Tuesday, September 18Moral solutions The work of UVA psychology professor Jonathan Haidt is the focus of a major article in the Science section of today’s New York Times. Haidt’s book The Happiness Hypothesis explores the evolutionary basis of morality—in other words, the idea that we have moral codes because they benefit the societies we social […]
“Cobblestone?” we thought, staring at the menu at Chaps. What on earth could that mean? Will there be actual stones in the cone? Just as important, will they be organically grown—er, quarried? Turns out, cobblestone is a lovely, simple chocolate ice cream with ribbons of peanut butter. Puzzling moniker aside, we loved it.
For some reason, it’s been forever since we indulged in the ritual of Chinese takeout. Where better to revive the habit than the place C-VILLE readers voted Best Takeout—namely, Asian Express on W. Main? The cheery counter service must be one reason it’s so popular. Another must be the clean, honest tastes. Take, say, the […]
Given name Robert Allen Zimmerman Declan Patrick MacManus Born May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota August 25, 1954, London, England Wives 2 3 First record Bob Dylan (1962 on Columbia) My Aim Is True (1977 on Columbia) Latest record Modern Times (2006 on Sony BMG) The River in Reverse (with Allen Toussaint; 2006 on Verve Forecast) […]
Tuesday, September 11 Dig these drummers WSLS, a CBS station out of Roanoke, reports that the UVA marching band, which has only existed since 2003, already enjoys a bit of national recognition (albeit of the commercial variety): The band’s 30-member drumline is featured in a series of print ads for Yamaha instruments. Apparently this is […]
Being in a phase of life that has us looking for a high concentration of protein in a convenient form, we are drawn, naturally, to Mellow Mushroom’s Mighty Meaty Pizza. This superheroically named pie, which we order for delivery, packs everything we want: pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, ham and bacon. Yup, as far as the […]
Tuesday, September 4Wine fraud article takes shot at Jefferson Who wouldn’t love to hear Thomas Jefferson talk about politics? But what about wine? This week’s The New Yorker quotes a passage from John Quincy Adams’ diary, in which Adams remarks that Jefferson knew less about wine than he thought he did. This week’s The New […]
While Left of Center, the youngish Dem and "Dem curious" group, is no stranger to high-profile speakers, most of those profiles are on the local level—state politicians, UVA profs, Charlottesville activists.
Chef Jesse Wykle at the Inn at Court Square takes Southern cuisine to a whole new level, and rather than one dish we made a feast of samples: crispy, golden grit cakes beneath melted Stilton, roasted asparagus, Portobello mushrooms and a sprinkling of pink peppercorns—delicately balanced flavors and alluring presentation, done and done. It goes […]
Tuesday, August 28Hutto to Roanoke: No thanks The Roanoke Times chides the city’s government in an editorial today because of mixed signals city councilors apparently sent to Kirby Hutto, who runs the Charlottesville Pavilion for Red Light Management. Some Star City councilors approached Hutto and Red Light about managing a new amphitheater to be built […]