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VOLUME 28 | ISSUE 33 | AUGUST 15-21, 2019 | FREE 15-21, 2019 | AUGUST | ISSUE 33 28 VOLUME LIVE AND IN LIVING COLOR PIEROGI HEAVEN THE LEGEND OF FROM DISTRICT THREE DOES EXIST JIMMY STALLINGS NEWS: PAGE 8 FOOD: PAGE 12 MUSIC: PAGES 34 AND 35 SUPPORTING EDUCATION SINCE 1992 SUPPORTING EDUCATION [ 2] WEEKLY ALIBI AUGUST 15-21, 2019 AUGUST 15-21, 2019 WEEKLY ALIBI [3] alibi VOLUME 28 | ISSUE 33 | AUGUST 15-21, 2019 EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR/ FILM EDITOR: Devin D. 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P.O. Box 81 Albuquerque, NM 87103 BUSINESS HOURS: 10AM–5PM MON–FRI PHONE and FAX: (505) 346-0660 Alibi (ISSN 1088-0496) is published weekly 51 times per year. The content of this issue is Copyright © 2019 by NuCity Publications, Inc., and may not be reprinted in part or in whole without written consent of the publisher. All rights are reserved. One copy of each edition of Alibi is available free to county residents and visitors each week. Anyone caught removing papers in bulk will be prosecuted on theft charges to the fullest extent of the law. Yearly subscription $100, back issues are $3, Best of Burque is $5. Queries and manuscripts should include a self-addressed stamped envelope; Alibi assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. Association of Alternative Newsmedia [4] WEEKLY ALIBI AUGUST 15-21, 2019 response from visitors prompted organizers to open a permanent site in Tokyo’s amusement ODDS district, Odaiba. The new site is even larger than the pop-up was and includes new poop- related attractions. Visitors can expect to see exhibits like a poop-shaped volcano that expels smaller foam poops, lessons on restroom AND ENDS terminology from around the world and an WEIRD NEWS entire room dedicated to Umberto, the museum’s mascot—a man made of fecal matter Dateline: Turkmenistan who always carries a toilet. An arcade known as the “Kusogame Center” (“kuso” is a Last week, Turkmenistan President derogatory Japanese term for poop) gives Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov released video players access to seven kuso-themed video footage of himself stunt driving in a rally car games. Tourists can still visit the original near the mouth of an burning crater to prove exhibit in Yokohama until Sep. 30, but the that rumors of his death were unfounded. new museum will be a permanent fixture at According to CNN, Berdymukhamedov the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza shopping mall. disappeared from the public eye for several weeks in July, prompting rumors concerning his health to circulate. A Russian radio station Dateline: Brazil reportedly spoke to a little-known analyst who A Brazilian gang leader attempted to escape claimed businessmen in Turkmenistan “who prison by using an elaborate disguise and have acquaintances in the security services” posing as his daughter. The New York Times told him the president was dead. reports that Clauvino da Silva—also known as Berdymukhamedov’s death was widely Baixinho (“Shorty”)—attempted a jailbreak reported in Russian media, despite denials earlier this month during a visit from his 19- from the Turkmenistan government. The year-old daughter. The Penitentiary president’s lack of media presence made some Administration Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro skeptical, however, as he often appears in state released footage of the man wearing jeans, a media broadcasts. Last Sunday, a 25-minute pink T-shirt, a hoodie, glasses and a silicone state-sponsored film was released that featured mask. In the footage, the prisoner removes a montage of footage showing each piece of the disguise before being asked Berdymukhamedov riding horses, shooting to identify himself. The video of the incident guns, exercising, composing music in a went viral in Brazil and internationally. recording studio, bowling and driving in Authorities are still unsure whether his circles near the edge of the Darvaza Crater. daughter, who exchanged places with him The crater is a natural gas cavern that was set during the incident, was involved in planning alight by Soviet geologists in 1971 to avoid the the escape attempt. Police are investigating da spread of methane. The crater, commonly Silva’s visitors to find out where the prisoner known as the “Gateway to Hell,” has not got his disguise. Da Silva, a member of stopped burning since then. According to Brazilian drug gang Red Command, was Newsweek, the Turkmenistan government serving a 73-year sentence for drug trafficking. released a statement claiming the president It was reportedly not his first escape attempt. was on vacation and “continues active art According to The Guardian, da Silva was activity, it is well-known that [the] Turkmen found dead in his cell days later. Prison leader invariably tries to pay some time to do officials say he committed suicide. sport exercises, music, writing and scientific work despite his tight working schedule filled Dateline: New Jersey with important government affairs and events, The owners of the infamous “Watcher” home visits and high-level meetings.” Critics have have finally sold the property at a loss. pointed out that the footage is heavily edited Bloomberg and it’s not known when the scenes were reports that Derek and Maria filmed. Turkmenistan is noted for its human Broaddus bought the $1.4 million Westfield, rights violations. Human Rights Watch has N.J., home in 2014 but never moved in after accused Berdymukhamedov of being a dictator. they began receiving threatening letters signed The nation is considered the second most by a stalker calling themselves “The Watcher.” isolated country in the world, superceded only The letters claimed that the writer had been by North Korea. the spiritual guardian of the house for 20 years. “Why are you here? I will find out,” one letter read. “Who has the bedrooms facing the Dateline: Japan street? I’ll know as soon as you move in.” The A permanent museum dedicated to the poop writer complained about renovations being emoji has opened in Tokyo, Japan. According done to the house and claimed to have left an to TimeOut, a temporary pop-up Unko object in one of the walls. The incidents Museum (“unko” is Japanese for “poop”) was so gained national attention in 2015 when the successful that a permanent site has opened. Broaddus family sued the home’s previous The museum is a cute and colorful celebration owners for not disclosing the existence of the of the famous poop emoji, boasting neon stalker. The case was dismissed. The family rainbow exhibits and installation art that tried to sell the home on a number of expresses the concept of Max Unko Kawaii occasions since the purchase but were (“the maximum cuteness of poop”). The first unsuccessful until recently. They reportedly exhibition opened in March in Yokohama. It sold the house on July 1 for $959,360. a was only meant to be a temporary installation Compiled by Joshua Lee. Email your weird news to and was set to close in September, but the [email protected]. AUGUST 15-21, 2019 WEEKLY ALIBI [5] NEWS CITY BY JOSHUA LEE NEWS | COMMENTARY ICE Denied Access to NM Employer Files Dum-dums for Dummies New Mexico has denied federal immigration authorities’ requests for access to the entire state’s employment-records database on more than one occasion this month. Fragmenting bullets worsen gun violence issue According to KRQE, Workforce Solutions Department Secretary Bill McCamley said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials requested access to a New Mexico unemployment database with records on employers and employees throughout the state twice in the last month. McCamley told reporters that the state will only consider information requests made by federal agencies if they pertain to specific employers and are accompanied by a justification.

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