‘Tis the season for food-centered holiday rituals, most of which involve gorging on gravy-flooded, carb-infested, stick-to-your ribs, I-don’t-have-to-worry about-showing-off-my-thighs-for-another-eight-months kind of food. ‘Tis truly a wonderful, guilt-free cultural phenomenon that not even an episode of "The Biggest Loser" could impede. And for many, all of this gluttonous seasonal eating goes oh so well with another […]
‘Tis the season for food-centered holiday rituals, most of which involve gorging on gravy-flooded, carb-infested, stick-to-your ribs, I-don’t-have-to-worry about-showing-off-my-thighs-for-another-eight-months kind of food. ‘Tis truly a wonderful, guilt-free cultural phenomenon that not even an episode of "The Biggest Loser" could impede. And for many, all of this gluttonous seasonal eating goes oh so well with another […]
Ask yourself and others at what age you think people retire from sex. Without a doubt, answers will range from "some time after 50" to "when you are dead."
At Straight Punch to the Crotch's last show, Billy Hunt battled the Devil in a keytar duel. After bringing the fiend to the ground
Virginia versus Virginia Tech. One game, two teams fighting for one opening in Jacksonville at the ACC Championship game. With Virginia healing up wounds on its well-deserved bye week and Virginia Tech still having to host Miami, Al Groh will spend the time until November 24 burning the midnight oil in preparation for the Hokies. […]
Charlottesville is getting kind of famous for its poshed-up versions of city staples: the black tie gas station (R.I.P., Fuel Co.), the break-the-bank gym membership, the luxe condos for students, and now Hamdingers, Patrick Critzer’s gourmet food cart on the Downtown Mall. There is one major difference in Critzer’s approach, though—Hamdingers doesn’t charge a fortune […]
Maybe it’s because The Baker’s Palette is often nearly deserted when we visit that we feel like the portobello panini sandwich is a kind of hidden treasure. Or maybe it’s the luscious, plump roasted red peppers, warm cheese and generous smear of pesto, all backup singers to the deep-toned melody of the mushrooms. No wait: […]
I don’t know about everyone else out there, but I was totally thrilled that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. Talk about one hell of a decade that man has lived. Good God. I was sitting in a coffee shop when I read the news of the award and I was so touched and […]
Clinton Minor will be counting his blessings this Thanksgiving. Why? Because the doors of his Scottsville café, Minor’s Diner, are still open. And if you know what’s been going on in Scottsville this past year, you know that just being open for business is cause for celebration. You see, the road has been bumpy for […]
Bob Mould is something of a Renaissance man. He began his musical career with '80s…