Bob Myers, director of the American International Rattlesnake Museum, was once bitten by a rattlesnake when he was handling snakes in a photo shoot for National Geographic.
What do you get for the college graduates who have everything, now that they have their bachelor’s degrees? If your friends are moving on to the job market, you’ll want to get them something meaningful to remind them of all that was good and bad — and ugly — about UNM life.
“When I’m dressing, I want to look put-together; but on the other hand, there’s a messy, natural look to it. If you look at, for instance, French fashion, the way that it’s changed over time, it’s kind of this natural-esque earthy thing.
The Killers headline this year’s EdgeFest, a haven for arguably washed-up bands. Brandon Flowers will sing last decade’s hits through his overly thin moustache — unless he’s cut it off recently.
Last Sunday, after the 30th annual Gathering of Nations had concluded at The Pit, a smaller and more intimate powwow with nearly twice as much history was held on UNM’s Johnson Field.
The results of searching for temporary housing on Craigslist are an awkward conglomeration of connections, rejection and first-date-style judgments. Plus there are some flat-out weirdos in the mix.
There’s no other way to say it: Finals are a b****. But the week before is usually worse, especially when teachers “do you a favor” and move your final to the week before finals week. You just can’t win.
Erda Gardens administrator Amanda Rich ran her soil-caked hands through a bed of plants Wednesday afternoon, her fingertips searching for a ready plant to pluck.
A man and woman embrace on a dark stage, pulling each other close in a loving dance. In the space of a few minutes, they are both on their backs.
Do you ever feel like you’re the only one in the room not in on the joke? The opening night of “The Menu” was like stumbling into a party you weren’t invited to.
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Anyone who’s ever been stung by a bee would probably think twice before purposefully hanging out with a swarm of them.
After winning last week’s battle of the bands, members of The Lymbs began preparation for their show at this Saturday’s Fiestas, where they will be opening for Breathe Carolina and several other artists.
After working at the University for 38 years, professor and interim dean of the College of Fine Arts James Linnell will ignite one last flame at this year’s annual Words Afire! Festival of New Plays.
Where can you speak to avid fans of cartoon shows in between a ramen-eating contest and a Japanese rock concert? Where else but Sabaku Con?
Band of Horses gives me mixed feelings. Seeing it in concert last week affirmed that, unfortunately. Don’t get me wrong — its unique brand of folk-indie-rock has warmed my being on multiple occasions.
Of the eight bands that competed at UNM’s seventh annual battle of the bands on Thursday, the winner almost didn’t perform. The Lymbs, which consists of guitarist/vocalist Gage Bickerstaff and drummer Jeff Bell, wasn’t initially in love with the idea of competing.
My introduction to improv came with the American version of “Whose Line is It Anyway?” a show that was so mind-blowingly funny to my small childhood brain at the time, it seemed beyond reproach.
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Graduate student Christos Galanis looked out into the courtyard of the Art Building Wednesday afternoon at where his newly abandoned temporary home stood.
Solutions by The State News
