AltWeeklies Wire
Mark Winne Examines the Politics of Eatingnew
The community food systems expert talks with us about how economic divisions in the US affect the way people eat. We also present an excerpt from Winne’s recent book, Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty, which examines this problem in detail.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Winne and Charlotte Jusinski |
07-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wearing the Message: Politics + Culture + Art = A T-Shirt Revolutionnew
The new generation of the T-shirt is increasingly defined by message, meaning and personal propaganda. In this presidential election year, such content is reaching a fever pitch.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
07-03-2008 |
Fashion
Lethal Rejection: Karl Chamberlain's Execution is Overnew
On Feb. 21, Karl Chamberlain received a rare greeting card from his half-sister, Liberty Chamberlain: "Happy Death Day," it read. "Glad you're still with us." Chamberlain, the first to receive an execution date once Texas reopened the execution chamber after a Supreme Court ruling, was executed by lethal injection on June 11.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
06-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Adam Sandler Demonstrates How Far He's Fallen Since 'Happy Gilmore'new
Beginning encouragingly with a bit of charming stupid-funny, You Don't Mess with the Zohan rapidly disintegrates into blank-staring, brain-cell-destroying inanity, alighting, occasionally, on the rarest flowers of slap-yourself-on-the-forehead-because-it's-so-stupid funny and then, about 12 minutes into the two-hour-long slog, it settles into illimitably stupefying, comatose-inducing and transcendentally dimwitted, anti-funny.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
To Bond or Not to Bond: For Detained Immigrants, That is the Questionnew
Family members of undocumented immigrants are often being advised not to pay bond due to ICE holds. "We know that that's illegal. Anyone who is afforded bail -- it could be high, could be low -- but once you're afforded bail, you have the right to post it."
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Sanders |
06-13-2008 |
Immigration
Gas Hits $4 a Gallon -- and the End of Oil Isn't Far Down the Roadnew
Suddenly, with $4-per-gallon gas, the public buses fill up, the bike racks are crammed and scooter and hybrid car dealers are looking at enormous back orders.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
06-13-2008 |
Economy
Pigeon Carnage in a Downtown Santa Fe Buildingnew
A landlord's efforts to keep pigeons out of a fire escape end up trapping many in, leading to a pile of carcasses and a bureaucratic mess.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
06-05-2008 |
Animal Issues
Former Trial Lawyer Turns to the Theaternew
Craig Barnes used to negotiate deals, but now he's putting on plays, as co-founder of the Santa Fe-based theater group Red Thread Collective.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
06-05-2008 |
Theater
Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias Speaks Outnew
In his new book, In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration, Iglesias opens up about the political motivations behind his December 2006 firing from the U.S. Department of Justice and the firestorm that followed.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
06-05-2008 |
Politics
'The Unforeseen' is a Mezmorizing Doc on Development and the Environmentnew
The Unforeseen centers on the ambitions of one developer, Gary Bradley, and those who would oppose his will in Austin, Texas. Dunn merges her findings with a cinematic style that alternates between impressionistic, cinematic poetry and solid, straight-ahead uses of narrative and interview.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
Talking to Stephanie 'Golden Girl' Jaramillo, a Pioneer of Women's Boxingnew
Jaramillo and her husband are launching Geronimo Enterprises, a promotions company that will begin organizing mixed martial arts and amateur boxing bouts in Santa Fe as early as August 2008.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
05-30-2008 |
Sports
'Prince Caspian' is Inappropriate for All Agesnew
Of the 144 minutes that the new fantasy-adventure film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian runs, there isn't a single clever one to be found. There are, perhaps, three or four that sufficiently stimulate the eyes. This leaves at least 140 more to be bored by, to laugh at, to be further bored by and, finally, to plan an escape from.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
05-23-2008 |
Reviews
Jamie Lidell's Latest is a Little Sad and Sometimes Sappynew
The Brit soul singer jumps into the way-back machine for a ride to 1960s Motown in his new album, the simply titled Jim.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Patricia Sauthoff |
05-23-2008 |
Reviews
As the Army's Recruitment of Students Intensifies, So Does its Oppositionnew
As the Army has increased its presence in schools across the country, exposure to recruitment has become a part of daily life for area teenagers. Students and teachers allege that recruiters have walked into classrooms unannounced in order to speak with potential recruits. In response, anti-war activists also have found a place in the classroom.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Sanders |
05-23-2008 |
War
Is FedEx Kinko's Trashing its Recyclables?new
The company recycles 700 tons of paper per year and recently was ranked eighth on the Environmental Protection Agency's quarterly list of Green Power Partners. But when it comes to Santa Fe Kinko's stores, one former employee says the company's recycling claims are nothing more than a whitewash.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Sanders |
05-15-2008 |
Environment
