What We're Reading: Wild New World
IT COMES OUT IN LATE OCTOBER, but the new Dan Flores book is worth the wait. In Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals & People in America (W.W. Norton), the Santa Fe–based author delivers epic…
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Category: Culture
Los Maestros del Norte Weaves Tradition and Art
AMID THE STARK MESAS and hidden valleys of Chimayó, a few shops serve as beacons of traditional Río Grande–style weaving. Generations of New Mexicans have handed down the art, just as award-winning…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: September 2022
Drivin’ Me Crazy Edgewood resident Ed Gerber had been waiting—and waiting—five months for the delivery of a new car. After the delivery date had changed several times, he contacted Subaru’s corporate…
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How Roswell Got an Iron Cross
A CREW OF 50 GERMAN WORLD WAR II–ERA POWs may be gone, but they’ll never be forgotten in Roswell. They crafted an emblem of their nation—an iron cross—in the riprap (stonework used to reinforce a…
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How Acoma Blue Corn Thrived Again
AARON LOWDEN HELD TWO POUNDS OF DARK BLUE SEEDS and felt in them the weight of everything he had inherited from his Acoma Pueblo ancestors—and everything he hoped to secure for his community’s future…
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Shad Mayfield Busts Rodeo Barriers
AS THE SON OF tie-down roping standout Sylvester Mayfield, Shad Mayfield grew up with big boots to fill. “When I was little, I started practicing by walking around with a rope in my hand, just roping…
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Meet Dr. Frankenstein Shuster
As a part of New Mexico Magazine's centennial celebration, we'll be looking back at some of the stories from the past 100 years. This story appeared in the August 1960 edition. IF WILL SHUSTER ever…
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Fiesta Melodrama Skewers Santa Fe
AS THE SAYING GOES, laughter is the best medicine. If that’s the case, the Santa Fe Playhouse has a tried-and-true remedy in its Fiesta Melodrama, one of six productions celebrating the theater’s…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: August 2022
Cryptic Currency After spending some time abroad, Placitas resident John McNerney flew into New York City, where a friend picked him up in a car with New Mexico plates. Soon they stopped at a gas…
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Check Out These Books on Native Pottery
POLYCHROME, BLACK-ON-RED, polished blackware, Jeddito yellow ware … the types of Native pottery and their evolutionary arcs provide a rich field of study for art historians, archaeologists, and…
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