By Graham Gentz Netflix exists as the embodiment of analysis paralysis: too many choices just leading to no decision at all.
Books are meant to tell stories, but we may choose to read those stories for different purposes. Thomas Zane Reeves, a professor in the School of Public Administration, said his favorite types of books are ones he can learn from.
The creative process starts with a daunting blank screen and endless opportunities, but soon becomes an interactive video game with the help of local gamers.
Temperatures drop as the fall season progresses, leaving a sense of frigidness that gets stronger day after day at UNM, a climate for the supernatural to emerge.
There is a myriad of reasons to love Halloween. Candy, costumes and creepiness bombard us with the spirit of Halloween. There’s also an abundance of reason to get scared on Halloween. Jenna Crabb, career services director said she loves to be freaked out by what she calls “psychological thrillers.”
With eerie sounds and low-lit lighting, the New Mexico Philharmonic brought some spooky holiday fun to its recent concert. The New Mexico Philharmonic brought Breaking Boo to Popejoy, Saturday night, and Concert goers and musicians were given the opportunity to dress up in their Halloween costumes.
There is an undying dark here.The wind curls over the corn, a hissing sea of empty black air.The moon gleams baleful, white light across the flow of autumn leaves.
The Duke City is more than 300 years old, full of history and legend. One of the oddest and most enduring of these legends is the tragic tale of 6-year-old Bobby Darnall, who believers say still haunts the halls of Albuquerque’s oldest performing arts center, the downtown KiMo Theatre.On Friday, Halloween night, the city is hosting a sold-out tour of the KiMo, where they will discuss the history of the theater and of little Bobby’s death.
If something looks like it was pulled out of a dark black hole, served on a fancy plate and called food – it must be time for Halloween. Weird or creepy appetizers and party foods are de rigueur for a successful Halloween party, but illusion food is by no means a new invention.In the middle ages, cooks would often show their skills through subtleties, or presentation foods. The rear half of a suckling pig might be stitched onto the front half of a goose and roasted, then presented as a cockatrice (a mythical beast).
The cool autumn breeze brings the fragrance of a growing pasture, community and positive energy emanating from a local farm.
With a lesson so blatantly stamped across its forehead, “The Monkey's Paw” could be easily be confused for “The Gift of the Magi” or an Aesop's Fable.
Finding the right Halloween costume is basically a game of trial and error. When it comes to finding the right costume, students have three options: buy a new one, buy accessories that compliment what they already have or make their own.
Sharon Lokey needed a way to cope when her husband was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. After spending some time looking, she found her escape in a familiar place: her sewing machine.Lokey, a caretaker and professional seamstress, started to release her anxiety by creating intricate costumes and stylized corsets. She sold them to family, friends and whoever else wanted them.In 2013 her husband Todd was diagnosed with liver failure. He has a rare congenital disease called hemochromatosis, which causes the body to absorb too much iron, overworking the liver and causing cirrhosis, or liver failure.
There are people who believe that the best books are those that challenge perspectives and introduce new ideas. Books that capture histories of lives, theories, events and controversies are some of the novels enjoyed by Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Chaouki Abdallah.
Alfred Hitchcock once famously said, “Drama is life with the dull parts left out.” However, Tim Sutton’s “Memphis” exists in the moments that most movies leave on the cutting room floor.It exists as a tonal, visual poem. Yet it ripples with nebulous purpose, executing laissez-faire intention.
Suggested headline: A beautiful interviewSuggested sub: The Daily Lobo has a chat with author Chuck PalahniukBy Jyllian RoachAcclaimed author Chuck Palahniuk, best known for his novel-turned-movie “Fight Club”, is coming to campus Monday night as part of the tour for his newest novel, “Beautiful You”. However, staff at the Daily Lobo just couldn’t wait that long, so Palahniuk joined us for a short phone interview on his novel and what it all means. “Beautiful You” seems to be packed with quite a few themes and ideas, but for you, what is the book about?“Superficially, it’s about a female protagonist, but really the book is about – number 1 – arousal addiction, which has become a social problem.
It’s Monday morning. The outfit is complete. Colors and patterns match perfectly and everything seems to be in place.Wait a second — it’s time to accessorize.
If a subject can be taken to its irrational extreme and then blended with the most disturbing imagery possible, Chuck Palahniuk will find the way.His latest novel “Beautiful You” does just that with arousal addiction, and more broadly, manufactured experience versus actual experience.
This year marks the 50th anniversary for the Wilderness Act signed in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and some enthusiasts took time to educate people about the Great Outdoors. The Get Wild Festival, celebrated Saturday at the Civic Center, drew attention to the act that helped protect 9.1 million acres of wilderness lands.
Everyone has a different reason for reading. Books can be an escape, a learning tool, a way to bond with others or simply a method of broadening one’s perspective. Texanna Martin, Graduate and Professional Student Association president, said she likes to read books that challenge her perspective and make her see things from another point of view.
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