The Hunter
By John Mulhouse

One of the most glibly sensationalized years in the modern calendar, 2012, is nearly upon us. With it come the predictions of apocalyptic doom and the unceremonious end of the Mayan calendar.

From a skeptic’s point of view, “total demise” is something of an overstatement. Change, on the other hand, is inescapable. 

In this week’s cover story, SFR examines the plight of the chronically underfunded, politically footballed New Mexico Rail Runner Express.

Occupy Wall Street has made corporate greed into a rallying cry with a simple solution: If government won’t act to get money out of politics, we will—by redirecting our own (albeit scarce) dollars. In reviewing executive compensation at the biggest public companies, SFR found that the best way to vote with our dollars is by doing what mothers have always said: Turn off the TV!

 The City Different is as perfect a place as anywhere to eat, drink and be merry before the world ends.

In order to equip you to do just that, we’ve changed the format of this year’s Restaurant Guide. Instead of a single Restaurant of the Year, the 2011-12 guide profiles the 10 local restaurants we consider the city’s very best.

Our 20 favorite places you have to eat before the Mayan apocalypse.

Where to Eat and What to Eat in Santa Fe.

SFR presents a new essay by Noam Chomsky, which opens the 10th anniversary edition of his bestselling book on 9.11.

It’s not Jan. 1, but prepare to make resolutions.

I’ve seen episodes of Lassie that made me ponder the human-animal relationship more than Rise of the Planet of the Apes