Green gratitude, invisible art and a plea for employer protection of Alex De Vore.

Early on in Couples Retreat, Vince Vaughn’s character finds himself in a housewares store, where his young son has used a toilet meant only for display. “There’s not a lot to say,” Vaughn says. That’s pretty much what it’s like to review Couples Retreat. When confronted with an exasperating, almost cute, innocently impolite public excretion, the strong temptation is just to let the act speak for itself and quickly withdraw.

Overheard at Santa Fe Baking Company, Coyote Cantina and the Balloon Fiesta

Oil, gas and legislators do mix, educators learn math, Sunflower Market layoffs and Miguel Chavez throws his weightlessness around.

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Shame on us, hurray for De Vore, and a spot of thanks.

Bright Star exists at the crossroads of feminist politics and old-fashioned purity. This, it turns out, is an incredibly smoldering place. The film is likely to be admired by English professors and Oscar voters, but mark my words: It is going to become the unequaled favorite movie of evangelical colleges nationwide.

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Extreme wealth, extreme poverty, a cash plan for tourism and PNM does something right.

Overheard from a passing bicycle, at Harry's Roadhouse and at Cowgirl.