A Read On The Holidays: N.m. Books You know you have a relative who spends most of his or her days reading inside a well-lit room. Here’s your chance to [...] John Bear \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More
Profile: The Life Of A Magician’s Assistant The Life Of A Magician’s Assistant Stacey Suarez never set out to be a magician’s assistant. It just kind of happened that way.The 34-year-old Albuquerque native has been involved [...] John Bear \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More Stacey Suarez (PHOTO COURTESY OF DANNY COLE)
Gallery Review: Zodiac Paintings; Also Scary Mexican Skeleton Dude Paintings. The Talking Fountain Gallery & Boutique Artist Katie Calico first saw a “talking fountain” while visiting Rome. The fountains don’t speak on their own—for centuries, they’ve served as meeting [...] John Bear \ Nov 11, 2010 Read More “What business is it of yours where I’m from, friendo?” (“El Narco” by Sergio Sandoval)
516 Arts Brings The Ruckus To All You Rap Muthaf*Ckas 516 Arts Brings The Noise It was time to see; now it’s time to listen. STREET ARTS: A Celebration of Hip Hop Culture & Free Expression began in [...] John Bear \ Nov 04, 2010 Read More Poet Idris Goodwin and artist Chaz Bojorquez (516 ARTS)
Write It On The Wall. Or The Burned-Out Husks Of Big American Cars. Whichever. A Place For People To Stop And Write I had the opportunity—or misfortune, depending on how you look at it—to visit the jewel of the Texas Panhandle: Amarillo. I was meeting [...] John Bear \ Nov 04, 2010 Read More Cadillac Ranch (John Bear)
Sinister Bunny Rabbits Get A Place To Call Their Own At Cellar Door I Can Finally Quench My Thirst For Bloodthirsty Humanoid War Pigs. Awesome. Jessica DuVerneay has a definite idea of what Cellar Door Gifts & Gallery should and should not be.She has a master’s degree in [...] John Bear \ Nov 04, 2010 Read More “War Pig” by Malachai Mahboub (John Bear)
Space Coyotes In Barelas; Kokeshi Cacti Near Unm Space Coyotes? Oh My God, Those Are Space Coyotes On Wednesday, I walked into The Normal Gallery in Barelas to view Scott Williams’ installation With Great Abandon . “Man,” I said with [...] John Bear \ Oct 14, 2010 Read More To boldly go where no undomesticated canine has gone before. (John Bear)
Downtown Books. Shop There. Or Else. A Nondescript Building Houses Literary Treasures Independently owned book stores tend to be darker and more cavernous than their chain store counterparts. They are a source for used books [...] John Bear \ Oct 14, 2010 Read More A nondescript photograph of a nondescript building. They sell books on the right. (John Bear)
Give ’Em The Bird: Results Show A Companion Piece To This Week’s Culture Shock. My first attempt at getting people to send in art has been a complete success: four entries as of press time. You have [...] John Bear \ Oct 07, 2010 Read More (Kent R. Swanson)
Birds, Elvis And Watching Art That Only Exists For An Hour Or Two. Give ’Em The Bird: Results Show My first attempt at getting people to send in art has been a complete success: four entries as of press time. You have [...] John Bear \ Oct 07, 2010 Read More A black necked stilt flapping it’s wings in Belen. (That’s right. I put my own photo up. Me me me.) (John Bear)