Nothing says, “Happy anniversary, sweetheart” like rubber dog turds. I had a rough night. I had a dream that I drank the world’s biggestmargarita, and I woke up—there was salt around the toilet bowl.That’s not good right there. Thank goodness I didn’t eat the worm at the bottom, I’ll tell you that right now. I […]
Some new restaurants make a big old noise to let you know they’re coming (see below for Exhibit A, Chick-fil-A). Others just quietly appear like a night-blooming flower. Though it’s been right under everybody’s nose, the former Garden of Sheba space on E. Market Street hasn’t generated much talk as it changed hands over the […]
Tuesday, October 31 Currying favor The Curry School at UVA escaped the scathing admonishment of education schools in a Washington Post piece today, which reported on the shoddy state of ed programs across the country. David F. Labaree, an educational historian at Stanford, wrote in his book: “The ed school is the butt of jokes […]
Though consistently ranked at the top of the heap, UVA doesn’t cut it for some ambitious college students who want more than Mr. Jefferson’s manicured lawns, neoclassical architecture and renowned professors. So where can they go to get away from the whole “public school” feel of things? The law school, of course, and its crowning […]
Method ManStarr Hill Music HallMonday, October 30music “If you want a conventional show, you in the wrong spot.” So said Method Man in one of his many successful bids to pump up the crowd during his show at Starr Hill, and he was not lying. The concert started normally enough, as hip-hop shows go, with […]
Do UFOs really exist? Do French people know something we don\’t? If either or both of these questions have ever plagued you, then you might find comfortâor at least a small congregation of like-minded peopleâat the main branch of the local library this weekend. That\’s when Charlottesville resident Marc Letourneau, the East Coast rep for the Raelian Movement,
The RochesGravity LoungeOctober 26 music Rumor has it that the Gravity Lounge will soon be closing. If that’s true, then a shadow hung over The Roches’ lovely show last Thursday night at the Downtown Mall space, the ideal venue for the intimate sounds and warm stage presence of the three-sister acoustic group. All this was […]
Tuesday, October 24Psycho-babesApparently, you’re never too young to hit the leather couch. Shrinks are now targeting the playpen with new psychotherapies for babies and their parents, a Wall Street Journal article reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today. UVA researchers and others have developed a group therapy called the “Circle of Security,” which studies attachment […]
Along with the burrito-loving masses, which are apparently, well, massive, we lined up for our free burrito on Chipotle’s recent opening day, and ordered the Barbacoa, with shredded, marinated beef. It was super-flavorful, a little spicy but not too dense. We like their medium-hot corn salsa—the corn adds a good, fresh crunch to the burrito, […]
UVA\’s new role in the Semester at Sea program has been anything but smooth sailing for University administratorsâbut rough waters may be calming thanks to recent renovations to the floating classroom\’s reputedly sub-par curriculum.