Buddha’s Songwriter Gives Voice To Optimism: Chris Smither Takes On The Imponderables—And Wins Chris Smither Takes On The Imponderables—And Wins Singer/songwriter Chris Smither doesn’t need much to cast his spell, just his blue guitar and a miked particleboard so his tapping foot can [...] Mel Minter \ Sep 27, 2012 Music
Aural Fixation: Breakup Mix I’m not breaking up with anybody. I’m just breaking up with my job, so I made you this mix. We’ll always have the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Sep 27, 2012 Music
Operation Art Box, Part Deux As the Alibi’s circulation manager, I meet readers every day. (I also meet the weird things people leave in our boxes, but that’s [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Sep 27, 2012 Feature
Book Review: Man Up Poet Ruminates On Modern-Day Masculinity In 1990, Robert Bly’s Iron John: A Book About Men spent 62 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Spurring a “men’s [...] Don McIver \ Sep 27, 2012 Art
The Killer Angels’ Last Weekend House theatre reviewer Leigh Hile digs into the sprawling historical dramatization of the Battle of Gettysburg. The play is perfect for history buffs, [...] Marisa Demarco \ Sep 27, 2012 Blog William David Johnson (left) and Justin Tade (John Maio Photography)
Dish Jockey: A World Of Sandwiches There’s no breakfast on the menu at the Cheese & Coffee Cafe’s Downtown location, but if you come in when they open at [...] Ty Bannerman \ Sep 27, 2012 Food
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Watch who you insult in Belgium. An anti-European Union member of the European Union Parliament has just been fined 2,980 euros ($3,864) for [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 27, 2012 News
Hot Tickets: Top Picks For The Swglff Six Hot Tickets For The Swglff CloudburstAcademy Award winners Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck) and Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot) play Stella and Dot, a longtime lesbian couple. When Dot has [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 27, 2012 Film Cloudburst
Mother Road Brings The Battle Of Gettysburg To Life The Killer Angels is massive, sprawling, unwieldy—just like the novel it’s based on. Featuring a cast of almost 30 characters representing real historical [...] Leigh Hile \ Sep 27, 2012 Art
The Dark Days Of Japanese American Detention In New Mexico The Legacy Of Japanese American Internment In New Mexico Only a few traces remain scattered throughout the state, testifying to a bleak span of U.S. history: a white marker at the base [...] Margaret Wright \ Sep 27, 2012 News