Microaggression rebrand
Tiffany Jana doesn’t like the term microaggression. “The very nature of the word puts people on the defensive,” says the diversity and inclusiveness expert. “It definitely is not a place […]
Exalt in the everyday
With the one-year anniversary of hunkering down in our houses approaching, it’s easy to forget about the beauty of the natural world that we still have access to. Ross Gay […]
Impossible choices
Writer Sadeqa Johnson was walking the Richmond Slave Trail when she came across a shocking piece of local history. She’d heard of Robert Lumpkin, a notorious figure who ran a […]
PICK: In The Art of French Brasserie Cooking at Monticello
French connections: In his four years as the United States minister to France, Thomas Jefferson came to love all things French, especially the cuisine—and the sophisticated culinary palate he developed […]
PICK: We Banjo 3
Pickin’ back up: Looks like we’ll need to celebrate another St. Paddy’s Day with a pint on the couch. But lucky for us, We Banjo 3 will be streaming live […]
PICK: Feeling Into The New (Moon)
Star power: Can you feel it? That change in the air? If you follow your weekly horoscope faithfully (p. 29) and align your moods with celestial bodies, local astrologer Ilana […]
Out, out and away
By Erika Howsare Most of us have experienced some degree of cabin fever during the past year. As we near the anniversary of the dramatic upheaval brought on by the […]
Believing in ‘yes’
Attempting to sum up a person’s life in a few words is often an unreasonable, almost futile, effort. But James Yates has a word for his wife, artist Beryl Solla, […]
Great loss
Capturing mental degeneration on screen is no easy task. Last year’s Relic did an excellent job of depicting the crushing effects of dementia on a family but, like so many […]
An abstract discourse
By Sarah Sargent Robert Reed’s “San Romano (Hip Strut)” explodes off the wall of the Jefferson School’s gallery. The bright colors and bold shapes are both abstract and representational—in one […]