Arts Interview: Whatever Forever The Ethos Of Dry Mtn Goes To Print “Will there be snacks?” I asked, looking across the table at Eric J. Martinez and Jesse Littlebird, who, along with Aryon Hopkins, are [...] Maggie Grimason \ Sep 08, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: Marc Maron's Homecoming Albuquerque Native Talks Wtf, Recovery And Growing Up In The City Marc Maron has a long memory. Through nine years of hosting his podcast—called WTF—the sometimes-bitter, but always sharp comedian has confronted his past, [...] Maggie Grimason \ Sep 01, 2016 Read More (courtesy of Marc Maron)
Comic Review: Black Magick Witchcraft and police work go hand-in-hand. Hear me out, here—both require structure and dedication. Also, in both cases it’s possible for individuals in [...] Mikee Riggs \ Aug 25, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: Building New Worlds At Bubonicon The Change-Making Scope Of Science Fiction And Fantasy “I think we’re in the Golden Age of science fiction,” David Gerrold wrote to me. I mentally scanned the titles that I’d picked [...] Maggie Grimason \ Aug 25, 2016 Read More Bubonicon 48 logo
Art Scenester: On The Hunt Pokémon Go Leads Players To Culture When I started playing Pokémon Go, I had a really difficult time remembering the phrase “Pokéstops.” Why? Because I am familiar with a [...] Megan Reneau \ Aug 18, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: Mosaic Arts Program Leads The Way Public Art Involves Youth In The Art Community Public art plays a fundamental role in most communities, from Cloud Gate—commonly referred to as “The Bean”—in Chicago to the Statue of Liberty [...] Monica Schmitt \ Aug 18, 2016 Read More (photo by Eric Williams)
Culture Shock: Revolutions, Past And Future Virgil Ortiz At The Albuquerque Museum Growing up in Cochiti Pueblo, Virgil Ortiz didn’t consider himself an artist. He was just making pottery—the same traditional pottery that his ancestors [...] Robin Babb \ Aug 11, 2016 Read More (Virgil Ortiz)
Art Review: Radiating Brilliance Juliana Coles Challenges Viewers With Her Art Installation Stripped The Harwood Art Center—for those who are unfamiliar with the neo-classical revival style building near Downtown Albuquerque—is a place for young artists to [...] Monica Schmitt \ Aug 11, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: Theater For Social Change Working Classroom Empowers People On Stage And Behind The Scenes “The biggest difference [between] watching something on television and watching something in a theater, is that [in theater] you’re watching it with a [...] Sara MacNeil \ Aug 04, 2016 Read More Working Classroom’s work-in-progress (Carlos Gabaldon)
Culture Shock: Land Of Magic And Darkness The Many Iterations Of Enchantment In Leigh Stein's New Memoir “There was … a Russian folk tale about a rusalka, a mermaid, who loses her beloved to a foreign princess and goes to [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jul 28, 2016 Read More Leigh Stein (courtesy of the publisher)
