Santa Fe's Wolfhound Cemetery
Above: Courtesy of The School of Advanced Research. There are 48 graves on the campus of the School for Advanced Research. Each bears a wooden post painted turquoise and carved with names like…
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Posts From: September 2019
The Faces of New Mexico
Above: The body of the Axle Contemporary step van features over 900 wheat-pasted portraits. Photograph courtesy of Axle Contemporary. There were obstacles, not the least of which was the moment when…
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The Misunderstood Lives of Bats
Above: Because bats hang out in colonies, live in dark areas, are active at night, and are very fast fliers, they are still shrouded in mystery. Illustration by Jason Holley. A BAND OF GORGEOUS…
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Albuquerque’s Community Kitchen
Above: Sharpen your kitchen skills at Three Sisters Kitchen, in Albuquerque. Courtesy of Three Sisters Kitchen. As a nonprofit organization promoting local foods and community wellness, Three Sisters…
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The Bean That Fed the World
Above: Steven Ness, out standing in his field. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. BOTANISTS TEND TO LUMP pinto beans into the “common bean” category— Phaseolus vulgaris , a group that includes green…
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Destinations: Chaco Canyon
Above: Seen from the mesa top, Pueblo Bonito's living spaces and ceremonial kivas give a hint of the region's size and importance. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. IT FEELS UNFORGIVING OUT HERE. So…
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How Sparky's Became Legendary
Above: Sparky’s Restaurant. Photograph Courtesy of Sparky’s Restaurant. Colonel Sanders relaxes with Uncle Sam below a rooftop family of giants wielding mugs of root beer next to some Chernobyl-size…
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First in Flight
Above: Beth Moses. Photograph Courtesy of Virgin Galactic. BETH MOSES CAN'T REMEMBER a time when she wasn’t dreaming of space and being an astronaut. In college, she embarked on studies to become an…
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Laura McCarthy stood in the pine forest of the Río Chama Basin, near the Colorado–New Mexico state line. She was on skis, and it was snowing hard. There in the high alpine, 175 miles north of…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing
Above: Illustration by Chris Philpot. NOT-SO-SMART PHONE You know how when you’re texting on a smartphone, little emojis pop up as suggested inserts—like a birthday cake appears when you type…
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