stage Ben Jonson’s comedies, conceived in the crabbed spirit of Roman satire, can be difficult for modern audiences. Largely lacking the lyricism of Shakespeare, and filled with the now-obscure allusions to urban society that came naturally to a lifelong Londoner who was a bricklayer and repeat-offender felon as well as an actor and playwright, they […]
stage Ben Jonson’s comedies, conceived in the crabbed spirit of Roman satire, can be difficult for modern audiences. Largely lacking the lyricism of Shakespeare, and filled with the now-obscure allusions to urban society that came naturally to a lifelong Londoner who was a bricklayer and repeat-offender felon as well as an actor and playwright, they […]
cd Don’t be surprised when Paul Curreri lurches at you like a Southern gothic balladeer, a red-handed Nick Cave character, on “Mantra,” the first track on The Velvet Rut. Named for the comfortable clutches that Charlottesville wraps residents in, Curreri’s new record is certainly one of comfort and routine—The Velvet Rut includes contributions from and […]
music Forget sexy. JT is bringing curvy back. Say what you want about Justin Timberlake, the man does not seem to go in for the emaciated aesthetic. The women among his back-up singers and dance crew are frankly female in form. Tiny waists, I grant you, but hippy hips and round butts. The better to […]
music September 11th could have sidelined Explosions in the Sky. Their breakthrough album, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever, was released less than a month before the attacks and featured a picture of a plane with the caption “This plane will crash tomorrow.” This unfortunate coincidence, […]
William Beebe, the man who pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault in an incident at a 1984 UVA fraternity party was sentenced to 18 months in prison and taken into custody March 15.
The Interweb is a mysterious place, and e-mail, a main method of communication ’cross the nebulous tubes, is a touchy subject. E-mail at work is even touchier, given that companies own the equipment and the bandwidth. For Dena Bowers, the woman who’s currently suing UVA for her firing over an e-mail containing NAACP documents, issues […]
Earlier this month, the United States Senate tacked on an amendment to the 9/11 Commission Homeland Security Legislation that would create a “Rural Policing Institute” (RPI) within the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, which already offers limited training to local law enforcement, particularly in the drug field. Even so, only 32 officers across Virginia enrolled […]
UVA may have lost on Sunday to Tennessee, cancelling dreams of the Sweet Sixteen and a national championship. But Wahoo fans can sleep at night knowing that at least they made the academic Final Four. Using data from the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, the publication Inside Higher Ed […]
Somehow, in a place filled with things that others have deemed undesirable, there was dancing and singing. More than 400 people (including 80 UVA students) had come to the city dump of Nicaragua’s capital, Managua, on March 5. The event—El Dia de Luz, The Day of Light—was organized by Brad Corrigan of the now-extinct jam […]
Brains or brawn? UVA football coach Al Groh (63-66 in six seasons) may spend most of his time on the field, but an invitation last Thursday from University Librarian Karin Wittenborg prompted the pigskin