Thomas Gunn
Local musician Thomas Gunn performs a rare solo show in celebration of the release of his new album of original songs. A longtime staple on the Charlottesville music scene, Gunn’s […]
Dear C’ville…
For this year’s We Are C-VILLE, we asked several Charlottesvillians to write love letters to our city. The writers had the freedom to talk about whatever they wanted, in whatever […]
Hanging with the smarty pants at trivia night
When our kid went off to college in late August, my husband and I rejoiced. Freedom! Finally, we had our lives back! Time to work out, eat out, and party […]
Come back y’all
By Carrie Meslar Whether you’re a visitor from out of town or a local restaurant regular, there’s significant pressure that comes with the query, “Where should we go to eat?” […]
Ten minutes with Sam Morril
Sam Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics out there. He’s performed sets on Comedy Central’s “This Week at the Comedy Cellar” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” […]
Foraging for facts
One day, Psyche Williams-Forson’s daughter stopped letting her father pack Ghanaian food for her lunch. Her lunchbox smelled different than others, and she didn’t want to be made fun of. […]
A chorus of perspectives
The poems in John Keene’s latest collection, Punks: New & Selected Poems, span three decades, saturated with the desire, loss, and reflections of a Black gay man who lived through […]
Candy unlimited
Writing a book is an admirably impressive feat in its own right, but adapting an Old English epic—that happens to be quite violent—into a tale palatable for children? Yeah, Zach […]
Say his name
As a youth, George Floyd dreamed of being a Supreme Court justice, a professional athlete, a rap star. Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa document those dreams and […]
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A Romance Salon: American Royalty Tracey Livesay’s steamy rom-com American Royalty is the first in a new series inspired by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s real-life love story. Rapper Danielle […]