UNM-Taos Library’s bi-monthly newsletter showcases our current print journals and periodicals, library news, and more!
IN THIS ISSUE
Director’s Message…….………1
New Print Magazines……....2
New Books and Library News .........4
TWO TIPS
Stop by YOUR library to take a look at our brand new graphic novel section!
Students, faculty, and staff now have access to NewspaperArchive for all their research needs visit the A-Z Database page on YOUR library’s website to explore this resource and more.
FROM THE DIRECTOR ’S DESK
Kathleen Knoth
Just as we are seeing flower bulbs popping up through the soil and prairie dogs popping their heads out of their underground homes, our students are seeing the midterm assignments popping up on the syllabus. Projects, term papers, tests, oh my! Never fear, YOUR college library is here.
Altogether there is over 70 years of experience with the three full time library staff in Dave Mansfield, Kayla Platoff and myself along with our very competent student employee Madelynn Gonzales-Mascareñas. YOUR library offers not only the competence and experience but also, the caring and compassion it takes to help you get over your academic hurdles.
YOUR college library may be very professional but they can bring on the fun as well. Last month, YOUR library held its 19th Annual Love YOUR Library event. The first live event since 2020 turned out to be quite a success with 10 trivia teams registered, delicious food from Tiwa Kitchen, and participants who just came for a good time. The best is when you meet people who had never been to the college before. That’s the sign of a successful program. Aaaand, drum roll please, the trivia team winner was the Ancient Aliens Dos team consisting of Nina Bar-Giora, Jeans Pineda and Bob Okeke!
Another annual program that YOUR Library gets excited about each year is El Dia de los Niños/ El Dia de los Libros celebration. We have been collaborating with schools and childcare centers across the community to help instill the love of literacy for over 10 years. This year we are joining in the Harwood Museum’s Centennial celebration in conjunction with the Taos Public Library and will be offering storytime at the museum on April 30th. We are excited to read stories and offer activities to the whole community in such an inspiring setting.
And, speaking of inspiring, please note you can still submit your poem, essay, photo or video for publication in the annual UNM-Taos literary and arts digital magazine, “The HOWL: Art & Literary Journal”. The deadline for submission is March 31. Go to www.unmtaosart.com/apply-howl2023 to submit or e-mail taosarts@unm.edu if you have further questions. Just like YOUR college library is open to everyone, “The HOWL” accepts works from the greater community as well as students, staff, faculty and alumni.
So, just as the flowers are popping up we want to see your synapses popping. Come check out a book at YOUR library, register for a college class, or share your creativity in the upcoming HOWL.
“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”
—AndréGide
Wired
March 2023
Hit Men
The Matrix movies brought Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski together. Now the duo is killing it on the fourth John Wick and still saving us from the machines. By Angela
P. 30
Trouble in Worker’s Paradise
WatercutterA Portuguese island created a village for remote workers, promising community to the newcomers and foreign dollars to the locals, then delivered on neither. By Susana Ferreira P. 38
Intercepted
Telegram bills itself as a secure messaging app. How did it become a favorite tool of the Kremlin? By Darren Loucaides
P. 48
Sky and Telescope
April 2023
SOFIA’s End
NASA’s SOFIA observatory came to an abrupt end in September, leaving a number of projects unfinished. By Shannon Hall P. 12
Springtime Galaxy-Hop
Get your scope out and spend some time chasing galaxies in southern Virgo. By Ted Forte P. 20
Get Ready for Totality in ‘24
The Moon’s shadow sweeps across Mexico, the United States, and eastern Canada next year. By Fred Espenak & Jay Anderson P. 26
The Little Stars That Can
Surprising new observations show novae forging a critical lightweight metal whose price keeps going up.
By Ken Croswell P. 36Harper’s March 2023
The Sun
March 2023
The Strong, Silent Type: Jaclyn A. Siegel On Masculinity And Male Body Image
By Sam Risak P. 4The Blue Devils Of Blue River Avenue
By Poe Ballantine P.18
Ode To My Brother’s Face Tattoos
By
Reese Menefee P.41
The Den Mother Has Her Say
By Lance Larsen P. 42The End of the World
By Richard Scott Larson P. 44At Random
Christian Lorentzen on the business of books and the merger that wasn’t. P. 25
Alternative Facts
Andrew Cockburn explains how the media failed Julian Assange. P. 38
A Climate of Fear
Russell Jacoby reveals what led to the free speech skeptics abandoning Salman Rushdie P. 55
New Mexico Magazine
March 2023
Originals
Dustin Berg reshapes the way people with disabilities enjoy nature.
P. 24
Art
Consider the Wound
Read this new selected poem by Peter Gizzi. P. 58
Black cowboys star in a new exhibit at the Harwood Museum in Taos. P. 62
Backstory
A totem pole’s journey to UNM starts with a theft.
P. 72
