Three ... Two ... One ... Fight! The National Video Game Championships Boot Up In Albuquerque Ben Eberle is what you’d call a YouTube-made celebrity. In the past year, the video of Ben slaying Guitar Hero II’s "Psychobilly Freakout" [...] Amy Dalness \ May 22, 2008 Feature
The Sound Of June Chamber Music Albuquerque Broadens Its Audience By Diversifying Its Talent It began with a small group of volunteers bringing world-class musicians to their hometown 67 years ago. Since then, Chamber Music Albuquerque has [...] Simon McCormack \ May 22, 2008 Art St. Lawrence String Quartet (Anthony Parmelee)
Viral Video The Andromeda Strain On A&E As a kid, I remember rushing home from school to catch The Andromeda Strain on TV. KOAT split it in half and showed [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 22, 2008 Film
Week In Sloth The Week In Sloth “Last Comic Standing” (KOB-4 8:30 p.m.) What, is it summer already? “Reno 911” (Comedy Central 11:30 p.m.) “The Office” is over for the [...] Alibi \ May 22, 2008 Film
Emerge Remerge Demerge Complex Games Yield Unexpected Results The sun rises in the east and sets in the west; God’s in his heaven, all’s right with the world; video game designers [...] Kyle Silfer \ May 22, 2008 Feature Riding the beats in Audiosurf.
Bike-Friendly Xxx Vegan Cookies Our friend Meghan’s been busy baking cookies to raise money for a nutso bike tour she’s doing for an AIDS services donation. Last [...] Evan George and Alex Brown \ May 22, 2008 Food (Gary Kavanagh)
Gil’s Thrilling Interview What’s Eating Gil Garduño? Food critics have their work cut out for them in Albuquerque. With more than 1,000 restaurants, several opening and closing almost daily, just [...] Maren Tarro \ May 22, 2008 Food A screen shot from Gil’s Thrilling Web Site
Interactive Art There are three criteria for a great video game: story line, game play and graphics. It’s the trifecta of gaming brilliance all designers [...] Amy Dalness \ May 22, 2008 Art Game, game, game and again game
Needle Point State Sharpens Rules For Tattoo And Piercing Shops Piercing and tattoo artists in New Mexico will have to do an apprenticeship before practicing, and a fresh batch of inspectors will make [...] Simon McCormack \ May 22, 2008 News Maria Mercury gets both her nostrils pierced by Evolution Body Piercing artist Noah Babcock. (Crystal Sims)
The Journey To Telluride Athleticism And Optimism Lead Amputee To A 215-Mile Bike Ride Brett Weitzel is uncomfortable with the idea that his physical abilities are in any way amazing. "It’s not like I’m working out like [...] Miela Kolomaznik \ May 22, 2008 News "I'm not a person who likes to be told, You can't do this," says Brett Weitzel. (Tina Larkin)
