Tom Russell’s Last Stand
Above: Tom Russell outside his home. IN THE SUMMER OF 2015, I received an email from the musician Tom Russell saying he’d gotten my address from a mutual friend in New York who’s an influential radio…
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Made in NM | Editor's Letter | August 2017
THE MAKER MOVEMENT is a 21st-century phenomenon based on applying new technologies to good old do-it-yourself ingenuity, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit. It’s about producing things rather than…
Read MoreSecrets Out | Editor's Letter | July 2017
IN ANNOUNCING THE Readers’ Choice Travel Awards last month, we spotlighted a lot of the more conspicuous attractions the state has to offer. So in the natural yin-yang order of things, we’re coming…
Read MoreSports | Editor’s Letter | June 2017
FOR ME, THE READER'S CHOICE results are kind of like reading the sports pages. I want to learn the horse-race finishes, of course, I want to see how my own fan favorites performed against the…
Read MoreThe Discovery Channel | Editor's Letter | May 2017
WITH EVERY ISSUE, my personal to-do list gets a little longer. For one thing, there’s already a stack of books by NM authors at home crying for some quality time—Steven Kotler’s new Stealing Fire…
Read MoreNM Living | Editor's Letter | April 2017
GEORGIA O’KEEFFEE NEVER CEASES to amaze—and I’m not even talking about her artwork, but her lifestyle. She was so far ahead of 20th-century manners and mores that today’s trendies are still playing…
Read MoreDigging into Dixon | Editor's Letter | March 2017
DIXON SURE GETS a lot of attention for a village of fewer than a thousand souls. In this issue you’ll find contributions from two noteworthy residents whose work adds in no small part to the town’s…
Read MoreCarrizozo Or Bust | Editor's Letter | February 2016
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, the magazine has formed a very gratifying partnership with Warren Malkerson, owner of the Tularosa Basin Gallery of photography in Carrizozo. As they were last year, our photo…
Read MoreGotta Have Heart | Editor's Letter | January 2017
WHEN WE STARTED planning the cover for this special theme issue, art director Edie Dillman said it’s about time we commission an original piece of art—it’s been five years since Douglas Magnus created…
Read MoreChristmas Spirit, NM Style | Editor's Letter | December 2016
CHARMING. THAT’S THE WINNING WORD that came out of a meeting during which we were trying to succinctly describe the New Mexico Christmas vibe. “It’s totally different here than anywhere else,” said…
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