Sex is like everything else in life—it has its ups and downs. Having seen countless couples over the years struggle to keep their sexual passion at unrealistically high levels, I was pleasantly surprised to see a new approach to sparking sexual desire hit shelves this year. Enduring Desire: Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy is different […]
Sex is like everything else in life—it has its ups and downs. Having seen countless couples over the years struggle to keep their sexual passion at unrealistically high levels, I was pleasantly surprised to see a new approach to sparking sexual desire hit shelves this year. Enduring Desire: Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy is different […]
(Photo by Cramer Photo) Age: 71 We recognize her for… Her professional accomplishments. Already a celebrated artist, the German native turned her attention to writing in 2004 when she published My Father’s House, a memoir about growing up in wartime Germany, which she says is her greatest achievement. Her poise. A single phrase accompanies each e-mailed […]
After leaving a restaurant that will go unnamed without having been served (not a drink or even an ounce of eye contact), we wandered into Tempo, one of the newest additions to the city’s replete culinary scene. Owner Stuart Cunningham and his son, Brice (part owner in Fleurie and Petit Pois), greeted us and we […]
To many, there aren’t two sweeter sounding words than “pig” and “whiskey.”
Americans are becoming a wine savvy bunch. Last year, we drank France under the table, becoming the world’s largest consumer of wine.
Troy is Burning may be the first play written by an undergraduate to make it into the UVA Drama Department’s main-stage season in 25 years, but its first step toward production was just another day in the undergraduate grind for fourth-year student Matthew Minnicino. Last spring, Minnicino needed something to bring in to a playwriting […]
Food steals the show on Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t mean the wine should be a complete afterthought. It is, after all, easier to reconcile family feuds with a glass in hand. This pairing advice comes straight from the pros in town who know just what wines will get along with Aunt Edna and her cranberry […]
Rethink your feast Nothing speaks to the heart of Thanksgiving like dining at a historic inn. It’s just like eating at home, but without all the hard work and dirty dishes.—Tami Keaveny Tired of the turkey trot? Let a local option entice you away from the oven this Thanksgiving. The Boars Head’s varied menu practically […]
A new (and currently nameless lessee) has signed a lease beginning January 1 for the space where Escafé now stands.
JUMP TO: • Your greenie neighbors • Your art student sister • Your boyfriend’s fashionable younger sister • Your gay best friend • Your supportive mother • Your tech-geek brother • Your conservative stepdad Mae West once said, “I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.” We share that sentiment, which is why […]