Culture Shock Well, it’s become clear—this "Internet" is here to stay. I was dubious for 11 or 12 years, but looks like this thing’s got [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Feb 19, 2009 Read More
Culture Shock You know what’s worse than people who make too big a deal out of Valentine’s Day? People who make a big deal about [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Feb 12, 2009 Read More Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
Enough About Us—What Do You Think Of Us? We Choose The Winners Of The Alibi ’S Sixth Annual Valentine’s Card Contest The giving of valentines is a carefully nuanced act, one we learn in kindergarten. Valentines, no matter how small or seemingly simplistic, convey [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Feb 12, 2009 Read More
Culture Shock First Friday If you’ve never been to a First Friday Artscrawl, well, that’s OK. You’ve been busy. Work, the kids, your biannual attempt to read [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Feb 05, 2009 Read More “Remember” by Sally Condon, shown at Matrix Fine Art
Performance Review: Topdog/Underdog Old Scores Settled At The Vortex Topdog/Underdog takes place in a room. A one-room apartment, no bathroom or running water, shared by brothers Lincoln and Booth. Younger brother Booth [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Feb 05, 2009 Read More Lincoln (Darryl DeLoach) and Booth (Travis Sweatte) gear up for a rematch. (Alan Mitchell Photography)
Culture Shock S.w.a.k. Sinatra may have sung “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing,” but I tend to think Nazareth had it right with its classic version of [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Jan 29, 2009 Read More
New Mexico Museum Of Art Presents Pulling Strings: The Marionettes And Art Of Gustave Baumann Marionettes are strange things. The most complex type of puppet, they are carved from wood, jointed and controlled by a “manipulator” who works [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Jan 29, 2009 Read More Gustave Baumann, hand-carved mixed-media marionettes, circa 1930s. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Jane Baumann.
The Daily Word 01.22.09 Caroline Kennedy withdraws her name for consideration for Sec. Clinton’s Senate seat.Oh yeah; Clinton gets confirmed as Secretary of State. Oscar nominations are [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Jan 29, 2009 Read More
Today In Death Andrew Wyeth, super-duper painter extraordinare, has died at 91. Melancholy, meditative, New Englandy. Best known for works like Christina’s World. And weirdly enough, [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Jan 22, 2009 Read More I know I left my keys here somewhere. (Wyeth’s “Christina’s World”)
Culture Shock While listening to “Studio 360” on the radio this morning (thank you, 89.1 KANW, for the awesomeness of your a.m. programming), I heard [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Jan 22, 2009 Read More