From lead guitarist Kirk Hammett’s firestorm leads on “Creeping Death” to the apocalypse thrash of “One,” very little has changed about the four horsemen of Los Angeles metal since 1981—save a few hard habits and a bassist or two. But any longtime, capital-“M” Metal-head should’ve been struck by two changes during the invigorating headbanger’s ball […]
The press release accompanying my copy of Juliet, Naked describes the novel as Nick Hornby “writing about what he does best: rock ’n’ roll, extreme fandom, and the truths and lies we tell ourselves about love.” I disagree. Juliet, Naked is about the Internet. Sure, music plays a role. The story centers around Tucker Crowe, […]
The William Taylor Plaza, a development on the corner of Ridge Street and Cherry Avenue in the Fifeville neighborhood, got the initial favorable push from City Council last Monday. The developer, Southern Development, submitted an application to have the seven parcels that comprise the property rezoned to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The planned development […]
At its meeting last Tuesday, The County Planning Commission voted unanimously to renew the Sugar Hollow Agricultural and Forestal District, near White Hall.
After having deferred the decision by one meeting, on Oct. 5 City Council voted to grant the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA)
Less than a month ago, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) unanimously chose Virginia firm Schnabel Engineering Associates to replace Gannett Fleming as the leading designer of a proposed new dam at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir.
Though still weeks away from the peak of flu season, the UVA Elson Student Health Center’s running tally of “influenza like illness”
Has the recession got you anxious? Emotional? Stressed? The UVA psychology department is looking for you, by which we mean Dr. Bethany Teachman, and her group of graduate students. Supported by grants from the UVA Institute on Aging and the Max Planck Network on Aging, Teachman and her team are studying the connection between anxiety […]
A UVA team of astronomers have discovered a new ring orbiting Saturn. The ring is 13 million kilometers in radius and is the largest planetary ring in the Solar System. After four to six weeks of intense work, a team of UVA scientists discovered a new, tenuous ring on Saturn. “The ring is the smoking […]
There’s little doubt that would-be governor Creigh Deeds is currently stuck between Barack and a hard place. Long known as a genial, gun-lovin’ Democrat, Deeds has been forced to fight his current battle against Bob McDonnell—a slick, well-coiffed conservative Ken doll—well outside his comfort zone. Consider this: In their previous match-up, a hard-fought 2005 campaign […]