This year's Come Out show was more than just a masquerade. "We try to educate people," said P.J. Sedillo, MC of the show and a UNM student. "We all have masks that we need to take off and reveal. That's what the performers do. They are who they are."
Voltaire once said, "Ice cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal."
This year's Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival has been a success, said Roberto Appicciafoco, the festival's curator. "We sold out all of the screenings on opening day," he said. "We're the fastest-growing film festival in the region."
About 120 miles east of Albuquerque, on the eastern edge of the town of Santa Rosa, N.M., lies a tiny oval of blue water - a spring-fed sinkhole about 80 feet wide and 81 feet deep - known as the Blue Hole.
The paintings, crosses, tiles and folk dÇcor that cover the Aztec Motel are an inspiration to Jae Whitehorse. "I'm very visual," said Whitehorse, an artist and resident at the motel. "I never thought of doing anything like this on the outside of the building. Everything is always on the inside."
For Albuquerque's the Mindy Set, the city provides an ideal setting for its music. "There's a good scene in terms of listenership," said vocalist Matt Dickens. "And the bands have a good sense of community."
The video game market is starting to look like a war of attrition. In the console world, the amusingly named Nintendo Wii, and Sony's new $600 monster, the Playstation 3, are hitting stores just in time for the Thanksgiving shopping madness.
An exhibition at the University Art Museum is giving scientists the opportunity to display their art. "This is all about people from fields that are traditionally at opposite poles, but they intersect around observation," said Sara Otto-Diniz, curator of "Art and Science/Observation and Imagination."
While we may be two nations divided by a common language, no linguistic hang-ups could keep our British neighbors from rapping.
For UNM graduate student and pianist Makiko Kimura, the past year has been a disaster and a success. Kimura transferred to UNM from Loyola University in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. She is a winner of the UNM 2006 Music Department Concerto Competition. Tonight, she will perform with the UNM Orchestra in its first concert of the season.
Best Student Essays is accepting entries and holding a cover-art competition for its fall 2006 issue.
Ludacris Release Therapy Available Now Apparently, haircuts are the newest trend in hip-hop. Following Busta Rhymes, who hacked off his dreadlocks to promote his latest release, Ludacris has done away with his cornrows and, apparently, taken on a more mature image. Granted, this isn't a Talib Kweli ...
Watching movies as a child is very strange. The oddest details about obscure flicks tend to stick in one's mind, and what we later regard as chintzy melodrama is able to manipulate our emotions with ease.
Last week in "My Strange New Mexico," we made the acquaintance of a 19th-century doctor named John Ballou Newbrough, a man whose interests in novel writing and popular spiritualism came together in 1880, when he claimed angels used him to channel the book of Oahspe - a new Bible for a new age.
When Mark Reid's second grade teacher asked him what he wanted do when he grew up, he told her he wanted to paint naked women. "I got sent to the office," he said.
The Classic Century Square is a vintage wonderland. The first time I went there was three years ago. I found a few antique clutches and some necklaces but, for some reason, didn't return.
It's hard to explain the Wu-Tang Clan. Nine African-Americans obsessed with Chinese culture, Italian mafia lore and the blaxploitation films of the '70s don't exactly scream mainstream acceptance.
For the members of Casadimanza, dancing is more than a hobby. "It's all about making noise and bringing good spirits to people," said Kobiana Nakigan, the troupe's co-founder. "They have sickness, sadness - they can just get up and have happiness in the moment."
A Static Lullaby A Static Lullaby Available Oct. 10 Sometimes you come across a CD that just makes you go, "Hmmmm." A Static Lullaby's new self-titled release is definitely one of those albums. How the band decided on the titles for its songs is an enigma. For example, in "Annexation of Puerto ...
Before I went to Le French Corner, I expected deliciousness. I wasn't prepared for what I encountered. I have tried many so-called French restaurants, but nothing compares to the savory and sweet dishes this little bakery had. This little find specializes in French fare with an American twist, yet it stays true to French cuisine.
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