As during a full moon, strange things happen when Phish comes to town. Glow sticks burst forth from hidden sources. Clumps of hair mysteriously clump into dreadlocks. On Friday night, I met a man who came to a party wearing a kooky hat. Nobody knew him. He carried with him a case of Mexican beer. […]
If, when you go to the theater, you require a heaping helping of linear narrative smothered in a thick gravy of realistic character, then Live Arts’ current offering, Our American Ann Sisters, is not for you. But if you enjoy a variety of spicy tapas offering an unexpected mix of piquant flavors, then this play […]
Even as freezing rains tear autumn’s last leaves from branches, things in the city and county seem to be getting greener. Local greenies are jazzed about a $500,000 grant that’s bankrolling the Local Energy Alliance Program, an initiative that will offer loans to one out of every two homeowners to pay for efficiency upgrades—and will […]
ALLYSON MELLBERG and JEREMY TAYLOR Artists and advocates of nontoxic art materials If it’s not enough that Allyson Mellberg and Jeremy Taylor’s art focuses on the dysfunctional relationship between people and nature, consider what else they’re doing. According to Mellberg, most books about visual art focus on the kinds of toxic materials that artists should […]
December arrives, and thereby the onset of my discontented literary winter approacheth. Well, not “discontented” so much as “lacking content,” verily. Lacking inspiration, space wherein to work, and desperately needful of coaching and critique: What is a would-be writer to do, good sir? Very long, my supply of Browning and Milton will last not.—O. Veritten […]
Over one year after UVA’s Faculty Senate formed its Task Force on Scholarly Publications and Authors’ Rights, debate continues
In the 20 years that we’ve been hitting the streets over the winter holidays, we have not always taken a consistent approach. In 1990, for instance, we practically begged readers to turn away with our promise of a “Boring XMAS Issue.” But by 2006, we were fully in the spirit, putting Special Correspondent Sweet Cakes […]
It is no secret that with the current economic downturn, the real estate market has reached new lows, particularly in the commercial sector.
READ MORE • Click here for an exclusive interview with freshman Congressman Tom Perriello. The trouble with getting elected a Democratic congressman from a Republican leaning district? Staying elected a Democratic congressman from a Republican leaning district. Tom Perriello was one of 2008’s biggest surprises, eking out a recount win over six-term incumbent Virgil Goode […]
After nearly a year on the job, Congressman Tom Perriello, who is a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reflects on his work in Washington, the health care bill, almost being burned in effigy, and Nancy Pelosi’s locker room. How have you approached the job so far in terms […]