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Passing the hours with Virginia Woolf

Angela Williams | January 29

Virginia Woolf has never been quite so mysterious. At least, not since her death in 1941. But with the advent of Michael Cunningham's ferocious, candid novel "The Hours," and its equally provocative movie version, Woolf has been all the rage again. In his novel, the Pulitzer-Prize winning Cunningham delves into one of the 20th century's greatest novelists and the mother of the modernists through not only Woolf's story, but also by interweaving a more current theme with two additional characters.

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COLUMN: War redefines music world

Dustin Habermann | January 29

by Dustin Habermann Daily Lobo Music has a transformative power and its might cannot be understated. Every country in the world has a national anthem and every movement has had it's soundtrack. From "El Pueblo Unido, Jamas Sera Vencido" in Chile, to the bulk of Woody Gutherie's and Pete Seger's work and the re-contextualized hymn of "We Shall Overcome" in the civil rights movement of the '60s, music and song help define movements.

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New band's lyrics seep emotion

Nathan Jacquez | January 28

In the pop-fueled music industry, it is rare to come across a new band that has talent, depth and the ability to make you feel its music. Memento, a Los Angeles based band has done just that. Their debut CD, Beginnings, may just be the beginning of a long career.

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UNM grad goes Hollywood

Amber L. Earls | January 28

There are no guarantees that you'll get a job after college or even grad school, but if you work hard, meet the right people and "accidentally be in the right place at the right time," you'll achieve anything. At least, that's what Christopher Painter insists.

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COLUMN: 'La Cucaracha' comic is vital for positive change

Margarita Ortega y Gomez | January 28

Lalo Alcaraz knows that having a voice is one of the most valued freedoms our country has to offer. He also knows that this right is one of our most awesome responsibilities. That's why he created the now famous comic strip called "La Cucaracha" that brings issues facing Chicanas and Chicanos in the American mainstream.

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Film unveils former U.S. Secretary of State's secrets

Mike Sanchez | January 23

In the mood for a history lesson about a man that surprisingly few people of our generation know all that much about? Search no further than "The Trials of Henry Kissinger," playing now at Madstone Theaters alongside "Bowling for Columbine." Henry Kissinger, who served under several different presidential administrations, has just been thrust back into the political spotlight thanks to George W.

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Kissinger vs. Columbine

Dustin Habermann | January 23

by Dustin Habermann Daily Lobo Documentary Deathmatch: "Bowling for Columbine" vs. "The Trials of Henry Kissinger" Both make you want to raise your angry fist against the man keeping you down but which is the better date movie? The Daily Lobo decides in a eight-round battle to the death.

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Tricklock brings in world theater

January 23

by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo Theater companies from all over the world are in Albuquerque performing in the Third Annual Revolutions International Theatre Festival, brought to us by our own creators, innovators and ambassadors of culture, the Tricklock Theatre Company.

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Moore's film examines gun control with new approach

Dustin Habermann | January 23

by Dustin Habermann Daily Lobo Why are Americans killing each other? Using the angles of the Columbine tragedy, U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S. media, Michael Moore attempts to answer this question in his 2002 release "Bowling for Columbine." There's a pretty slim chance you are going to be killed by a gun.

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'Frida' blends passion, pain well

Amber L. Earls | January 23

Madstone, the new major independent movie theater in Albuquerque, only picks the best films to show and "Frida" is a beautiful film. It has all the beauty of one of Frida Kahlo's paintings, with an emphasis on the pain. It chronicles the story of Ms. Kahlo's life from the day she first spoke to Diego Rivera to the day her work was finally showcased in her home, Mexico.

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'Dr. Strangelove' comes back

January 23

by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," originally released in 1964, is considered by many to be a masterpiece of cinema. The film, now playing at Madstone Theater, deals with the safety of nuclear weapons and the people who handle them during the Cold War.

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Poet's performance intense

January 13

by Angela Williams and Kenn Rodriguez Daily Lobo Buddy Wakefield always plays Albuquerque on the perfect note. A performance poet and slam champion from Seattle, Wakefield is on the last leg of his personal road tour and every time he swings by New Mexico, the Buddy groupies swarm to see his intense, emotional performances.

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Caught on the cutting edge

January 13

by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo For the next three weeks, Albuquerque will be a hotbed for cutting-edge theater. The Tricklock Company will spnosor its third annual Revolutions International Theatre Festival. Theater companies from six different countries will present more than 35 performances for 20 days at eight venues throughout the city.

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'Unit 7' about music, not fame

January 13

by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo Albuquerque audience members are some of the lucky ones as talented independent bands like Unit 7 Drain are allowed to grow and evolve. Unit 7 Drain strives for originality. Lead singer/guitarist Harry Redus-Brown said that the band "is mostly about suppressed aggression, agitation, dissatisfaction and a sort of general disaffected feeling of most people who are intelligent enough to perceive what's going on around them.

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'High Life' actors deliver stand-out performances

Amber L. Earls | January 13

Have you ever wanted to rob a bank? Didn't think so, but have you ever wondered what goes on in the minds of those who rob banks? The latest production at the Vortex has just what you're looking for. "High Life" is about four guys who plan to rob a bank, more like an ATM machine, and quarrel so much that -- well, I won't spoil the ending for you.

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Live McCartney CD falls prey to political correctness

Margarita Ortega y Gomez | December 9

Paul McCartney has been around for ages. And this year he's back -- Back in the U.S, that is. Har, har, right? And no, I did not forget an extra "S" and an "R" in my fully intended pun. That's the name of his new double album of all live tracks. He's caught the all-too-common patriotic bug, too.

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Superstar cast give "Igby Down Under" Oscar edge

Mike Sanchez | December 9

"Igby Goes Down," now playing at Madstone Theaters, is one of the best movies to come out this year bar none. With a stellar cast, phenomenal writing, a score that exceeds all standards of what can be done with music in film and one of the strongest performances this year, "Igby Goes Down" should be a strong contender for all categories of the Academy Awards.

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'Insomniac' showcases Attell's wit

Kenn Rodriguez | December 5

Comedian Dave Attell, host of the Comedy Central TV show "Insomniac with Dave Attell," calls the show "'E!'s Wild On' for ugly people." I respectfully disagree. The show is more like the bar portions of "Blind Date" mixed with "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" and a lot of cheap beer.

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Progressive, energetic step group Molodi take act to new level

Marisa Demarco | December 5

The members of Molodi are feeling "pretty ambitious"-- at least that's how Juan Carlos Bagnell, one of the step dance group's founding members, describes the group's first full-length show at the Tricklock Theatre. Imagine, an hour or hour and a half in which most of the rhythms, music and energy are generated entirely by only six dancers bodies.

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Choir concert more than voices

Dustin Habermann | December 5

by Dustin Habermann Daily Lobo When was the last time you did something nice for your mother? That's what I thought, you negligent monster. Well, here's a hint -- she doesn't want to see the new "Jackass" movie. How about an evening of music? Tonight, the University Choir and the University Symphony Orchestra will perform two favorites of the choral repertoire, Vivaldi's "Gloria" and Faure's "Requiem," conducted by Professor Bradley Ellingboe and Professor Jorge Perez-Gomez.