Alan Arkin The Man, The Myth, The Legend. Don’t forget, Alan Arkin is coming to Albuquerque to read from his memoir. That’s tonight, March 1. Arkin snorted drugs, taught little girls [...] John Bear \ Mar 03, 2011 Read More
The Daily Word 2.18.11: Darren White And Justin Bieber Person killed in overnight crash. APD votes no confidence in Darren White. Police nab suspects accused of stealing over 700,000 condoms. Art made [...] John Bear \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More
An Interview With Lewis Black The Pre-Eminent Mad Comedian Talks With The Alibi Lewis Black makes a living being angry on television. On a recent “Back in Black” segment on “The Daily Show,” he railed against [...] John Bear \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More He’s not really this angry. (Clay McBride)
Culture Shock: Alan Arkin Comes To Albuquerque Hey Kids, It’s Alan Arkin We all know Alan Arkin as the profane, heroin-snorting grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine . But he was also Ernie Lazarro in The [...] John Bear \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More Alan Arkin as Capt. Yossarian
Culture Shock: Enter The Alibi ‘S Eighth Annual Photo Contest! Attention Button-Pushers (Photographers) Does your family shout “Damn you, paparazzo!” every time you enter the room? Do you see the beauty in telephone lines crisscrossing the [...] John Bear \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More
The Daily Word 02.11.11 Mubarak resigns. More women claim tainted yogurt samples. John Bear permanently swears off yogurt. Ex-Astronaut not going to be Secretary of Energy. Al [...] John Bear \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More
Interview: Kai Margarida-Ramírez De Arellano Merges “Hardcore” With “Girly” In Her Mesmerizing Papel Picado Pieces Former Albuquerquean Mixes The Old With The New Kai Margarida-Ramírez de Arellano was born in Puerto Rico but spent most of her formative years in New Mexico. Her art, in part, [...] John Bear \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More "Juárez," papel picado by Kai Margarida-Ramírez de Arellano (courtesy of 516 ARTS)
Culture Shock: Valentine’s Day Cheer And Jeer Valentine’s Day: Love It Valentine’s Day tends to make me feel barfy. Another thing that makes me want to vomit is people who hate on gay folks. [...] John Bear \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More
St. Valentine’s Day Card Massacre: The Alibi’s Eighth Annual Contest The Alibi’s Eighth Annual Contest Valentine’s Day is a phony holiday created by cruel corporations to sell diamonds, chocolates and cards by provoking our insecurities. Of course, to [...] John Bear \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More