Death and destruction
“The Virginias and the Carolinas are a sort of weird nebula for disasters,” says Christopher King, who was intrigued by nearby historical remnants while growing up in Hot Springs, Virginia.
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Death and destruction
Christopher King talks about his new compilation of tragic folk songs
“The Virginias and the Carolinas are a sort of weird nebula for disasters,” says Christopher King, who was intrigued by nearby historical remnants while growing up in Hot Springs, Virginia.
Sex Files: It’s how you play the game
Popular media focuses on appearance and sex from the get-go. And the pressure to be sexy is on.
Let your walking do the talking
At some point this week, George Martin will take a walk in Virginia. He’ll walk upon the curvy macadam roads, take in the skyline of trees that will soon begin to change colors. His walk will be brisk. His strides will be paced. Martin will need to conserve his energy. That makes sense, considering that […]
Get it right
Fresh figs are almost a forbidden pleasure, considering that they’re one of the most expensive fruits on the market. If you’re only going to sample a few this season, be sure to ravish them like they deserve on your first tasting: Stuff them into your mouth, unadorned, and let the juice stream down your face […]
Life after Ming Dynasty
You can take the girl out of the restaurant business, but you can’t take the restaurant business out of the girl. Or something like that. In this case, we’re referring to Li Chen, former owner and matriarch of Ming Dynasty, who, three weeks ago, opened Café 88 next to Integral Yoga in the Preston Plaza. […]
Reader’s digest
I am getting to that age of being just past the age of being able to stay abreast of the latest “thing.” I know this because I do not know the answer to the question, “Is Facebook already passé?” But when I asked a friend who works at Wired whether these social networking sites were […]
We Ate Here
“Cobblestone?” we thought, staring at the menu at Chaps. What on earth could that mean? Will there be actual stones in the cone? Just as important, will they be organically grown—er, quarried? Turns out, cobblestone is a lovely, simple chocolate ice cream with ribbons of peanut butter. Puzzling moniker aside, we loved it.
The good ol' nights
Last Monday night, while out at a local establishment, a woman approached me to tell me she "can’t stand the Monday Night Football announcers and after 20 years of watching I would rather watch the game with the volume down because these men would have Howard Cosell spinning in his grave." Ma’am, sorry, but some […]
Full Circle
When Feedback saw Circle a year and a half ago at the Tea Bazaar, they blew our minds. Hailing from Finland, the band packed onto the stage and let loose a barrage of floor-shaking riffs.
Peas to pudding
Given that it’s one of the world’s predominant food staples, you’d think rice would have its own massive chapter in every cookbook. But no. What you usually get is Spanish rice, saffron rice and jambalaya, maybe a casserole or two if you haven’t updated your library for a couple decades. Foods of All Nations recently […]