When Gustavo Arellano told us he wanted to give a talk and book signing in Santa Fe, we rushed to help set them up. Arellano’s Ask a Mexican column is circulated in dozens of newspapers around the country, including OC Weekly, where Arellano is a staff writer. He’s also a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times and has appeared on numerous programs, including The Colbert Report.

Unofficial city results have incumbent Mayor David Coss winning with 58 percent of the vote, District 2 City Councilor Rebecca Wurzburger trouncing challenger Stefanie Beninato, and District 1 Councilor Chris Calvert holding onto his seat with ease with 57 perent of the vote compared with Russell Simon’s 28. 6 and Doug Nava 13.6.

SFR recommends re-election of Coss and Wurzburger; Simon for District 1.

Now with audio of candidate interviews and exclusive video of SFR's endorsement interviews. Plus links to voter info!

Unlike the short story upon which it is based, That Evening Sun begins at the retirement home where Abner Meecham (Hal Holbrook) has lived for several months. A few quick shots of elderly people dissolutely playing cards or taking their medication are all it takes to establish that life here is no life at all.

Play to Pay in New Mexico. It’s a story with a wide cast of coast-to-coast characters—financiers, politicians, whistle-blowers and federal investigators. The details are immense, but the bottom line is clear: Political corruption—of the perceived, alleged and verified variety—is rampant in New Mexico.

SFR's editor and copy editor hit the latest Twilight movie and develop a serious fantasy. A Twitter fantasy, but stil...

In her most recent novel, The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood describes a future in which humanity has all but obliterated itself through scientific hubris and indifference to the environment. SFR spoke with Atwood by phone from her hotel room in Chicago.

If you want a music education, tune in to musician and producer Brian Hardgroove’s Fuse Box radio show, from 10 am to noon on Saturdays on KBAC 98.1 FM. If you want to experience one of the best concerts of our time, be sure to catch Public Enemy, for which Hardgroove plays bass. If you want to hear what Hardgroove is up to lately musically, check out the debut of his new band, OverShine, at the Pumpkin Festival. With Web Extra video interview.

A national inquiry got us wondering what sad stuff people will cast off this week when Old Man Gloom burns. So we called (and emailed) around and asked a few local folks if they would be willing to publicly share their glooms for the year.

Zozobra looms (digitally) and SFR counts votes by New Mexico's democratic delegation.