In Memoriam, Moving Forward: Asa Mullins And The Future Of Bird Song Used Books Asa Mullins And The Future Of Bird Song Used Books Burque bibliophiles were probably more than a little mixed in their feelings about the March 18 reopening of Bird Song Used Books (526 [...] M. Brianna Stallings \ Mar 20, 2014 Read More Asa Mullins (1953–2014) of Bird Song Used Books (Morwyn Mullins)
Resisting Suicide; Using Semicolons: How The Right Punctuation Could Save Lives How The Right Punctuation Could Save Lives I first heard of the Semicolon Tattoo Project last year, when photos began turning up on Facebook of people tattooed with semicolons—with black [...] Mike Smith \ Mar 13, 2014 Read More
Comedy Matters: T.j. Miller, Vulnerability And The Mind Of A Comic About three weeks ago I got a call from a comic friend—he had just bombed at an open mic. He lives in New [...] Genevieve Mueller \ Mar 13, 2014 Read More T.J. Miller (TheeErin via Wikimedia Commons)
Under The Cover Of Mountains: The Secret Life Of Los Alamos The Secret Life Of Los Alamos Windblown. Mercurial. Potrero—“dry tongue of land.” Buzz of enterprise. Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, comes alive in TaraShea Nesbit’s debut [...] Nora Hickey \ Mar 06, 2014 Read More
Culture Shock: Adventures In Aqueductery, Textiles Reimagined And Saucy Shakespeare ’Cause You’re Worth It Unless you’re reading the Alibi in the buff (and hey, I’m not judging), you’ll agree that the fabric stuff cloaking and warming your [...] Lisa Barrow \ Mar 06, 2014 Read More Jane Lackey’s “Circulate”
Culture Shock: Lucy Maki’s New Exhibit Gets Angular And Page One Books Scores A New Home Cabinet Of Geometries Lucy Maki is a well-established visual artist who’s spent the last three decades living and working in Albuquerque. Her distinctive abstract work hangs [...] Lisa Barrow \ Feb 27, 2014 Read More “Seesaw” by Lucy Maki
Rad Dad: Fighting The Patriarchy One Diaper At A Time Fighting The Patriarchy One Diaper At A Time Moments after the image posts, it goes viral: a man in army fatigue cargo shorts, black tank shirt revealing his massive, muscular arms, [...] Marya Errin Jones \ Feb 27, 2014 Read More
Your Secret Celtic Heart: Let Galician Musician Carlos Núñez Uncover It Let Galician Musician Carlos Núñez Uncover It Musician Carlos Núñez remembers his last visit to New Mexico warmly. “Ah, yes, New Mexico … I had a deep feeling of coming [...] Holly von Winckel \ Feb 20, 2014 Read More
Culture Shock: Artfeast Is Delicious And Artistically Nutritious, Unseen Gallery Shows It All, Hosho Mccreesh Gets Glazed At Bookworks Art By The Mouthful It’s one thing to know that ABQ’s neighbor, a destination city for art collectors the world over, is a mere 90 minutes away [...] Lisa Barrow \ Feb 20, 2014 Read More “Sasha Reading VI” by Jamie Chase from FOLIO at Matthews Gallery
Badass Lady-Love: Women Of Comics Soars At Metropolis Women Of Comics Soars At Metropolis February is popularly associated with love, and the folks at Metropolis Comic Art Gallery (1102 Mountain NW) decided to dedicate this month’s show [...] Holly von Winckel \ Feb 13, 2014 Read More