Bard lovers often want to disassemble Shakespeare’s histories and stitch them back together in new ways. Orson Welles did so in his brilliant, but obscure, Chimes at Midnight. Now Sara Holdren, our local Shakespearean cotter pin, brings a fresh take on Henry IV with Live Arts’ new production. It’s not often that Live Arts delves […]
Batman & Robin is the current chapter in writer Grant Morrison’s planned five-act Batman epic. The series follows the recent death of Bruce Wayne, as his former protégé—Dick Grayson, the original Robin—takes over the mantle of the bat. Joining him is a new Robin, Bruce’s previously unknown, illegitimate son, who is kind of a shit. […]
Halsey Minor, owner of the Landmark Hotel on the Downtown Mall, is back in the spotlight for money trouble. This time, however, it concerns Minor’s personal finances. Parse this logic: Halsey Minor says his spot atop California’s list of tax delinquents is proof of his financial health. “Given that no one generates taxes without making […]
Martha Jefferson Hospital (MJH) recently announced the grand opening date for its new facility on Pantops: August 28, 2011. The current location of MJH’s 14-acre Downtown campus, however, remains without a contract for development once the hospital relocates. On the redevelopment of Martha Jefferson Hospital’s Downtown campus, spokesman Steve Bowers said, without a contract from […]
Rarely have members of history’s great duos—Thelma and Louise, Simon and Garfunkel, Williams and Sonoma—used each other as an excuse to be so bawdy as guitarist Stephen Barling and cellist Brandon Collins. On their new full-length, New World Odor, Barling and Collins casts a demented eye toward silly topics: e-mail spam, staying up all night […]
THIS YEAR’S STARS: • Dahlia Lithwick, Supreme Court Columnist • Fifth Congressional District Seat • Maurice Cox, Architect • Francesca Conte, Ultramarathon Runner • Jack Fisk, Production Designer • Kevin Crowe, Large-scale Potter • Sudhanva Gurumurthi, Assistant Professor of Computer Science • Emily Hodson Pelton, Winemaker [with video!] • Brad Wilcox, Sociologist • Jaffray Woodriff, […]
While her artful analysis is typically reserved for the nine minds of the nation’s highest court, Dahlia Lithwick turned her attention to her book collection last fall. When liberal Justice John Paul Stevens retires from the Supreme Court, Charlottesville and the rest of the country will still have court correspondent Dahlia Lithwick, who covered John […]
In 2008, Tom Perriello’s victory against six-term Republican incumbent Virgil Goode was one of the great upsets in Virginia politics. The freshman congressman defeated Goode by a mere 727 votes after a Goode-called recount. The past year has brought unprecedented attention to the Fifth Congressional District and its freshman occupant, Tom Perriello, who ranks among […]
SEE MORE Click here to read a recent article on Maurice Cox in C-VILLE’s ABODE. Maurice Cox has mastered several fields in his career: architect, professor, planner, politician and urban designer. When Cox served as mayor of the City of Charlottesville for two years—from 2002 to 2004—he promoted democracy in design, the idea that all residents in […]
SEE MORE Click here to watch the pilot episode of "Run For Your Lives," a reality show starring Francesca Conte and Russell Gill. Success, says Francesca Conte, is having a job where running isn’t restricted only to the lunch hour. It’s no wonder then that, while the 37-year-old has logged more than 2,000 miles running in ultramarathons […]