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The Big Loud Wolf
Following warnings from Santa Fe police, the Meow Wolf collective has scaled back the number of shows it puts on. For some, this is an opportunity to focus more on its visual offerings. For others (namely me and anyone who gets excited about hearing original music), this is a huge blow to the music scene.
Ecotistical
Mapping a Green Future presents issues that are universal—such as carbon emissions, pollution and depletion of resources—but it does a good job of examining them in a way that feels specific to the viewer, either by assessing the impact at the local level or by narrowing the focus of the data to the individual level.
Metamorphosis
The elegant little building, situated at the corner of Alameda and Galisteo streets, once contained the fledgling promise of the Mediterranean Café. It has spent the last several years drooping from a gem into a degenerate gangster bar and then a rug shop and, finally, a sad, empty building in need of genuine metamorphosis. The building was a cockroach, but it woke up recently to find it had transformed into Louie’s Corner Café.
The Scary Barber Chair
Yes, this may be it, the last of the Halloween documentation. Our photographer for the night was Jonathan Tercero, who has done the last few parties we’ve had and is very awesome. The creepy barber chair set-up was put together by Mike Ranft, with props from Hogles.
Dressed to Kill
In the spirit of Samhain, I wanted to talk in a countdown-like fashion about some of the most notable music-inspired costumes I’ve seen over the years, inspired by Blind Melon, AC/DC, Kurt Cobain, a werewolf hunting band and, unnaturally, the King of Pop.
Old Skool
How is it some people, operating under much more oppressive regimes than, say, an ad agency, can transcend mediocrity to design something original and beautiful?The Polish Poster: Paradox, Metaphor and Symbolism doesn’t answer this question. It simply demonstrates that good design can last well beyond its intended commercial purpose.
Going Local Means Getting Large
Hand me a sealed plastic bag of so-called “food” on an airplane and my instinct instinct is to say, “If any portion of the high cost of my airplane ticket is justified by the expense of this nasty little sack of over-processed by-products, please give me the home address of your CEO because I desperately want to wake him in the night by ramming these airplane-shaped graham crackers down his throat.”
God’s Will Be Done
A Serious Man is the third straight film from the Coen Brothers—after No Country for Old Men and Burn After Reading—to repeat the same gag, with increasing mirth and finality: Don’t look down because there isn’t anything there.
Santa Fe Restaurant Guide 2009-1010
SFR's annual guide to eating in Santa Fe: classic restaurants, restaurant of the year, our 40 favorites and the complete list of where to eat and what to eat.
Gamers, Rock On
My two favorite things in the entire world are music and games, so you can imagine my disappointment as countless games have failed to meet my musical expectations. The games may be fun, but there's a generation of kids growing up that has more interest in getting really good at a fake guitar than the real thing.
