Local TV host Andrea Copeland wants to be the next Oprah
Plus, Virginia Film Fest welcomes submissions; and Bob McDonnell, in the end, signed a bill to attract the entertainment biz to the Virginia
Walks With Men; Ann Beattie; Scribner, 102 pages
In Walks With Men, Ann Beattie’s new novella, the writer returns to a time when her star was the well-polished centerpiece of the literary firmament—namely, the 1980s, when you couldn’t open the New Yorker without seeing one of her stories, and “Chilly Scenes of Winter became a kind of bible among 20somethings.” So said last […]
Steve Winter preaches the big cat gospel
“I picked up something in Bhutan that I haven’t been able to kick,” the photographer Steve Winter said last week. By the time we were done speaking, it was unclear whether he had been talking about a fever, or some contagious disease identifiable only by the afflicted’s unwavering dedication to enormous feline species. “I try […]
Is the internet bad for the local music scene?
Picking up on an interesting discussion that started, in all places, on the the internet.
Local tech company wants to save music
Plus, what’s that thing on Second Street? And a look at what’s in this week’s paper
Ann Beattie in the NYTimes, Grisham’s kid lit hits big
Your midweek literary bigwig update. Plus, Jimmy Cliff reschedules.
No more concerts at Random Row Books?
When Ryan DeRamus opened Random Row Books last fall, he didn’t have a clear vision for the space, about half of which is occupied by bookshelves and couches, so he allowed the community to do, more or less, what it wanted. With the then-recent closure of the Outback Lodge, what Charlottesville really needed was a […]
Kluge-Ruhe hosts a special screening at Vinegar Hill tonight
The acclaimed Australian film Samson and Delilah: True Love shows only once; plus, two things I’m looking forward to this week
Craig Ferguson coming to the Paramount
The Kingston Trio’s coming too. Plus, a Jimmy Cliff consolation prize.