Wendy Forbes
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“Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain calibre.” - Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
“Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain calibre.” - Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
Mother Nature started her holiday decorating in Albuquerque this morning. Snow on the geraniums and rosemary.
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Mother Nature started her holiday decorating in Albuquerque this morning. Snow on the geraniums and rosemary.
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If you’re purposefully NOT shopping today, you’re in good company. Many of the artist's books featured in "Lucy R. Lippard: Notes From the Radical Whirlwind" critique capitalism's effects on art, labor, and society
#anticonsumerism #artcritique #capitalism #society #artbooks #lucylippard
#anticonsumerism #artcritique #capitalism #society #artbooks #lucylippard
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you’re purposefully NOT shopping today, you’re in good company. Many of the artist's books featured in "Lucy R. Lippard: Notes From the Radical Whirlwind" critique capitalism's effects on art, labor, and society
#anticonsumerism #artcritique #capitalism #society #artbooks #lucylippard
#anticonsumerism #artcritique #capitalism #society #artbooks #lucylippard
Thankful I get to live, work and play in one of the most beautiful and diverse states in the USA.
#grateful #newmexico
#grateful #newmexico
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thankful I get to live, work and play in one of the most beautiful and diverse states in the USA.
#grateful #newmexico
#grateful #newmexico
The Santa Fe City Council voted to start calculating minimum wage increases based on the Consumer Price Index and, for the first time for a U.S. city, housing costs. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/11...
Santa Fe Becomes First US City to Tie Minimum Wage to Rent
The city’s minimum wage increases will be tied to the Consumer Price Index and local market housing costs.
www.planetizen.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Santa Fe City Council voted to start calculating minimum wage increases based on the Consumer Price Index and, for the first time for a U.S. city, housing costs. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/11...
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival
Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival.
www.the74million.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival
Interesting read: New Mexico: Surprising Proving Ground for Two Big Mamdani Ideas? www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/dep...
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Interesting read: New Mexico: Surprising Proving Ground for Two Big Mamdani Ideas? www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/dep...
With cooler weather and shorter days, the holidays are near! The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs offers festive events across the state. Holiday fun here: https://media.newmexicoculture.org/press_releases.php/1890/make-new-memories-en?action=detail&releaseID=1890&make-new-memories-en
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
With cooler weather and shorter days, the holidays are near! The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs offers festive events across the state. Holiday fun here: https://media.newmexicoculture.org/press_releases.php/1890/make-new-memories-en?action=detail&releaseID=1890&make-new-memories-en
Spice up your holidays with New Mexico flavors! Serve up red chile turkey, green chile stuffing, and biscochitos for a festive feast that's perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Taste a New Mexican Thanksgiving
From red chile turkey to traditional biscochitos, explore a full New Mexican holiday feast you’ll want to make year after year.
www.newmexicomagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Spice up your holidays with New Mexico flavors! Serve up red chile turkey, green chile stuffing, and biscochitos for a festive feast that's perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Food & Wine says “three American Viticultural Areas with more than 50 wineries stretch from the mesas near Taos to the Mesilla Valley, where high-altitude sun and cool nights create wines of striking freshness and depth.” https://www.foodandwine.com/american-wine-new-mexico-11852636
#NewMexico
#NewMexico
America’s Oldest Wine Region Is Still a Sleeper — But That’s About to Change
From sagebrush valleys to skin-contact whites, New Mexico’s winemakers are proving the country’s first wine region still has plenty to pour.
www.foodandwine.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Food & Wine says “three American Viticultural Areas with more than 50 wineries stretch from the mesas near Taos to the Mesilla Valley, where high-altitude sun and cool nights create wines of striking freshness and depth.” https://www.foodandwine.com/american-wine-new-mexico-11852636
#NewMexico
#NewMexico
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze will launch laureateship w/programs in NYC, at the Library of Congress + in Santa Fe, New Mexico
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to Launch Laureateship with Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to Launch Laureateship with Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs Sze to Appear at Queens College in New York City, at the Library of Congress and in Santa Fe, New...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze will launch laureateship w/programs in NYC, at the Library of Congress + in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Good Housekeeping test-traveled to several cities and says “Albuquerque is a feast for the eyes and the stomach”
We Found the Coolest Cities to Visit in 2026, And They're Packed With Surprises
These hidden gems are all winners of Good Housekeeping's 2026 Travel Awards.
www.goodhousekeeping.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Good Housekeeping test-traveled to several cities and says “Albuquerque is a feast for the eyes and the stomach”
Nearly 100 roadside markers featuring the significant contributions of women from or with ties to New Mexico have been installed around the state. Now the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program is creating curriculum for schools based on its research. apnews.com/article/new-...
From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women's history out of the shadows
A program in New Mexico highlights the contributions of women through historical markers. Seventh grader Raffi Paglayan recently learned about figures like Katherine Stinson Otero, a pioneering pilot ...
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Nearly 100 roadside markers featuring the significant contributions of women from or with ties to New Mexico have been installed around the state. Now the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program is creating curriculum for schools based on its research. apnews.com/article/new-...
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Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country honors Tewa people, art, culture, and landscapes, while drawing awareness to the erasure of the Tewa presence from the story of Georgia O’Keeffe in Northern New Mexico.
www.okeeffemuseum.org/exhibitions/...
www.okeeffemuseum.org/exhibitions/...
Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country - The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country honors Tewa people, art, culture, and landscapes, while drawing awareness to the erasure of the Tewa presence from the story of Georgia…
www.okeeffemuseum.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country honors Tewa people, art, culture, and landscapes, while drawing awareness to the erasure of the Tewa presence from the story of Georgia O’Keeffe in Northern New Mexico.
www.okeeffemuseum.org/exhibitions/...
www.okeeffemuseum.org/exhibitions/...
New Mexico’s Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, where you can explore exhibitions co-curated with Pueblo leaders, try Pueblo cuisine and buy handcrafted treasures, was named the Best Cultural Heritage Experience.
Revealed: The best Indigenous tourism experiences in the USA - Wanderlust
The winners include the Choctaw Cultural Center, which we highlighted in our last Origin List
www.wanderlustmagazine.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New Mexico’s Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, where you can explore exhibitions co-curated with Pueblo leaders, try Pueblo cuisine and buy handcrafted treasures, was named the Best Cultural Heritage Experience.
George R.R. Martin's fantastical realm in Santa Fe includes a movie theater, bookstore, an adventure train, and a medieval bar!
Explore George R.R. Martin's Realm in Santa Fe
From a fantasy bookstore to a medieval cocktail bar and an adventure train, see how George R.R. Martin brings his worlds to life in the heart of Santa Fe.
www.newmexicomagazine.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
George R.R. Martin's fantastical realm in Santa Fe includes a movie theater, bookstore, an adventure train, and a medieval bar!
ICYMI: #NewMexico enacted legislation Monday to provide state funding for food assistance each week past the end of the year if federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program food aid falters. abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
New Mexico Legislature approves bill to backfill food assistance if federal SNAP aid falters
New Mexico has enacted legislation to support food assistance with state funding each week if SNAP federal food aid falters
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
ICYMI: #NewMexico enacted legislation Monday to provide state funding for food assistance each week past the end of the year if federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program food aid falters. abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Our New Mexico fake electors from 2020 were not included in Trump’s pardons for election schemes — because unlike false electors in other states, they were charged with state crimes and not federal. nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/11/10/t...
Trump's pardons of 2020 fake electors don't include New Mexico's. Here's why. - New Mexico Political Report
Five New Mexicans who signed false elector certificates in 2020 were not included in President Donald Trump’s weekend pardons for election schemes — because unlike false electors in other states, they...
nmpoliticalreport.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Our New Mexico fake electors from 2020 were not included in Trump’s pardons for election schemes — because unlike false electors in other states, they were charged with state crimes and not federal. nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/11/10/t...
Here is Visit Albuquerque’s Annual Guide to celebrating the holidays in ABQ
Your Guide to the Holiday Season in Albuquerque | Visit Albuquerque
We’ve put together a guide to take you through ABQ’s most memorable holiday and winter events, as well as some of our most unique and beloved seasonal traditions.
www.visitalbuquerque.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Here is Visit Albuquerque’s Annual Guide to celebrating the holidays in ABQ
The Trump Administration is preparing to potentially revoke a protective land order around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. 😡
New Mexico’s Ancient National Park Site Could Open To Oil Drilling Under Trump Administration Proposal
Chaco Culture National Historical Park's buffer zone against oil drilling may disappear under a new Trump Administration proposal.
www.thetravel.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Trump Administration is preparing to potentially revoke a protective land order around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. 😡
Healthcare and health insurance are two different things. It’s like saying you play football for a living when in reality you place bets on the outcome of the football game.
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Healthcare and health insurance are two different things. It’s like saying you play football for a living when in reality you place bets on the outcome of the football game.
From the Día de Los Muertos Community celebration in Lincoln, New Mexico.
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
From the Día de Los Muertos Community celebration in Lincoln, New Mexico.
Finding out on Halloween that your health insurance is going to cost 40% more in 2026 is not a treat. And feeling relief that it’s not higher than that is quite a trick.
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Finding out on Halloween that your health insurance is going to cost 40% more in 2026 is not a treat. And feeling relief that it’s not higher than that is quite a trick.
Happy Halloween from my two pirates!
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Happy Halloween from my two pirates!
Stories of witchcraft have a long history in #NewMexico. State historian Rob Martínez recounts why many Nuevomexicanos continue to believe in brujas.
Uncover the True Witch Tales of New Mexico
From colonial feat to enduring folklore, see why tales of witches still haunt New Mexico's deserts and mountain villages.
www.newmexicomagazine.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Stories of witchcraft have a long history in #NewMexico. State historian Rob Martínez recounts why many Nuevomexicanos continue to believe in brujas.