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
Theater: The 11Th Annual Words Afire Festival Of New Plays At Unm Festival Features Four New Plays By Up-And-Coming Writers Three guys push aside ivy-covered walls made of colorful stones, revealing the porch and front rooms of a house. Two people leap into [...] Summer Olsson \ Apr 21, 2011 Read More Rachael Shapiro in “The Ruin” (Max Woltman)
Interview: New Mexico Ballet Company Ballet Company Tries To Change The Art Form’s Image Behind the observation glass of the studio of Alwin’s School of Dance, eight dancers from the New Mexico Ballet Company glide through the [...] Chiquita Paschal \ Apr 21, 2011 Read More
Gallery Review: Wes Naman Photography At Cellar Door Just Like Those Old Pictures Of Your Great-Great-Grandpa E.t. It all started with a gas mask. Looking like a menacing bug in a suit, photographer Wes Naman (formerly on staff at the [...] Chiquita Pascal \ Apr 14, 2011 Read More “Wes” by Wes Naman
Book News: Blue Mesa Review Releases Issue 24 Blue Mesa Review Releases Issue 24 Finding a new beloved author and devouring everything he or she has written is exciting. So is adding a book to one’s top [...] Summer Olsson \ 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
Art News: Q-Staff Theatre Finds New Digs In Downtown Longtime Ensemble Theater Group Finds New Home The typical formula for theatergoing is pretty simple in the States: You buy a ticket, are ushered to a seat, eat your Toblerone, [...] Sam Adams \ Apr 07, 2011 Read More
Poetry News: Local Poets Don Mciver, Hakim Bellamy, Carlos Contreras And Lisa Gill Survey The Scene April Is National Poetry Month Some people hear the word “poetry” and flash back to that grueling week in middle school whern they were forced to dissect and [...] Summer Olsson \ Apr 07, 2011 Read More Lisa Gill (Gina Marselle)
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
