Top 10 Stories for 2021
Above: Cerro de Guadalupe, the remnant of an ancient volcanic eruption, looms to the east of the village of San Luis, in the Río Puerco Valley. Photograph by Andrew Kornylak. REMEMBER HOW HAPPY WE…
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Tag: Culture
Editor's Letter: Making It
Above: New Mexico's artisans are inspired by the land and our past to create a mix of beautiful and useful goods. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. CREATION IS RARELY EASY. Any of the artisans featured in…
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Meet New Mexico's Makers
GREGORY SEGURA PEERS THROUGH his gray jeweler’s visor at the details of a silver sacred heart pendant. Wielding a hammer and torch in his Santa Fe workshop, the master silversmith fuses imagery and…
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Meet the Honorees of the 2021 Governor’s Arts Awards
Above: Artist Susan Contreras is among this year's recipients of the 2021 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Photograph by Kate Russell. WHAT'S THE SMALLEST DEGREE of separation between N…
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Behind the Mask
If you walk into Susan Contreras’s home and studio in Santa Fe, prepare to don a mask—and not the pandemic kind. “Look at these masks,” the painter enthuses, carrying a box to the porch. “They’re…
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In Search of Bigfoot
FOR YEARS, JESUS PAYAN JR. SPENT LONG NIGHTS in the Tularosa Basin, peering into the darkest corners of the desert sky and watching for lights that evaded explanation. One night, while he and some…
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What We're Reading: Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies
Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Southwest offers southwest gardening tips. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. CLIMATE CHANGE DISRUPTS THE LIVES of pollinators whose work ensures the…
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"Why I Love New Mexico" Photo Contest
WE KNOW YOU LOVE NEW MEXICO. So we asked New Mexico Magazine readers on Instagram to show us why—and did they ever deliver. Close to 400 entries were submitted using #whyilovenewmexico and…
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Musician Eliza Gilkyson is Back
Folk singer Eliza Gilkyson has long been rooted among the high mesas of northern New Mexico . Photograph by Todd Wolfson. TO HEAR HER TELL IT, Eliza Gilkyson has always been on her way back. Although…
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Meet the Man Behind the Voice of Zozobra
ANTHONY MICHAELS-MOORE'S VOICE HOLDS AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND. But the Santa Fe Opera baritone seemed destined for a military career before becoming the first British winner of the Luciano Pavarotti…
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