Humans began changing climate 7,000 years ago
When William Ruddiman stepped away from the classroom in 2001, he expected to be more retired by now.
Baseball gives Hoos something to cheer for
Exhausted by the annual Al Groh firing watch? Not geeked up about Tony Bennett’s low-scoring brand of basketball? Just because fall has barely arrived doesn’t mean it’s too early to […]
U2, with Muse; Scott Stadium; Thursday, October 1
“My body’s now a begging bowl,” Bono sang at the end of U2’s two-and-a-half hour show, “that’s begging to get back, begging to get back to my heart, to the […]
Play time with Clinton Johnston
The cast of Othello is working at the 12th Street Taphouse. Desdemona watches her tables, brings burgers and pints of beer to customers. Roderigo, the man secretly in love with […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
“If music be the food of love, play on,” says Orsino in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, a local production of which we praised in 2007 for its direction, musical numbers and […]
Celebration; Madonna; Warner Bros.
“Who’s That Girl?” Seriously? Thirty-six songs on the two-disc version of Madonna’s otherwise groovy, career-spanning greatest hits compilation, Celebration, and she includes “Who’s That Girl?” If you’re going to bother […]
U2; Scott Stadium; Thursday, October 1
“My body’s now a begging bowl,” Bono sang at the end of U2’s two-and-a-half hour show last night,
Deborah Eisenberg nabs MacArthur grant
When Ben Marcus reviewed UVA professor Deborah Eisenberg’s most recent collection of short fiction, 2006’s Twilight of the Superheroes, he characterized the 63-year-old Eisenberg as a sort of archaeologist of […]
Mind-Life event a chance to reflect for Curry students
Hey, teachers of the future, there may be something even more daunting than standardized tests coming your way.
Shooting Ace
The world is getting to be a pretty scary place, Ace. I don’t know how I’m supposed to protect myself, for example, from the type of person who would carry […]