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 //   //  February 22, 2012  //  No Comments

Caldera Gallery Brings Some New (Cool) Heat to Santa Fe

We in Santa Fe, have been suffering from an epidemic of awful, unimaginative, hotel-ready art.   Neon coyotes, sad Indians, and post-modern splatterings have nearly eviscerated our cultural soul.  This isn’t hyperbole; our economic lifeblood, after all, …

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 //   //  February 21, 2012  //  No Comments

Mardi Gras 2012, the Mediated Version

We’ve all been there, deep amidst the mayhem of too many people on a crazy New Orleans street, during Mardi Gras, being fed Jell-O shots! Can’t be in NoLa for Mardi Gras 2012 (or, maybe, don’t …

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 //   //  February 21, 2012  //  No Comments

Meow Wolf at SITE Santa Fe’s Time-Lapse Opening

I am five minutes late, walking through the doors of SITE Santa Fe’s new show, Time-Lapse, to see Meow Wolf and the merry pranksters perform in the Time Capsule Lounge.  In the lounge, oversized beanbag chairs …

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 //   //  February 20, 2012  //  No Comments

Sleigh Bells, Comeback Kid

After Saturday night’s appearance on SNL, Sleigh Bells are everywhere. Admittedly, they (or she with the guy in the background) are captivating to watch, especially in this revamped, 80s style rendition of a music video–”Comeback Kid” …

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 //   //  February 20, 2012  //  No Comments

Francine: A Houseful of Dogs and Cats, at Berlin

In Francine, Melissa Leo plays a casualty from the low end of the 99 percent who tries to rebuild her life after prison. It is low-budget realism at its best, with a few people in the …