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Polaroid exhibit surprisingly creative

Emily Sperry | January 31

American physicist Edwin Land introduced the revolutionary process of instant photography to the world in 1947. The history of this process and the evolution that eventually formed the Polaroid Corporation is examined in a framed introduction exhibited in Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography, which is showing at the University Art Museum in the Center for the Arts building.

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Gallery features diverse array of faculty artwork

Marissa Jurez | January 31

One of the things I've come to appreciate most about UNM's always-under-construction campus is the fact that new places to be discovered always exist amid the nooks and crannies within its often unexplored vicinity.

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COLUMN: Prejudice remains prevalent in U.S.

Laura E. Valdez | January 31

Black History Month gives cause to pause and reflect upon African American History in the United States. It's a history that many would rather ignore, because it is an ugly mark on these United States.

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'Grateful Dawg' reclaims music

Benjamin S. Rogerson | January 31

Gillian Grisman's documentary "Grateful Dawg" chronicles the friendship and musical partnership between David "Dawg" Grisman and Jerry Garcia from the early 1960s until Garcia's death in 1994.

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Hot shot Strokes show talent

Simon Trujillo | January 31

Equipped with long, greasy hair, beer bottles and simple, ebullient tunes shaded in the aesthetic of '60s Brit rock - among other genres - The Strokes' Tuesday night performance at the Sunshine Theater instilled the audience with the fortunate/unfortunate fact that these guys are hotshot rock stars.

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'Sabotage' inspired nonsense

Kenn Rodrguez | January 29

When a reviewer says your production "is hysterically funny, but it makes no sense," it's usually a bad thing.

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'Me Times Three' silly but worthwhile treat

Anna Angeli | January 29

Complete with the standard plucky heroine, date-from-hell scenes and gorgeous gay best friend, "Me Times Three" is the typical chick-flick in book form. Think Bridget Jones' Diary, with a move from London to New York and Bridget replaced with her Jewish alter ego.

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Dilated Peoples wax political

Benjamin S. Rogerson | January 24

The Dilated Peoples, consisting of two MCs and one DJ, take hip-hop to a new level on their latest album Expansion Team. With group members Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu working together, the product is a seamless album full of rock-hard beats with witty lyrics.

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Art in Plastic

Andrew Webb | January 24

The founder and director of a UNM plastics engineering facility recently received recognition for something one wouldn't expect from a man who teaches students the business and science of materials engineering.

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New GoMotorCar album a dark, pensive delight

Benjamin S. Rogerson | January 24

GoMotorCar provides much needed relief from the hoards of the annoying pop-infiltrated songs of the past year with their dark, eerie sound.

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Laughs keep coming at Riverside

Blake Driver | January 24

Been a while since laughter doubled you over in your theater seat? It might have happened to you again if you attended week one of the shows in the Revolutions International Theatre Festival 2002.

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Indie-rockers, Mistletoe to kiss Duke City Monday night

Iliana Limn | January 24

The Breeders, an indie-rock powerhouse that is a spawn of The Pixies, among others, and has toured with the likes of Nirvana, will take the stage Monday at the Launchpad along with local band Mistletoe.

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'Wolf' mixes horror, Kung-Fu

Benjamin S. Rogerson | January 23

The French film "The Brotherhood of the Wolf" ("Le Pacte des Loups"), directed by Christopher Gans, tells the myth of the Beast of Gevaudan. The film includes the genres of both horror and action, jumping from one to the other, rarely melding the two.

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Scott's 'Blackhawk' unbalanced

Simn Trujillo | January 23

Ridley Scott, director of the latest war epic "Black Hawk Down," has a steady reputation as a good director.

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'X-Files' case closes this season

January 23

When is it time for a television show to go away? In the case of Fox's "The X-Files," after about nine seasons. And as industry observers note, the time frame may vary, but the signs of impeding doom often remain the same.

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'Aida' a tale of love, power

Carolyn Rome | January 22

The collaboration of one of the greatest musicians of our time and a lyricist who produces instant classics form the enchanting foundation of the Broadway musical hit, "Aida."

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Theater festival nothing short of 'revolutionary'

Blake Driver | January 17

The people at the Riverside Theatre are dead-set on revolutionizing the way we see theater, and their upcoming festival will prove it.

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Arts in Brief

January 17

Bookworks, will hold a book-signing and discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Dan Stober and Albuquerque Journal reporter Ian Hoffman for their new book, "A Convenient Spy: Wen Ho Lee and the Politics of Nuclear Espionage," Friday at 7 p.m.

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Troupe puts new spin on children's tale

Emily Sperry | January 17

The Albuquerque Children's Theatre will be presenting performances of the classic children's story "Puss in Boots" - delivered with several new twists - this weekend at the Albuquerque Little Theatre.

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Modern art surges ahead

Valerie J. Medina | January 17

If modern art has lost its luster, and progressive voice and postmodernism is overly complex, how can artistic expression retain its individuality?