Where Is Edward Abbey? The Search For An Environmental Hero’s Final Resting Place The Search For An Environmental Hero's Final Resting Place Toward the end of his meditative quest tale/memoir, Finding Abbey: The Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave (UNM Press; paperback; [...] Lisa Barrow \ May 21, 2015 Read More
Get Lit: Far Out And Inward-Looking It’s the kind of book that seems easy to pigeonhole—until you pick it up and begin reading. In his preface to Zig Zag [...] Lisa Barrow \ May 14, 2015 Read More
Hacking The Earthship: An Interview With Rachel Preston Prinz Rachel Preston Prinz Takes A Fresh Look At Sustainable Architecture Nearly 8,500 feet up the side of a steep mountain half an hour north of Taos, a 20-acre cluster of slanted-glass-fronted houses shimmers [...] Lisa Barrow \ May 07, 2015 Read More
Whatever We Want, We Want It Now: With A Big Of Magic, Please With A Bit Of Magic, Please What on earth do women want? Hell, I am one and I still don’t know. But I do have my suspicions about whether [...] Lisa Barrow \ Mar 12, 2015 Read More Trust me, the ladies love 52 pickup. (courtesy of the artist)
Culture Shock: Little Shop Of F-Bombs, La Noche 13, Block By Block And Santa Fe Heyhey Little Shop Of F-Bombs The rhythm, color and force of David Mamet’s dialogue are iconic. American Buffalo sizes up shady characters fumbling through twisted theories about friendship, [...] Lisa Barrow \ Feb 12, 2015 Read More
Culture Shock: Tricklock Treat And Megametrically Many Tricklock Treat Lovers of theater and global artistry rejoice, for the 15th annual Tricklock Revolutions Festival is upon us. By “seeking out and presenting the [...] Lisa Barrow \ Jan 08, 2015 Read More Beau & Aero
Sunday Best: 2014 Saw The Rail Yard Market Begin A Sea Change In Abq Arts, But Can It Endure? 2014 Saw The Rail Yards Market Begin A Sea Change In Abq Arts, But Can It Endure? A couple of weeks ago, I was strolling the Holiday Market at the Rail Yards. Shoppers milled with upbeat steps—almost dancing—as the bell-bright [...] Lisa Barrow \ Jan 01, 2015 Read More Light shines through the windows at Rail Yards Market. (Michael Smailliw)
Culture Shock: Intergalactic Indigenous, Whatever Floats Your Boat, Fellowship Of Poetry Things Intergalactic Indigenous Here’s an art show title that says exactly what it’s about: Indians & Astronauts. Featuring the technicolor paintings of Sage Hagan (who’s Aleut [...] Lisa Barrow \ Dec 11, 2014 Read More “Truth,” acrylic and spray paint on canvas (Sage Hagan)
Merry Bookmas: Local Books For Local Readers From The Land Of Enchantment The best things to come out of New Mexico coalesce from the roiling cauldron of cultures, histories and sheer love of place this [...] Lisa Barrow \ Nov 20, 2014 Read More ( Pedrosimoes7 )
Love That Green Skin You’re In: Wicked Romps Across The Popejoy Stage Wicked Romps Across The Popejoy Stage With a technicolor design, musical hook and LOL-worthy dialogue, Wicked has been celebrated by pop culture—if not always critics—since it debuted on Broadway [...] Lisa Barrow \ Sep 25, 2014 Read More Elphaba (Emma Hunton) may be using her Manic Panic wrong. (Joan Marcus)