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Josh X-an-tus Blog: Not Sure I'm A Celebrity Just Yet
full story Featured Music More Music » "In Gods Hands" - Cashis & Young De "Brooklyn 3.0" - Jay-Z ft. Notorious B.I.G. & Lil Wayne "Download" - Lil Kim ft. T-Pain "Area" - Curtis Young (Dr. Dre's son) ft. Rick Ross "receive This Dough" - Throwback ft. Wiz Khalifa "Therapy" - The Alchemist ft. Evidence, Blu & Kid Cudi "I Do It Fo
20 Nov 2008, 5:08 am | click here for more
American Indians
Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonial - Spectacularly colorful dress of the Aztec Indians from Mexico as seen during annual parade in Gallup, New Mexico - Postcard published by Petley Studios, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Color photo courtesy Santa Fe Railway - 1950's. War Dance at Indian City, U.S.A. in the heart of Oklahoma, Home of the Red Man - Postcard published by Baxter Lane, Amarillo, Texas - 1950's. Henry Ray Lambert - Cherokee Indian - Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina. On the edge of
20 Nov 2008, 4:00 am | click here for more
Government woes threaten to deepen economic crisis
The headlines are everywhere. The state of New Mexico has frozen hiring and taken other measures to clip $200 million from the current fiscal-year budget to avoid a deficit. The Albuquerque mayor is leaving 140 jobs unfilled to trim $20 million from the city’s budget. The Gadsden Independent School District in southern New Mexico is shifting its use of $3.9 million in state funds — a stopgap measure to avoid immediately firing 98 employees and making other cuts. But Gadsden still has to figure
20 Nov 2008, 3:23 am | click here for more
New Mexico’s improbable dragon slayer
Karen Giannini narrowly defeated State Rep. Justine Fox-Young. ALBUQUERQUE—Nobody thought Karen Giannini was going to win. Not local political junkies (like us at NMI) watching tight races on election night; not her new Democratic colleagues in the state home of Representatives; and certainly not her incumbent opponent, Rep. Justine Fox-Young, who was sitting in what everyone considered a safe Republican seat. But somehow this Air Force veteran and divorced mom of three defied every odds
20 Nov 2008, 3:04 am | click here for more
Student honored for helping Ethiopia reading program
Student honored for helping Ethiopia reading program November 20th, 2008 ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Tobyn Pulice, a 9-year-old third-grader, never expected to receive a visit from someone half way around the world. But Wednesday, an Ethiopian man with a special mission made an appearance at Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary School. Yohannes Gebregeorgis is the co-founder of Ethiopia Reads, a program that builds libraries and supplies books to the [...] Previously Nov 20, 2008
20 Nov 2008, 1:10 am | click here for more
Killing ‘Til Oblivion Tour Dates feat. Cattle Decapitation, psyOpus
January and February will play host to teh 2009 Killing ‘Til Oblivion Tour with CATTLE DECAPITATION, PSYOPUS, BOOK OF BLACK EARTH, and GIGAN: January 21 - Santa Barbara, CA @ The Jensen Mainstage January 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater January 23 - Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman road January 24 - San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside January 25 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory January 26 - Tempe, AZ @ The Sets January 27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad January 28 - El Paso, TX @ Uncl
19 Nov 2008, 8:02 pm | click here for more
CNN Hero of the Year - Nov. 20 last day to vote
CNN Hero of the Year - Nov. 20 last day to vote November 19th, 2008 Dear Friends of Ethiopia Reads, It is my great honor to be named a CNN Hero of the Year, especially among such a wonderful group of people working difficult to make a difference in the world. This nomination has led new friends to discover the work of Ethiopia Reads, and it is deeply gratifying to know that so many want to help us bring books to the kids of Ethiopia. I truly believe that literacy is the key to unlocking t
19 Nov 2008, 7:26 pm | click here for more
UFC.com BJ Penn vs. St. Pierre
UFC® 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 Press Conference At the kickoff press conference in Las Vegas last Saturday to officially announce his January 31st rematch with UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, the organization’s welterweight king, Georges St-Pierre, called his two losses to Matt Hughes and Matt Serra the “great turning points” in his career. I beg to differ. For me, and for many other mixed martial arts fans, the day Georges St-Pierre went from athlete to fighter was the last time he steppe
19 Nov 2008, 6:44 pm | click here for more
Albuquerque Public Schools board resists order to grow
ALBUQUERQUE — Remember Constitutional Amendment 1, passed by voters statewide on Election Day? It’s the amendment that increases the number of school board members from seven to nine and also allows school board elections to be conducted by mail-in ballot — but only for school districts that have more than 200,000 residents. This means the statewide amendment — which passed Nov. 4 — actually only pertains to Albuquerque. But while the amendment was approved statewide, in Bernalillo County th
19 Nov 2008, 5:15 pm | click here for more
Wait... what? Obama won part of Utah?
By Michael J.W. Stickings There may be no state in the Union that is more Republican than Utah, but, with the counting of provisional and absentee ballots now completed, it looks like Obama actually won Salt Lake County, the state's most populous. He won by only 296 votes (or "less than one-tenth of 1 percent"), but still: It is a huge step for us," said [state Democratic Party] Chairman Wayne Holland. He has studied the major strides Democrats have made in surrounding western states like Co
19 Nov 2008, 3:28 pm | click here for more
Andrew Bird Planning Tour in Early 2009
Andrew Bird will be whistling his way through the US beginning in tardy January with Lonely, Dear (except for Carnegie Hall, which will feature Bird and Dosh). In case anyone was wondering, there is a “Sean’s birthday” angle to every of this. It’s here. Thursday is the big day, after every. Andrew Bird - Scythian Empires Lonely, Dear - I Am John Jan 28 - Carnegie Hall New York, New York Jan 30 - Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts Jan 30 - Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts Feb 3 - N
19 Nov 2008, 3:00 pm | click here for more
Back to basics for city politics
The GOP must have forgotten to turn off the Republican dirty mouth machine when the presidential election was over. Newt Gingrich, for instance, has once again emitted a stream of political filth, this time claiming that the folks who have been bashed, scapegoated, ostracized and even murdered for being homosexuals have suddenly managed to create “a gay and secular fascism in this country.” He continued “I think this is a very dangerous threat to anybody who believes in traditional religion.”
19 Nov 2008, 2:37 pm | click here for more
Andrew Bird Slates 'Noble' Tour
Andrew Bird will open his next tour at Carnegie Hall. Dates have been announced for the first leg of a North American trek in support of his album "Noble Beast," which will be released Jan. 27 on Fat Possum. Loney Dear will open every shows except the Carnegie Hall date. Presales with low-fee surcharges for most shows are below way. General on sales will be this weekend. JANUARY 28 Carnegie Hall New York 30 Orpheum Boston FEBRUARY 3 Club 9:30 Washington, DC 4 Variety Playhouse Atlanta 6 Plaz
19 Nov 2008, 2:13 pm | click here for more
UFO Reports: Evidence of Green Fireballs and the start of Project Twinkle
At exactly midnight on September 18, 1954, my telephone rang. It was Jim Phalen, a pal of mine from the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and he had a "good flying saucer report," hot off the wires. He read it to me. The guide line was: "Thousands of people saw a huge fireball light up dark New Mexico skies tonight." The story went on to tell about how a "blinding green" fireball the size of a full moon had silently streaked southeast across Colorado and northern New Mexico at eight-forty that night
19 Nov 2008, 2:09 pm | click here for more
Cattle Decapitation Tour Dates
Cattle Decapitation Will be heading out on tour, title Killing ‘Til Oblivion 2009 in support of The Harvest Floor starting on January 21st. It’s mainly a west coast tour but hopefully we’ll look them over here on the east coast soon after. After hearing ‘A Body Farm’ and from their upcoming release and buying Karma, Bloody, Karma, I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes. Support on tour will be Book Of Black Earth (Another killer band), Psyopus and Gigan. Dates after the fold. Jan. 21
19 Nov 2008, 11:39 am | click here for more
ELCA presents ‘Native Nations’ on ABC
Chicago, Illinois (ELCA) “Native Nations: Standing Together for Civil Rights” is a one-hour documentary exploring the role of the Lutheran church in the American Indian civil rights movement of the 1970s and 1980s. The program began airing Oct. 12 on ABC television network affiliate stations across the United States. Local stations may broadcast the program at various times and dates through December 2008. Peter Coyote hosts “Native Nations,” which B&B Productions produced for the Eva
19 Nov 2008, 11:36 am | click here for more
Arizonan will head Homeland Security
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to be secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which is part of Homeland Security’s myriad functions. Napolitano (na-pawl-i-TAW-noh) brings law-and-order experience from her stint as the Grand Canyon State’s first female attorney general. One of the nation’s most
19 Nov 2008, 11:18 pm | click here for more
TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Elephant sex! (Yes, it’s a slow news day, folks)
In national news, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens appears to have lost his race to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich tardy yesterday, Hillary Clinton may not accept the secretary of state job if offered, and in economic news, energy prices have fallen dramatically over the last month (8.6 percent), while food prices rose by almost as much. As The Washington Post points out, we’re looking at a period of deflation here. Meanwhile, America’s first black president seems ready to appoint the country’s first black
19 Nov 2008, 11:18 am | click here for more
It Isn’t About What is Seen
November 20, 2008 in Art Making | Tags: Agnes Martin, Art, Art Making, New Mexico, Susan York Artist Agnes Martin, 1912-2004 Another thank you to Pam Farrell for leading me to artist Susan York’s account of her relationship with the legendary Agnes Martin. I’ve included the text at the end of this post. It offers a compelling window into Martin’s way of seeing the world. Martin is a quirky but powerful presence in contemporary American art. She was one of several extremely talented women arti
19 Nov 2008, 11:16 pm | click here for more
Your Customers Are Still Out There.
“…Paco Underhill, the retailing expert, tells me that 20 percent of the mall storefronts could soon be empty. That fact alone means that thousands of service-economy workers will experience the self-doubt that goes with unemployment.” - From David Brooks’ column, The Formerly Middle Class Personally, I think it’s great that we Americans have finally (maybe) realized we have to - gasp - live within our means. But, when 70% of the economy is based on consumer spending, we’re in for some rough t
19 Nov 2008, 10:42 am | click here for more