Flaming Lips; The Charlottesville Pavilion; Thursday, April 15
If you were at the Flaming Lips concert at the Charlottesville Pavilion in 2006, Thursday night’s show might have felt like a time warp.
Oil's well that ends well for McDonnell?
At some point, Bob McDonnell’s high-wire balancing act is going to come to an end.
Highlights from the Collection: From Rodin to Warhol; The UVA Art Museum; Through July 11
The University of Virginia Art Museum is getting ready to expand its gallery space in the Bayly Building, with a capital campaign that defies my understanding of current economic conditions. […]
"Graveyard of Empires: Obama's Afghanistan"; Virginia Quarterly Review; Spring 2010
One of Barack Obama’s most attractive campaign promises was that he would shift America’s military focus from Iraq (the unjust war) to Afghanistan (a war of retaliation, at least). More […]
The Haven battles rising homelessness
On January 26, members of the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless (TJACH) spent the day counting beds in local homeless shelters, noting how many were occupied. After that, […]
92-unit Bailey House up for public auction
It’s a sign of the times when Nicolas Cage’s Bel-Air, Tudor-style mansion is auctioned off and finds no interested bidders.
Censorship in Virginia prisons…and 9 other crimes against the First Amendment
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or […]
Boar'd Stiff
Dear Ace: Is there was any connection between Charlottesville’s Boar’s Head Inn and the Boar’s Head Brand of delicatessen meats and cheeses? And if not, just what is it about […]
Could Brightman's "personal" reason for leaving UVIMCO be an affair with his assistant?
When former UVIMCO CEO Chris Brightman unexpectedly announced his resignation, confirmed in a March 18 report by Pensions & Investments magazine
UVA changes JPJ door policy after Morgan
The John Paul Jones Arena, an entertainment venue owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia, deals with questions concerning revenue, ticket sales during an economic downturn, and whether Lady Gaga could […]