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Rockin' anthropomorphic alien cats still bring anime, vocabulary to eager kids

Daniel V. Garcia | November 15

As a child of the '80s, after-school animation was always hit or miss. This was before the ubiquity of cable and channels such as Cartoon Network, so kids across the nation had very few options. "Tom and Jerry" reruns and similar fare had aired regularly for so many years that I managed to memorize lots of dialogue. Even today, I can still sing the theme song of "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids," a talent I recently put on display for an inebriated audience at a student ghetto party.

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Broadway classic still delivers

Marcella Ortega | November 15

The power of extravagance should never be underestimated. "Phantom of the Opera," the longest running show in Broadway history, has come to Popejoy Hall and brought with it lavish scenery, costumes and a splendid assortment of sophisticated clichÇs such as "Curse you" and "So be it."

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Dead rappers' timeless music should be left to rest in peace

Damian Garde | November 14

Dead rappers need to stay dead. Sure, Tupac totally killed it on "Who Do You Believe In," and Notorious BIG tore up "Juicy," but, as many of you may know, those men are dead.

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'Shortbus' not short on sex romps, emotion

Damon Scott | November 14

At the screening of John Cameron Mitchell's feature film, "Shortbus," the owner of the Guild Cinema asked if it was too cool in the theater.

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Band takes cracks at politics, government

Marcella Ortega | November 14

One has to wonder where a band gets a name like Leftover Crack. "I made it up," said lead singer Scott Sturgeon. "It's an oxymoron. It was funny once - once upon a time."

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The Lobo threesome

Daniel V. Garcia | November 14

Starlight Mints Drowaton Available Now Aspartame-free, Drowaton is 100 percent sugar bliss. In all likelihood, if you played it concurrently with "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" - the original, not the horrid remake - its scenes would magically fall in sync with the music. Four-four time ...

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And the award goes to...

Damian Garde and Marcella Ortega | November 9

Well, it's all over. The freshly slung mud is beginning to cake, and the resigned losers have only their private wealth to retreat to - maybe next time, Allen McCulloch.

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Cafe offers authentic Middle Eastern dishes, delightful mint tea

Shandea Williams | November 9

You might not be able to say it, but your taste buds won't care. It is hard to pronounce its dishes, but the Petra CafÇ and Restaurant offers delicious Greek, Arabic and Middle Eastern food at cheap prices.

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Middle-of-nowhere cabin really a hotel of murder

Mike Smith | November 9

A successful Taos businessman rode a good horse, carried hundreds of dollars in his pockets and traveled using mules to carry his belongings. His last name was Edwards, a man whose first name was lost in history.

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Dia de los Muertos parade takes stand against violence

Marcella Ortega | November 7

The dead took a walk through the South Valley on Sunday. Marching and riding in floats covered in colorful tissue-paper marigolds, people took to the streets dressed as the deceased as part of the Dia de los Muertos Marigold Parade and Celebration.

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Tis the season to see overhyped Hollywood flicks

Joe Buffaloe | November 7

It's that time of year again - Oscar season.

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Aliens, government breed genetic mutants in suspected underground lair

Mike Smith | November 2

Dulce is almost in the center of the northern edge of the state, on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Dulce is a small town, yet it looms large in the minds of conspiracy theorists worldwide, who believe it's the home of an underground government base - Earth's primary site for alien-human collaboration.

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Words afire: 21 plays in 21 days

Rachel Green | November 2

Move over, Denver. Step aside, Phoenix. Albuquerque is set to host the largest theater festival in the Southwest.

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Mentally stimulating games died when focus on superb graphics was born

Rhian Hibner | November 2

The video game industry has gotten to the point where any bipedal monkey with a vague amount of programming skill thinks it's a game developer.

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Day of the Dead brought to life at folk art shop

Marcella Ortega | November 1

Between midterms and the same ridiculous hype-building toward Halloween, I decided I would save my celebrating for the day after - D°a de los Muertos.

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Porn meets forlorn to expose hypocrisy

Monika Dziamka | November 1

In every photograph on display at the John Sommers Gallery at UNM, the people in the pictures seem melancholy, disconnected, tired and bored.

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Last-minute costumes require creativity

Damian Garde | October 31

Sure you don't have a costume yet, but that's no excuse to cut holes in a sheet and dress as a ghost for the third year in a row.

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Overloaded on Halloween sugar? Dull the pain with spooky stories

Daniel V. Garcia | October 31

Today, in case you don't already know, is Halloween. So, I have decided to open the inner sanctum in my den of horror digs to find some fine old freaky literature for the occasion.

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The Lobo threesome

Debra Au | October 31

by Debra Au / Daily Lobo Glue Catch As Catch Can Available Now The members of Glue are big. They're bad. You best not be actin' a fool 'cause they're straight outta ... New Hampshire. Glue is the latest - and perhaps the only - rap group to hail from the Granite State. With an eclectic mix of old-school ...

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Column: Underground nuclear tests cause sites to continuously ooze toxic radiation

Mike Smith | October 26

It was December 1961, in the desert just southeast of Carlsbad.