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Local meat is still just meat and the tea party is still just the tea party.
Blow Hard
Gov. Bill Richardson for many years has declared New Mexico the “clean energy state” and called for the export of electricity generated from wind to large markets such as California. Sounds good. But behind the hype, talk to any expert about future wind development in the state and it becomes clear there is one major problem: Transmission lines are already at capacity.
7 Days
Considering the electrical box on the Plaza, identity theft, gambling, time, temperature and why people are seeking political office.
Santa Fe Eavesdropper
Overheard at Second Street Brewery and at Acoma Optical
Briefs: March 17
Stalking political conventions and giving the Department of Health a check-up.
He’s Still Got It
It’s so frustrating to know that Roman Polanski makes great movies—at least in part because he’s such a creep. But so it goes, and here is The Ghost Writer: a classic-seeming new thriller with the recriminative gall to be an inside joke about how we’ve let the real world turn into something like a Roman Polanski movie.
Eating Wrong
A plot for New Mexico’s salvation: From March 11 to 12, Bioneers held the Dreaming New Mexico Food System Summit and something of a soft launch for Dreaming New Mexico’s road map to “an age of local foodsheds and a fair trade state.”
Living Dead
If I were trying to sign on with a gallery, I might think about Skotia Gallery. The high ceilings, dark interior, and happy chirps and hums of staff-selected techno music create a comfortable atmosphere. These details contrast nicely with the often-twisted imagery. The shows are consistently strong, especially in technique.
A Sharp
Years ago, I dated a girl who was intensely into tango. Our relationship was a vicious power struggle so, in an effort to spite her, I refused to dance. Now that I’m making a conscious effort to experience new things, I figured it was a good time to get into tango, so I traveled to the weekly milonga at El Meson.
