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Pharoahe Monch digs back up from the underground

Eight years ago, Bill Clinton was president, "Family Guy" was funny and listening to Limp Bizkit was considered socially acceptable. Obviously, a lot has changed. And no one knows better than Pharoahe Monch, who released his last album in 1999.

Gay movement's history a riot onstage

Sometimes it takes one fierce queen to make history. Sometimes it takes a couple thousand. In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, a dehumanizing routine raid on a Greenwich Village gay bar became the catalyst for the empowerment and radicalization of the American gay rights movement.

Richardson shook so many hands that he set a world record

In 1998, Kevin Cole, of Carlsbad, New Mexico set a new world record for the farthest spaghetti nasal ejection, sending 7 1/2 inches of noodle rocketing from his nose in a single blow.

Paisano's offers traditional fare made from scratch

It's difficult to find a restaurant with authentic recipes and excellent service. Paisano's is as authentic as your Italian grandmother's cooking. When everything is made from scratch, it results in a noticeably positive experience.

Mad hatters with sewing needles

A pair of friends are dressing the townsfolk in colorful hats. Folk musician Ben Wood and skateboarder Eli Wentzel-Fisher have a project called Hannah's Hats. The hats sell for $25 a piece, and they've sold 13 so far. "My friend Hannah made me this hat for my birthday a few years ago, and I wore it for awhile," Wentzel-Fisher said.

Film plots revenge with twists, turns

by Rhian Hibner Daily Lobo If you want to completely destroy someone, "Ocean's Thirteen" would be a good place to look for pointers. Revenge is always a good way to get a movie going, but all too often, the execution falls flat. Typically, the hero gets into one of Hollywood's signature unrealistic fight scenes.

Supposed UFO crash film may have been footage of weapons testing

On a rolling desert plain, shabby with yellow grass and sagebrush, a large, white, oval-shaped object falls through the sky at an estimated speed of 200 to 300 mph - bouncing and skidding across the desert before exploding into a shower of fiery debris. As if expecting it, a camera captures the entire event - panning smoothly to the left along the course of the crashing object, carefully framing its every motion - and the footage sweeps across the Internet.

Big-headed rapper can't back up claims of grandeur

Lil' Wayne is the RenÇ Descartes of hip-hop. Way back in 1641, Descartes argued that God gave him the ability to perceive the truth. Then he argued that because he has a perception of God, and everything he perceives is true, God must exist - a theory using its own conclusion as a premise. This fallacy came to be known as the Cartesian circle and led lots of philosophers to shout at one another and generally contribute nothing to society.

Photos affirm African roots

There's a strong African influence in Mexico, according to Susan Luna's photographs. Luna's photo exhibit, "The African Presence in Mexico," is a collection of images that show Mexico's African heritage, and then some.

Photographer hits road with one-man band

Rock 'n' roll is a trip. Kevin Fullerton, of the one-man band Rochester Fosgate, went on a five day tour through Arizona and southern California. His friend, Rocky Norton, photographed the trip documentary-style. They went to Flagstaff, Ariz., Phoenix, San Diego, Huntington, Calif., Los Angeles and Venice Beach.

Shining a light on Thursday night subculture

A reason to go to the Atomic Cantina, aside from drinking, is to check out Tara Zalewsky's series of oil paintings called "Thursday Night Portraits." "Thursday nights is when they do the swing dancing at the Atomic Cantina," Zalewsky said. "They've got these incredible costumes and a variety of personalities. Some I knew well, some I didn't know at all."

White Sands UFO crash footage may have been concocted by hoax artist

In the last "My Strange New Mexico," we examined a mysterious film that many believe shows a UFO crashing in the desert of the White Sands Missile Range in 1997. In the film, a white, football-shaped craft plummets from the sky, skips violently across the ground and explodes. Where the film came from, who shot it, or even when it was first viewed, has remained uncertain.

Serving up plates of New York hospitality

A slice of New York opened up May 21 in the University area. Times Square Deli Mart, at 2132 Central Ave. S.E., combines a deli with a convenience store, a typical style in New York.

Artists sweat the small stuff

Those with an insatiable visual hunger might fare well upstairs at 516 ARTS. The gallery features 12 artists in a show called "Attention to Detail." The show opened May 26 and runs through June.

Rappers aren't obliged to tell us what we want to hear

As the rest of us mere mortals go about our daily lives, Oprah Winfrey is ruining hip-hop.

Graffiti on buildings, overpasses proves art isn't dead

The average college student may not go to art galleries very often or spend a significant portion of his or her money on paintings, but art is far from dead. Why am I so confident about this? Graffiti.

Unique clothes cost a few extra pennies, but this boutique won't empty your pockets

The retail sleuth found a gem last week. I was running late for a banquet when I discovered Cutie Pie at 1417 Central Ave. N.E.

Finding salvation, peace through art

When artist Paul Bartlett RÇ graduated from Cal Tech with a degree in physics, he decided to express the beauty of science through art. "On the outside, the transition from science to art was a dramatic transition," he said. "Internally, there is a great similarity - at least with the work I do. It was a fairly smooth progression internally."

Dancers ready to take the lead

If you're a good dancer, you're good in relationships, said to Millie Leahy, a UNM dance instructor. "The skills it takes to partnership dance are the same skills it takes to have a relationship," she said. "At any given moment, you can only have a leader and a follower. You can't have two leaders at the same moment, for the same reason they don't have two steering wheels in the car."