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Two-buck Chow
Pat Lohmann | February 25Don’t think of this as a food review. I’m not a connoisseur of fine dining. I don’t have a sophisticated palate.
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A brush with sensuality: an art show
Hunter Riley | February 25David Koch said his art would be different if he had more money, but he finds a way to bring art into almost everything he does. Recycled tin foil balls are piled up about two inches high in two windows on each side of his studio door. “I put them there until they start to fall down and then I recycle them,” he said.
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Mobile theater takes the show on the road
Hunter Riley | February 25The fame in Albuquerque’s backyard, TV series “Breaking Bad”, is coming to UNM on Friday with a portable movie theater. TV channel AMC is touring the Emmy-winning show nationwide, said Theresa Beyer, AMC’s vice president of promotion. “This is one of the best shows on television and, quite frankly, they need to check it out,” she said.
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Doing It In the Duke City: three times the fun!
Isabel/Daily Lobo columnist | February 25Should a woman feel insufficient if her male partner voices his desire to bring another woman into the bedroom?
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Cinematic genius in Japanese flick
Evan Bobrick | February 23Nobuhiko Obayashi’s film “Hausu” is baffling, yet its charm is undeniable. It’s often described as a “horror/comedy,” but I’m not sure this (or any) genre-assignment does it justice.
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Day in the life of : Barbara Handal
Chris Quintana | February 23Classical music echoes throughout a small building filled with sleeping cats. When Barbara Handal comes in, a cat rams her head against the glass door and meows loud enough to be heard over the music.
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The anatomy of a great video game
Aidan Turowski | February 22After months of playing, I decided I was good enough at “Soulcalibur IV” to take my skills online and put them to the test.
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Freemasonry hysteria surrounds Jay-Z content
Isaac Avilucea | February 22Apparently, the Freemasons have recruited another minion to the Grand Masonic Lodge — this time, it’s Jay-Z.
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Artist Avenue: Logan Migliore
Hunter Riley | February 22Logan Migliore Junior, philosophy Alexander Payne: Junior, film Masked Moose Films is a two-year-old project created by students Logan Migliore and Alexander Payne.
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Concepto tambor
Hunter Riley | February 19This Friday night, it’s all about letting your hair down and wearing that dress or suit you never thought you would ever wear again. And it will save your $2 on admission at the Launchpad on Saturday. Concepto Tambor and La Flamilia firedancing troop are in New Mexico for three nights to perform a Cabernet style show with their Afro-Latin drum songs. Christian Orellana is one of the bands many drummers.
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Dead Man's Cell Phone evokes modern sense of loneliness
Chris Quintana | February 18“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” deals with the most important question regarding the afterlife: What happens to our cell phone after we pass on?
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Italian Film Festival hopes to reel in students
Evan Bobrick | February 18You don’t have to go to Italy to be immersed in Italian language and culture. Instead, you can go to the 4th Annual New Mexico Italian Film Festival that began on Sunday. The festival is usually held over the course of one week, with film screenings such as “Gomorrah,” and, “100 Nails,” at multiple theaters around Albuquerque, such as the Guild Cinema.
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Gliders On The Storm
Chris Quintana | February 18Planes without engines soar under the cerulean expanse and o’er the rocky desert of Moriarty. It’s not magic, or so says Rick Kohler, a glider pilot with over 7,500 hours in the cockpit.
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The structure of disconnection art
Candace Hsu | February 18Art is endless, said senior Sean Alkire. Alkire and Lauren Carvalho are showing their works at the John Sommers Gallery Friday.
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Artist's Avenue:Mike Mares
Zach Gould | February 16by Chris Quintana Daily Lobo Mike Mares sings and plays acoustic guitar for local group The Noms. The eight-month-old band is recording an album and plays a self-described “acoustic pop” that led to victory in UNM’s last Battle of the Bands. Daily Lobo: So what are you doing today? Mike Mares: Today we just had a little writing retreat and practice and hanging out and eating burritos.
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The Rosie Ledet Review
February 12Zydeco princess Rosie Ledet is the saucy sassy Screamin’ Jay Hawkins of swamp dancing. The rural Louisiana native played with her backing band The Zydeco Playboys at the Santa Fe Brewing Company’s Pub and Grill on Wednesday, a minute’s drive from the Rail Runner’s #599 first stop in Santa Fe.
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Eco-Reps to lead campus in sustainability
Candace Hsu | February 11Eco-Representatives unite! Last spring, the Research Service Learning Program collaborated with the Office of Sustainability to create a set of classes that will keep the environmental needs of the campus in mind. In the fall, graduate teaching assistant Andrew Marcum, from the Research Service Learning Program, taught a course that involved the Office of Sustainability.
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Doing It In the Duke City: Be a lean, green sex machine
Hunter Riley | February 11What do sex and sustainability have in common? I thought I was going to be the pioneer on this subject, but I was wrong — there are plenty of articles and blogs about the topic.
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Day in the life of : Gary Cline
Chris Quintana | February 11Owner of local bakery is living the sweet life Five a.m. — The whir of mixers hum while Gary Cline flattens, cuts and rolls chocolate-flavored dough into perfect U-shaped croissants.
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Singled-out Valentine's activities for couples
Hunter Riley | February 9Something showy Give your sweetheart a hip-hopping, heart-stopping good time at the Launchpad on Monday for the comeback tour of Eyedea and Abilities. The hip-hop group is part of the Rhymesayers Entertainment label and released its latest album, “By the Throat,” in July. Micheal Larsen, vocalist for the band, said crowds haven’t always been supportive of his music and performing. “I’ve had people throwing food at me, throwing golf balls at me,” Larsen said.
