When is exercise actually unhealthy? A new book by onetime Charlottesville resident Peach Friedman provides one answer: Exercise is unhealthy when it strips enough weight from a young woman’s frame to alarm her family and friends. Diary of an Exercise Addict is Friedman’s memoir about the period when, as a 21-year-old, she slashed her caloric […]
When is exercise actually unhealthy? A new book by onetime Charlottesville resident Peach Friedman provides one answer: Exercise is unhealthy when it strips enough weight from a young woman’s frame to alarm her family and friends. Diary of an Exercise Addict is Friedman’s memoir about the period when, as a 21-year-old, she slashed her caloric […]
Kimberly Blick wears a Velvet silver sequined dress from Spring Street ($462), black patent-leather ankle boots from T.J. Maxx ($39.99), and vintage rhinestone earrings from Glad Rags ($14). Allison Hoover wears a vintage Weiss rhinestone pin from Glad Rags ($36) at the back, Lorren Bell rhinestone earrings from Pearl ($98), Dani Black violet satin strappy […]
The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. The question I then want to know the answer to is, how many words are 52,938 pictures worth? 52,938,000 words? I ask because as of November 12, that was how many photographs had been posted to Barack Obama’s Photostream on Flickr. The madness began […]
In 2003, I’d been dating a guy for about a month and I was tired from the yo-yo dating.
For a solitary dinner at dusk, Basil turned out to be a nice choice: solicitous waitstaff and a menu big enough to make the meal feel like an occasion, even sans company. It wasn’t easy to choose, but we were happy with our belly dancer salad, a typically Greek combination of tomatoes, red onions, and […]
As of press time, Bel Rio, the new restaurant/music lounge occupying the old Saxx Jazz Lounge spot in Belmont, is set to open.
This is a mea culpa of sorts, or perhaps a reconsideration. It’s a question I’ve asked before:
I’ll be honest: I am writing this thing the day after the election and I can’t concentrate. All I want to do is read the news and look at all the pictures from around the world of all the happy people and just revel in this moment, which really is, just, wow. While I realize […]
Some like it hot, but we think that even spice-conservatives will find Mas’ sautéed Padron peppers just right for one-bite popping. Charred and sprinkled with a hint of grey sea salt for that savory kick, the peppers had just enough heat to keep us on our toes. Meanwhile, the jumbo Catalan shrimp, grilled in-shell and […]