Even the somber likes of Morrissey and AFI have some competition in the music-to-sit-alone-and-drink-to category from Let There be Morning, the latest record from The Perishers. Although just as passionate, the band doesn't come close to its angst brethren in terms of talent or style.
Fairies and forlorn lovers will move across Rodey Theatre's stage this weekend. Diane Schulz, the director of the UNM's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," said the play is full of linguistic style that is not as intimidating as your high school English teacher made it seem.
For the gamers who have played "Final Fantasy" for 14 hours straight in the basement with nothing but a two-liter bottle of Mountain Dew and the sheer will to roleplay another hour, the dream has become a reality. Video games, "Final Fantasy" in particular, are permeating mass consciousness.
Michael BublÇ's name appears in only one of the track credits on his latest CD, It's Time. Such a discovery makes it easier to understand why BublÇ seems to have a less-than-enthusiastic approach to his singing, which sadly is the best part of the record. The standard of undeniably good music requires each musician to sound focused and passionate with or without the rest of the band, creating a beat or a melody that can stand alone and intrigue listeners.
It makes sense that Rudolfo Anaya has been called the godfather of Chicano literature. In the 29 years he's been an author, Anaya has written and published 26 books. His latest work is a murder mystery titled Jemez Spring. Anaya seems incapable of writing about something that is not in, about or concerned with New Mexico and the Southwest.
Three decades of being deeply rooted in southern Creole and Cajun music has kept Ida Guillory's band alive. Today Queen Ida and her Zydeco Band will play at Popejoy Hall for fat Tuesday. "The style of music is actually more on the folk side," Guillory said.
Class was not the only time Steve Hofstetter took notes during his years at Columbia University. As an author, comedian and nationally syndicated columnist, the 24-year-old took his college experience - everything from the all-night parties to the dining hall food - and threw in his sharp and witty observations to create his second book, Student Body Shots: Another Round.
Kathy Cyman said her porcelain pottery class is the only one of its kind offered in the country. The class introduces centuries-old Japanese pottery methods, as well as the history and culture behind them. Cyman, who has taught the class for 14 years, focuses on the traditional Japanese Arita method, which is based on delicate and specific steps of porcelain sculpting.
Miles Heyden is on a mission to spread Krishna consciousness around the University and the city. Heyden, who is in the process of starting the Vedic Student Association, said he is not trying to convert people or offer salvation but is trying to spread knowledge.
Louis Silverstein thinks marijuana never gets the respect it deserves. This should not be the case, said Silverstein, a professor of liberal education at Chicago's Columbia College and author of Deep Spirit & Great Heart: Living in Marijuana Consciousness, in which he takes a more profound and enlightened look at the popular illegal intoxicant.
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