and goats riding horses

Summer is here and it's time to jump in the water. Free swim lessons for low-income kids!

Unlicensed pilot busted at Double Eagle for flying too high. Or something. I'm not sure how to make this joke actually. He had a plane full of pot, is what I'm trying to say.

Under Susana Martinez, the New Mexico Environment Department isn't so worried about New Mexico's environment. Here's one more example.

Another U.S. Army official whose job is to stop sexual assault has been charged with sexual assault.

The media doesn't think the Obama administration's assault on civil liberties is so minor when it's happening to them.

Maybe those Benghazi emails were doctored?

And finally, visit Newfoundland. Because of this goat riding on a horse.

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The Daily Word in the Bobcat Bite, peacocks in heat, spies and Mayan pyramids

At the Albuquerque Zoo, a peacock attacked a two year old kid.

Albuquerque's new recycling plant is almost open.

Rep. Steve Pearce wants to change the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's mission.

Santa Fe's famous Bobcat Bite restaurant is losing it's current operators after a dispute with the property owner.

The Russians claim to have captured an American spy.

The Department of Justice seized a HUGE number of Associated Press phone records from April and May.

This man spent the night in a grocery store.

This man seems to have found a copy of Coca-Cola's secret recipe. It is now on eBay.

Apparently in Belize it is not uncommon for ancient Mayan pyramids and mounds to be bulldozed and used for road-building material.

Contrary to popular claims, piracy is not killing the entertainment industry.

Here's another Chinese Ghost Mall.

If you live in L.A. you can go see a 35mm screening of the excellent film Manson. Otherwise, enjoy the trailer.

The Mayor of Osaka, Japan claims enslaved prostitutes were necessary during WWII.

On this day in 1936, Bobby Darin was born. He was talented but sickly and just after Darin got his own T.V. show in 1973, he died.

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The Daily Word in Obama's pressing conference, stray bullets and a grave-robbing decorator

I hope you got some good notes handy, Mr. President.

Sorry Monsanto, I didn't know these were your beans.

Just in case you want to know what's going on with Dr. Kermit Gosnell ...

Woman struck by stray bullet on Mother's Day "expected to be alright."

Steven Michael Quezada to speak at LULAC convention.

Wow, Brad Tate's got some record there.

Our local K-9's have got some good scent magic going on.

Debra Farinella, I think those deceased people would like their flowers back.

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The Daily Word in Cleveland kidnappings, Rodman heads back to North Korea, athletic language ban

Prosecutor may seek death penalty for Cleveland kidnap suspect Ariel Castro for forcing the women he imprisoned to suffer miscarriages.

The ISS has sprung a leak.

Two brothers in Santa Fe convicted in real estate scam.

Woman working in a downtown Albuquerque hotel fights off naked attacker.

Dennis Rodman says he's planning a second trip to North Korea to try to use his budding friendship with Kim Jong-Un to free a jailed American.

There's no Spanish in tennis.

Police in Florida get a little help from a local gator in catching a fleeing man.

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The Daily Word in hype, renaming intolerance and Jacques Derrida interviewing Ornette Coleman

HuffPo hypes Burque.

Following public outcry, Disney withdraws request to trademark Dia de los Muertos.

Peep depressing photographic evidence of New Mexico's drought conditions.

V.B. Price praises Mora County's decision to ban fracking and drilling.

Writing in the New York Times, Charles M. Blow denounces the rebranding of the Republican party as a "renaming of intolerance."

In 1997, Jacques Derrida interviewed Ornette Coleman. Read all about it here.

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The Daily Word in hipster Shakespeare, regulators who hate regulating and why you still have to pay your red light camera fine

The head of New Mexico's Department of Regulation and Licensing is not so keen on the whole "regulation" thing. "I don’t give a damn about rules and regulations; I’ll do whatever I want."

A new company with a new rocket will be setting up shop at New Mexico's Spaceport America.

City Hall says that just because the red light cameras are gone doesn't mean that you can shirk paying your citations.

Could Rush Limbaugh face actual consequences for his hateful bloviations?

Shakespeare as a hipster. Queen Elizabeth I in a pantsuit.

Girls Gone Wild mogul and all-around scumbag Joe Francis is heading to jail. Which should make everybody happy except for Joe Francis.

Do we find kidnapped-woman-rescuer Charles Ramsey's interview fascinating because of latent racism? I don't know. But I kind of dig the song schmoyoho made out of it.

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