There are a lot of ways I could blame my eating habits on other people: My Mennonite grandmother, for instance, thinks mayonnaise is an acceptable topping on salads; the highlight of my family reunions is the chocolate buffet to which everyone contributes; a classic dinner growing up was “Chunky soup and rice,” for which one […]
“I was born with a heart condition called aortic stenosis, and it’s basically a deformed aortic valve.” Scheline Crutchfield is a tall, slender woman with perfectly straight hair and a happy, deep gaze. She frankly recounts her lifetime of heart disease. READ MORE: • Doctors’ orders: You can get healthier right now, yes you can. […]
You think it’s going to be such an ordeal, this business of getting healthier and living better. You’ll have to trade in your sedan for a bike, give up your favorite TV shows, eschew the brew entirely, and in general become a bore. T’ain’t so! READ MORE Going to health: Or, How I learned to […]
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 […]