George R.R. Martin’s Fantastical Realm
NO SIGN HANGS OUTSIDE Milk of the Poppy, but that’s part of the fun in finding the medieval apothecary-themed bar. Instead, an illuminated carved poppy on the adobe wall by the entrance seems to…
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Category: Arts & Entertainment
Cara and Diego Romero’s Creative World
WHEN PHOTOGRAPHER CARA ROMERO (Chemehuevi) and potter Diego Romero (Cochiti) sit down together, their sentences overlap, their pasts braid, and their love story unfolds, inseparable from their art…
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What We’re Reading: Johnny Geronimo: Art of Darkness
IN SANTA FE, someone has murdered an art collector, and now they’re moving on to Native artists. The police have called in a private eye: Think Philip Marlowe, but make him Apache. Eagle Eye…
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The Colors of New Mexico
DOZENS OF BOTTLES OF FINE POWDER line the windows of Stella Maria Baer’s Santa Fe studio. Their contents vary vastly in color. Some are light mauves. Others are deep spruce greens, sunny yellows, and…
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The Romance and Reality of the Old West
PAUL ANDREW HUTTON saw Walt Disney’s Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier for the first time when he was six years old. “That just stamped itself on my psyche,” says the longtime University of New…
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Spotlight on New Mexico’s Filmmakers
THE SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL may have a global reach, but its impact for New Mexico filmmakers and talent can make a world of difference locally. Driven by a love of independent film…
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Joshua Wheeler’s Cosmic New Novel
JOSHUA WHEELER HAD HEARD THE STORY—many times—about the cult in La Luz. His family owned White Sands Ranch in nearby Alamogordo, and his aunt and uncle ran a church on the property that became a…
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New Mexico Magazine Wins 18 IRMA Awards
AMERICA’S OLDEST STATE MAGAZINE, New Mexico Magazine continued a 102-year tradition of excellence at the 45th annual International Regional Media Association (IRMA) Awards, taking home 18 honors at…
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Giant Pumpkin Steals the Show
ALLEN CLARK MIGHT describe himself as a backyard gardener, but there’s nothing amateurish about his results. In 2024, he brought a 974-pound pumpkin to the state fair, winning not one but three blue…
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Weaving Stories at the Crownpoint Rug Auction
DELBERT AUTRY POINTS TO A potential buyer from the stage at the Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction. A young man in the crowd just bid $1,200 for a dazzling three-by-five-foot Storm Pattern weaving, but…
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