Neil Gaiman, the macabre author of "Neverwhere," "American Gods" and the popular "Sandman" graphic novel series, has struck gold again with his latest novel, "Coraline."
Of course there is, and has always been, racism in the recording industry. This is America, isn't it? In the early days of the 20th century, there was a popular record called "Pickaninny Paradise" instructing black youngsters how to be subservient to their white overlords and thus earn a place in heaven - or at least that section known as Pickaninny Paradise.
While UNM football season is just around the corner, Lobo men's basketball took center stage last week. Thursday, Athletic Director Rudy Davalos and head coach Ritchie McKay announced this season the University would mark the 100th season of UNM men's basketball.
You could say the world doesn't need another Gorillaz remix album. The "band," or brainchild of Blur's Damon Albarn and "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett, was well-represented by the CD G-Sides that came out last year.
Students who make appointments at the Student Health Center will now have to pay a fee for each visit.
Tuatara - a band featuring members of R.E.M. and the Screaming Trees - will be playing at the Launchpad on Saturday with three other acts in an uninterrupted four-hour show.
Redondo Road South will be closed to through traffic between Martin Luther King Drive and Yale Boulevard July 29 through August 18.
Alan Greenspan has coined a new phrase - "infectious greed." In a time of grand corporate scandal, it seems that the Federal Reserve chairman hit right on the money, no pun intended.
San Juan dancers Nathana Bird, Loren Montoya and his brother Anthony, from left, perform a Buffalo Dance at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe during the annual Sun Mountain Gathering July 13. The event, which ran through Sunday, featured a variety of demonstrations and hands-on activities including pottery and tool making.
The UNM Physical Plant, which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of facilities, will renovate a 50-year-old cooling plant to improve the reliability of utilities on campus. The construction will be the beginning of a five-year project and is budgeted at $55 million.
The high school basketball season doesn’t begin until fall, but the groundwork for the upcoming season can be found in the summer team camps. Seventy varsity, junior varsity and freshmen teams are in Albuquerque this week laying the foundation for their upcoming seasons at the UNM Men’s Basketball Team Camp.
Editor, Given the current flap over the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, I suggest we consider dumping it altogether. A far more appropriate pledge would be one to the Constitution, such as: “I pledge to read, understand, support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
The UNM Women’s Soccer team finalized its 2002 schedule last week. To call it a tough slate might be an understatement. The Lobos, who finished second in the Mountain West Conference in 2001 after a poor showing in non-conference games, play six NCAA tournament participants in their 10-game non-conference schedule.
If you dig too deep and too greedily, you will awaken the shadow. OK — so that was from “The Lord of the Rings,” but it fits with the new dragon thriller “Reign of Fire.” Some poor construction company dug a little too deep under London and awoke the beast.
On Saturday, July 6, three artists from seemingly disparate musical traditions came together at Rodey Theater to perform a set of first-rate world music. Titled “Stars of the East and West,” the performance featured artists from Iran and Colombia. Though the genres swung wildly from Iranian music to Guarijas to bluegrass, the night flowed as a cohesive whole, showcasing each genre authentically.
Editor, I was saddened by your recent front-page story regarding the Pepsi vending deal and the consequential loss of UNM vending services jobs and some valued hard working folks. I have to agree with Terry Mulcahy in his letter to the editor on July 3 when he wonders “what UNM’s priorities are.
The relationship between a boy and his father is the basis for “The Road to Perdition” —a thoughtful film disguised as a mobster movie. Tyler Hoechlin plays the young son, Michael Sullivan, and Tom Hanks portrays his father, Mike Sullivan. Hanks works for a man named Rooney, played by Paul Newman, who runs the small rural town the family inhabits.
Marc Fisher of the Washington Post was right when he wrote that the big guys in America can walk all over us with a smile because they know that we — the little people — will take it. He was referring to the Major League Baseball All-Star game that was called quits because none of the team owners wanted to risk their pitchers’ arms with extra innings.
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