George Huguely's violent history surfaces after Yeardley Love's killing. Why not before?
Near the end of a May 5 vigil that gathered thousands from the UVA community to mourn the death two days earlier of fourth-year student Yeardley Love, Student Council President Colin Hood called for a moment of silence. For precisely 27 seconds, all the ambient noise of the vigil—the sobs of some, the whispered conversations […]
Checking in with Kim Dylla
I just finished a large painting commission inside the Darden School of Business. It’s sort of a continuation of my machine painting series
Charlottesville zombie experts explain the appeal of the undead
ZOMBIEMANIA Click here to read more about the current zombie craze. “Zombies are hot,” says photographer Billy Hunt. “Zombies are now. Zombies are fresh. I feel like you throw a rock and you hit a zombie these days in Charlottesville.” While that may be better than throwing a rock and missing a zombie, it goes […]
Checking in with Russell Richards
What are you currently working on? Well, I am working on a series of figurative pieces. These are etchings and ink drawings, one of which I was working on when you called, an ink drawing on a white box that I did a figurative piece with, drawing from a model with the image underneath a […]
Casteen's retirement a never-ending party
All the presents in the world won’t keep UVA President John Casteen from stepping down in August. Last week, the head ’Hoo was gifted with a tray of cupcakes bearing his likeness (see above), the Piedmont Virginia Community College Medallion for his support of the school, and an elm tree, which will be planted near […]
Doctors' orders
You think it’s going to be such an ordeal, this business of getting healthier and living better. You’ll have to trade in your sedan for a bike, give up your favorite TV shows, eschew the brew entirely, and in general become a bore. T’ain’t so! READ MORE Going to health: Or, How I learned to […]
NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Change of heart
Six local medical professionals tell you how to get (or stay!) healthy.
2010 Yearbook recognizes 25 famous Charlottesville locals you may not have heard of
THIS YEAR’S STARS: • Dahlia Lithwick, Supreme Court Columnist • Fifth Congressional District Seat • Maurice Cox, Architect • Francesca Conte, Ultramarathon Runner • Jack Fisk, Production Designer • Kevin Crowe, Large-scale Potter • Sudhanva Gurumurthi, Assistant Professor of Computer Science • Emily Hodson Pelton, Winemaker [with video!] • Brad Wilcox, Sociologist • Jaffray Woodriff, […]
Dahlia Lithwick, Supreme Court Columnist
While her artful analysis is typically reserved for the nine minds of the nation’s highest court, Dahlia Lithwick turned her attention to her book collection last fall. When liberal Justice John Paul Stevens retires from the Supreme Court, Charlottesville and the rest of the country will still have court correspondent Dahlia Lithwick, who covered John […]