I think my IQ just dropped a few points. "Jackass Number Two" is a bit like a train wreck. No one wants to see it, but sometimes it's impossible to look away. Much like its predecessor, the film is exceptional only for its inexplicable ability to fill movie seats.
Steve White looks at a Pez dispenser and sees more than a cartoon character made of plastic. He sees Jesus in Wonder Woman. He sees the devil in Batman. And he sees Elvis in Happy Ghost.
Known to many as the mysteriously masked man advertising for Bandito Hideout restaurant, John Voelker enjoys the liberty his job allows him.
The life of Dr. John Ballou Newbrough was often impressive, often unique and often strange - and at its strangest, it was in New Mexico.
Artist Negwes White doesn't just draw a picture, he creates a message. "A big thing of mine is the trail of tears," White said. "Not much has changed. The same roots that were broken are still broken to this day. They are still not acknowledged. Even though it is written in paper and it is signed, that doesn't mean anything. We could just rip the Declaration of Independence in half."
8mm Songs to Love and Die By Available Sept. 26 Whoever said rock music doesn't have a softer side obviously hasn't heard 8mm. This Los Angeles husband-and-wife musical team's new album is something of a rarity. There is a hard and edgy sound created by the melancholic twang of the guitar, nicely ...
Lewis Black is not an angry man. He only plays one on television. "I just had a doctor's appointment, and my blood pressure is perfect," he said.
If Bob Dylan wouldn't have been a songwriter, he would have been a serial killer. This is according to an associate of mine who believes the chameleonic Jewish kid from Minnesota's knack for imitation and a shrewdness for self-aggrandizement make him fit the profile of a sociopath.
Being a member of the UNM Wind Symphony is kind of like taking a literature course. "You want to have literature from different authors, different periods of time, different subjects - that type of thing," said Eric Rombach-Kendall, wind symphony conductor.
Although many UNM students might not recognize Joshua Arellano's name, they might recognize his face, his hat or his dance moves.
When Albuquerque resident Pam Gentilini comes home from her job as a medical assistant at UNM Hospital, she doesn't have the luxury of kicking back on the couch for a night of mindless TV.
Old photographs, a painting of a penis, a spelling bee award from elementary school and his mother's Christmas stocking are a few ornaments on the four walls of Don Schrader's apartment.
For poet Damien Flores, slam poetry is an art that defies boundaries. "It's something everyone can get into," he said. Flores is the president of UNM Lobo Slam, a group of student poets who have garnered national attention in the past year. Flores was a member of the team representing UNM at the 2005 National Poetry Slam, a competition the team went on to win.
On the western edge of Albuquerque stand five calm, reddish-black volcanoes, all in a line.
Status Salon is not just a place to get a haircut. "I was trying to get the local art and hip-hop scene and do something with it," said owner Rett Beecher.
by Marcella Ortega Daily Lobo Summerhouse Tea and Trading Company owner Charlotte Webster is fascinated with the study of tea. "It was very captivating to me," she said. Webster opened her tea house three years ago. She carries 90 different teas from 10 different countries such as France, Australia, ...
Everclear Welcome to the Drama Club Available Today Everclear has some issues. If lead singer Art Alexakis isn't singing about a crappy childhood, being poor or drug abuse, he's singing about his ex-wife. With two new members in the band, it seems Everclear wants to make a fresh start. However, ...
by Shandea Williams Daily Lobo When trying to decide on a restaurant for my first review, I felt it had to be one that is newer, smaller and close to campus. There are only a few places within walking distance of campus that offer tasty vegetarian and vegan meals for decent prices. Even meat lovers ...
by Jen Shark Daily Lobo With school in full swing, I find myself with barely any free time - especially to eat. Sometimes, the easiest choice is to grab a nice, big, juicy burger from Sonic or perhaps across the street at McDonald's. Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser, might change someone's ...
Last week in "My Strange New Mexico," we explored the short-lived Placitas, N.M., hippie communes of the 1960s and '70s.
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