One of Our 50 Is Missing: October 2022
Meta-Googling Jon Jackson, who lives in Albuquerque, sent in a whopper that belongs only in virtual reality. When his Google Pixel 3 XL phone battery failed a few years back, he sent Google a message…
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Tag: Culture
Rosemary Meza-DesPlas Displays a Bold Body of Work
A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN WITH LONG GRAYING HAIR, glasses, and red lipstick stares into the camera. She answers a typical beauty pageant question—“Why do you want to win?”—with an unusual reply. “I’m 56,”…
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Editor's Letter: Hop(s) to It
I HAVE NEVER MET A TOOL THAT I DIDN’T HATE—hammer, wrench, saw, shovel, you name it. I am bad with all of them, on a frustratingly epic level. My father tried to teach me when I was a kid, as I helped…
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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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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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One of Our 50 Is Missing: July 2022
Insurance Adjustment After Carol Krausman moved from Washington State to Santa Fe, she received a notice that her insurance had been canceled. When she called to inquire why, an agent informed her she…
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What We're Reading: Molly
THE TITLE CHARACTER in Kevin Honold’s lyrical Molly (Autumn House Press) is a waitress working out a hardscrabble but vastly imaginative life in a trailer on a mesa in New Mexico in 1968. She dubs her…
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A Cuentista’s Magic
SINCE ITS PUBLICATION in 1972, Bless Me, Ultima has inspired countless people across this country and around the globe, both young and old, to read, write, and listen with a sincere appreciation for…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See Taos bloom. The Paseo Project celebrates the season’s awakening during the Taos Spring Out on Friday and Saturday from sunset to 10 p.m. with flower-themed artwork projected onto buildings and…
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What We're Reading: New Mexico Rocks!
NEW MEXICO ABOUNDS in geologic wonders, from Ship Rock to Carlsbad Caverns, Capulín Volcano to Rockhound State Park, and a zillion dunes, plains, mountains, and gorges in between. Wouldn’t it be nice…
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