Sundance 2014: Drunktown’s Finest

A bleak but hopeful feature film portrays life around a New Mexico Navajo reservation

While “Drunktown’s Finest” was developed over six years of writing and a year of production and post, the creative expansion and the hurdles it leaped over en route to the 2014 Sundance Film Festival tell a greater story. The film itself—a stouthearted, emotional glimpse at life in Gallup, New Mexico, nicknamed Drunktown—weaves together the lives of three Navajo. Gallup happens to be the hometown of …

Green Chile Bible

Spice up the holidays with this chile-crazed cookbook from the Albuquerque Tribune, which brings together 200 prize-winning recipes from real New Mexican kitchens. Originally published back in 1993, the authentic family dishes represented all feature the same southwestern staple—the long green chile, renowned for both its spice and surprising subtlety.

Fraction Magazine: Issue 1

Fraction is a new online photography publication. Started this month, it will be published bi-monthly featuring both new and established artists. The site's unobtrusive white design serves as a basic template that lets the photographs do the talking. The inaugural issue features five photographers that cross the spectrum of style. Lawrence Getubig's series titled "Action Figure Cutouts" (sample above left) features dark silhouette renditions of …