What can Gogol Bordello do for you on December 31?
Eugene Hütz New Year’s Eve falls on a Thursday this year, but details like days and locations matter about as much to Gogol Bordello as the ear wax that singer […]
Feasts for your local parties, from prix fixe to premade
Dining oIf you’re not invited to a swank private soiree, dining out is the easiest way to feel part of the end-of-the-year party. Plenty of places around town are offering […]
10 tunes for the 2010 party
Tracks of my years Prince—“1999” (from 1999)—Predictable, but come on, this is the perfect New Year’s jam! We’ll still be dancing to it in 2099, by which time we’ll have […]
Ace Atkins investigates New Year's Eve traditions
C-VILLE’s longest running columnist and all-around Answer Man offers some of his expert knowledge on obscure New Year’s traditions. Dear Ace: What are some New Year’s Eve rituals and superstitions […]
Fall asleep at 10pm? Catch these other New Years, instead!
It’s grrreat! With the Year of the Tiger upon us, kittens, we recommend catching as many different New Year celebrations as possible. January 7: Sekhmet (Egyptian New Year) January 21: […]
Five classic resolutions done right
INSTEAD OF…Losing weight. RESOLVE TO…Vegetate. Says Jay Leno: “Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average…which means you have met […]
Toast of the town!
Soon we’ll ring in another new year, and that means many of us will be anywhere from partially to unequivocally hammered in large groups of people. Situations like these demand […]
Ancestral Ace
Dear Ace: I was wondering if you’re up on any of the Atkins genealogy from the area? My ancestors came to Surry County, VA on the “Gods Giffte” in 1623, […]
Following NEA stint, Cox returns to architecture faculty
In 2007, following a stint on City Council that included a term as mayor, Maurice Cox took a break from the University of Virginia architecture faculty to become design director […]
Church/state divide falling for the sake of teenage porn
Sure, Thomas Jefferson was fervent about a “wall of separation between church and state”—but little did he anticipate the “shadows of the Internet” that would later haunt his beloved Virginia. […]