Surplus City Freecycle Proves One Man's Ugly Pink Chair Is Another Man's Treasure In many respects, ours is a throwaway society. We use untold disposable widgets: Razors, pens, lighters, napkins. Restaurants and households toss out foodstuffs [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 31, 2007 News
Numbers On May 21, Mayor Martin Chavez promoted his FY08 budget at a press conference outside City Hall, while inside councilors prepared to amend [...] Laura Sanchez \ May 31, 2007 News An amendment that would require a proposed youth space in the old Ice House building (its south-facing wall pictured here) to hold its first event by June 30 of next year passed unanimously. (Tina Larkin)
Music To Your Ears Salsa, Salsa and More Delicious Salsa— “What do you think came first, the dip or the dance?" This question was recently posed at [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ May 31, 2007 Music
Sonic Reducer You’ve probably heard the intricate prog math-rock thing Battles is doing before. But these New Yorkers do it with such precision and cleverness, [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 31, 2007 Music
Deadly (Cute) Kittens I don’t really like cuddly things, but I was punching this button like it was dispensing good drugs. Awwww. Drugs. But this is [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 31, 2007 Blog Prepare to die.
The Daily Word 05.28.07 The Tribune remembers local heroes on this Memorial Day.Contact lens solution, "Complete MoisturePlus," is linked to a rare but serious eye infection.The U.S. [...] Amy Dalness \ May 31, 2007 Blog
Military Brats Waging A War Against Recruitment At Albuquerque’s Public High Schools In Albuquerque’s high schools, students are more likely to sign up for military service than join the student senate. The armed forces are [...] Kate Trainor \ May 31, 2007 News
Too Punk To Smoke The New Mexico State Legislature recently made it almost impossible to smoke anywhere beginning June 15. In light of this and numerous other [...] John Bear \ May 31, 2007 News
Writing In An Age Of Silence An Interview With Sara Paretsky Sara Paretsky has been worrying a lot lately. To a certain degree, this is nothing new. “I’m a pessimist by nature,” the 59-year-old [...] John Freeman \ May 31, 2007 Art Sara Paretsky (Steven E. Gross)