Greg Harman’s article on the AIM movement to recover Native American remains from the Witte is on stands tomorrow morning and online here. The video above was created by Greg and myself: He stitched my photos from last Saturday’s protest together and I edited audio and quotes I also recorded at the event. The first speaker is Marie Crabb, president of the Native American Students Association at St. Mary’s University — who spearheaded the protest. The next quote comes from Robert Pohl, another St. Mary’s undergrad. The final quote comes from Eduardo Garza.
Go to sacurrent.com to get the whole story! Good night.
Remember when we were all drinking each other’s milkshakes? Or when nouns were prefaced by “there will be”? Cynthia Hawkins wrote a funny article back in March about this and other movie quotes that became unlikely catch phrases, and this gave me a chance to toss in my own take on Daniel Day-Lewis’s undying love of partially gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverages.
In other There Will Be Blood-related stories, I reviewed Jonny Greenwood’s (of the Radiohead Greenwoods) original score for the film, which you can read here. Also: Screens Editor Ashley Lindstrom recently went to the Marfa Film Festival, the EastWest Texas mecca where much of Blood was filmed, and wrote about her experience here. Check it out, or you’re a bastard in a basket.
Greg Harman is working on an upcoming story about the Native American Students Association of St. Mary’s University (Marie Crabb, NASA president, above) and American Indian Movement (AIM), and their struggle with the Witte Museum over ancient Native American remains. The organizations want the remains delivered back to their descendants and staged a protest in front of the museum this morning, which I photographed for the Current.
This story is still developing, and Greg’s article hits stands and screens on June 4 — be sure to look for it. In the meantime, I’m posting a few photos from this morning’s protest after the jump.
Current Music Editor Gilbert Garcia recently wrote an illuminating article examining the parallels and rivalry between Madonna and Mariah Carey. Madonna thinks Mariah is boring; Mariah thinks Madonna can’t sing (they’re both right).
The wrestling theme didn’t just come from an overheated imagination — Madonna’s outfit is pretty close to what she wears on the cover of her new album, Hard Candy. Since Madonna is the “bad girl” heel, Mariah is obviously the “good girl” wrestler, which fits with her vanilla public image. Her one-piece is a riff on this memorable album cover. Needless to say, this was a fun piece to research.
Here’s a photo illustration I did for Gilbert Garcia’s excellent rumination on the double-edged sword that the media wields against the Spurs: When they win, they’re “experienced” and when they lose, “too old.” The illo was finished before Game 4, and I probably would have come up with something a little more supportive and less utterly depressing (although I still think it’s funny that an aged Duncan looks like Morgan Freeman).
Here’s hoping that tonight’s game goes well for the Spurs so our city doesn’t have worse self-esteem issues. Go Spurs Go!
Here’s an illustration I did for this week’s Current — it’s Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) from Sex and the City. Our Screens Editor Ashley Lindstrom wrote a great piece on what SATC means to her and all the other “Mirandas” of the world. Read it here, and be sure to comment on her article. Let me know what you think of the illo, as well!
