AltWeeklies Wire
Ai, Poet Extraordinaire, Diesnew
The poet Ai, whose work was astoundingly varied and consistently forceful, passed away last week from pneumonia. She was 62. Ai was born Florence Johnson but changed her name to the Japanese word for love.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
03-30-2010 |
Books
Ten Years of Pulitzer Prize Winners, And What They Say About Usnew

We are a nation of many religions and races, but we're only recently comfortable with that (and sometimes, not so much). We are serious and sober and value hard work, but we also like comic books. At the end of the day, all we'd like to do is go home and have a slice of pie.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
01-12-2010 |
Books
What's a Feminist Like You Doing in a Place Like This?new

Feminist art icon Judy Chicago now lives in Belen, New Mexico, long considered by this reporter to be the worst place on earth.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
06-01-2009 |
Art
The Alibi's Sixth Annual Photo Contestnew
Is photography simply the capturing of a moment, or is it the creation of it? Don't look at us; we got nothing. Instead, look at the work submitted by Alibi readers to our annual snapshot shindig.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
04-14-2009 |
Art
Tags: photography, Albuquerque
Liberals Drink Here: An Interview with Richard Lingemannew
About 10 years ago, Richard Lingeman, The Nation’s senior editor and longtime executive editor, came up with the idea of providing readers with a way to connect with the history of the left, as well as with other like-minded Americans.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
02-03-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Brief and Wondrous Interview with Junot Diaznew

Diaz is the "It Kid" in literature today. The author of the 1996 short story collection Drown, he was awarded this year's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
09-23-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pulitzer Prize, Junot Diaz
Middle-Aged ABBA Musical Not Quite as Cringetastic as Those Words Implynew
1994's Muriel's Wedding used the title character’s obsession with the '70s Swedish quartet's glittery lady-music to underscore Muriel's disconnected idealization of romance, glamour and marriage-centered happiness, an obsession that leaves her struggling to construct a true sense of self. Mamma Mia!, on the other hand, features ABBA as a way to ... sing along to ABBA songs. And dance.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
07-29-2008 |
Reviews