Interview: Taos Author Summer Wood’s Sophomore Effort Taos Author Settles On Northern California For Her Sophomore Effort Summer Wood’s novel Wrecker is set in the heart of Humboldt County, Calif. But don’t let the location fool you. It’s not about [...] John Bear \ Apr 28, 2011 Read More (Miriam Berkley)
Culture Shock: A Very Special Earth Day Column To paraphrase Jimmy, the drunken misanthrope from the film Art School Confidential, I’ve been postponing suicide on the off chance I’ll witness some [...] John Bear \ Apr 21, 2011 Read More
Alibi Picks: Drunken, Not Blurred Finally, a charitable excuse to drink gin and vermouth (but not too much vermouth). On Friday at 7 p.m., come to the Albuquerque [...] John Bear \ Apr 21, 2011 Read More
Alibi Picks: Candle Art, Bro Artist Dan Socha uses smoke to draw. He collects old pieces of ledger paper, and old handwriting becomes art when he takes candles [...] John Bear \ Apr 14, 2011 Read More
Scribendi Reception Come on down to UNM campus to support the good folks at Scribendi , the non-profit annual print publication of art and literature [...] John Bear \ Apr 14, 2011 Read More
Culture Shock: Kurt Vonnegut Is Still Dead Monday, April 11, marked four years since the passing of the greatest American ever to pick up a pen and write down his [...] John Bear \ Apr 14, 2011 Read More
Alibi Picks: Albuquerque Artists Head North A couple of Albuquerque’s favorite street urchins, er, street artists will be showing their stuff in The City Different, not normally the scene [...] John Bear \ Apr 14, 2011 Read More
Alibi Picks: Hold Me Closer, Airy Dancer You had me sold at bats flying on trapezes. AirDance New Mexico presents an evening of aerial dance and theater. Up Against the [...] John Bear \ Apr 07, 2011 Read More
Culture Shock: Baseball And Fractals What Is That Which Gives Me Joy? Baseball! Baseball wasn’t always played by steroid-addled freaks. Babe Ruth hit more than 700 home runs and was drunk, smoking a cigar, eating a [...] John Bear \ Apr 07, 2011 Read More
Culture Shock: Used Books And Wildlife Where The Wild Things Are Virginia Maria Romero designed the first conservation stamp aimed at the wolf. Wolves are dog-like creatures that ranchers like to shoot. Romero will [...] John Bear \ Mar 31, 2011 Read More
