Interview: Kai Margarida-Ramírez De Arellano Merges “Hardcore” With “Girly” In Her Mesmerizing Papel Picado Pieces Former Albuquerquean Mixes The Old With The New Kai Margarida-Ramírez de Arellano was born in Puerto Rico but spent most of her formative years in New Mexico. Her art, in part, [...] John Bear \ Feb 17, 2011 Art "Juárez," papel picado by Kai Margarida-Ramírez de Arellano (courtesy of 516 ARTS)
Odds & Ends: Vanishing Condoms; 7-Year-Old Buys Jet On Ebay; Police Asked About Growing Pot; Harry Baals Center; Rooster Kills Man Odds & Ends: Vanishing Condoms; 7-Year-Old Buys Jet On Ebay; Police Asked About Growing Pot; Harry Baals Center; Rooster Kills Man Dateline: Japan— Investigators in Asia are trying to figure out the mystery of how 700,000 condoms vanished while being shipped by sea to [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 17, 2011 News
Song Roulette: Five Random Cuts From Albuquerque The Magazine’s Dan Mayfield Random Cuts From Dan Mayfield Always spiffy, friendly and looking to enjoy Albuquerque to its fullest, Dan Mayfield is a true man about town. In addition to serving [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Feb 17, 2011 Music Dan Mayfield in Nob Hill with his cafe racer
The Layman’s Klezmer: Four Albums To Get You Geared Up For Klezmerquerque The following albums are good places to start investigating. This compilation is especially good for people who have heard very little klezmer, or [...] Summer Olsson \ Feb 17, 2011 Music
Food For Thought: Usda Green-Lights A Frankenfood Apocalypse Genetically Engineered Plants Will Affect Organic Dairy And Meat The Obama administration struck a blow to freedom in food and agriculture late January when the USDA deregulated genetically modified alfalfa seed. The [...] Ari LeVaux \ Feb 17, 2011 Food
Sonic Reducer: Beach Fossils, Sabertooth Cavity, Animal Prufrock This album is reminiscent of the ’80s New Zealand twee pop captured on so many of Flying Nun Records’ early recordings—The Clean, The [...] Alibi \ Feb 17, 2011 Music
Mina's Dish: Brew Up Exotic Flavors By Cooking With Tea Brew A World Of Flavor From This Versatile Plant One of my standby fast-foods is ochazuke , literally tea ( ocha ) and pickles ( zuke ). It’s hot black tea poured [...] Mina Yamashita \ Feb 17, 2011 Food Dried wakame seaweed and Dragon Well green tea leaves expand into delectable edibles. (Mina Yamashita)
Roundhouse Roundup: Bills That Make You Go, “Hmm ... ” Roundhouse Roundup: Bills That Make You Go, “Hmm ... ” The 2011 Legislature has convened and is moving sluggishly forward. It’s the 60-day version this year, which usually means that more than the [...] Marisa Demarco \ Feb 17, 2011 News
Gas Hogs: Did Industry Get Shut Off First? New Mexico Gas Company Remains Mum On Which Big Customers Decreased Use During The Shortage Which companies use the most gas in New Mexico? How much do they use? Is it as much as, say, Española? More? And [...] Marisa Demarco \ Feb 17, 2011 News ( The Pug Father )
Idiot Box: Game Programmer Will Wright Develops A Crowdsoured Sci-Fi Series “Bar Karma” On Current Tv Current TV, Al Gore’s “new media” cable television experiment, doesn’t often contain much new media. Sure, there’s the occasional short shot on someone’s [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 17, 2011 Film