The Very Best Thing: Pornotopia Sticks It To The Man Albuquerque saw its fair share of arts awesomeness in 2013. ArtBar by Catalyst Club finally opened its doors and began raking in the [...] Elisa McGovern \ Jan 02, 2014 Read More
Stolen Romance: Author Loses Her Life's Work In A Robbery Author Molly Evans Lost Her Life's Work In A Robbery. But Not Her Fighting Spirit. Footprints still stamp the screen on the narrow front window where burglars trampled it, clearly showing the brand of one pair of sneakers—Nikes. [...] Shirl Sazynski \ Dec 26, 2013 Read More Molly Evans at home (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Maximum King: Downtown Gallery Brings The Ho-Ho-Horror Downtown Gallery Brings The Ho-Ho-Horror At the tender age of 12, I made a startling discovery: I could check out Stephen King books from the library. Perhaps the [...] Elisa McGovern \ Dec 19, 2013 Read More
School Of Hard Knocks: “Art In Motion” Benefit Gets Hands-On As a kid, I relished art time at school. Our art teacher showed us how to paint pictures or use yarn and popsicle [...] Kristi D. Lawrence \ Dec 12, 2013 Read More (furryscaly CC via Flickr)
This Wall Has Your Number: Al Hurricane Paint-By-Numbers Mural Comes To Barelas Al Hurricane Paint-By-Numbers Mural Comes To Barelas A new mural is coming to the Barelas neighborhoods of Albuquerque—to the south-side wall of the Tannex Gallery (1417 Fourth Street SW)—a mural [...] Mike Smith \ Dec 12, 2013 Read More
Knowing Your Enemies ... In The War On Christmas In The War On Christmas As anyone knows who’s ever watched Bill O’Reilly, Gretchen Carlson, Megyn Kelly or nearly any other person on Fox News, there is a [...] Mike Smith \ Dec 05, 2013 Read More
Book Review Two-In-One: Freaking Green And The Diary Of Amy In a culture still arguing about whether or not carbon emissions are destroying the planet, two young adult novels engage the debate about [...] Barbara Korbal \ Dec 05, 2013 Read More Freaking Green by Laura F. Sanchez • CreateSpace • paperback • $11.99
More Than Hocus Pocus: Inventive Performance Tinkers With Comedy And Magic For All Ages Inventive Performance Tinkers With Comedy And Magic For All Ages "A lot of magicians take themselves seriously, and I am not one of those guys…" Serious guys don’t build a bubble-wrap-dispensing bike that [...] Shirl Sazynski \ Nov 28, 2013 Read More Eric Buss, ready for action (Photo by Al Tuaris)
Culture Shock: Everyone’s A Kid At Metropolis, Regain Your Marbles At Palette Contemporary, Prints Galore At New Grounds Ah, those hectic post-Thanksgiving days. Brimming over with pumpkin spice aromas and holiday tunes, they’re more likely to involve a hunt for deep [...] Lisa Barrow \ Nov 28, 2013 Read More “Where the Wild Things Are” by Matthew J. Fletcher
Get Lit: Saints From The Catacombs An astonishing true story materializes in the pages of Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs (Thames & Hudson, $29.95). [...] Lisa Barrow \ Nov 21, 2013 Read More