Before we go any further, no, you’re not crazy. There is no King James Shakespeare play. Rajiv Joseph’s very recent 2022 play is decidedly not Elizabethan and contains far more garbage can basketball than Hamlet. The only thing I love more than Richmond Shakespeare’s...
Ryan Kent has always had a warm, calming presence for me. I met him when I was still very young. We were bartending at Sabai, a job that neither of us would be at for long. We established common interests in lyrics and poetry, and went out to parties a time or two. It was then that I learned that he was also the vocalist for a metal band named...
Richmond, VA is a great town and we had fun running the RVAMAG & GayRVA Reader’s Poll 2022 to get a feel on what our readers like to do and see. Thank you to the over 20,000+ people that checked out the poll and the 5000+ who voted. The following is a list of the Top 5 in each category in order of votes. DONUTS 1st Country Style Donuts 2nd...
When he was alive, the 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglas was the most photographed person in the world. Born a slave, he would eventually escape to become a prominent activist, abolitionist and writer dedicated to advocating for equality. He understood that Daguerreotype, the first publicly available photographic process, would change...
Back in April, I had the great privilege of visiting the Louvre for the first time. The many works in that historic museum exceeded all my expectations and kept me enthralled for the all too short three hours I spent inside. As closing time approached, museum staff got on the intercom and requested that visitors start making their way out. At...
Is the revival of the 2014 Tumblr girl how the internet copes with the end of the world? The dissociative pout, also referred to as the dissociative gaze, was first coined by i-D Magazine in the 2022 article “The cult of the dissociative pout” by Rayne Fisher-Quann, and is characterized by staring dead-eyed and pouty lipped into a ring light....
In mid-September, I spent four very long days down at the RVA Street Art Festival, a public celebration of many talented Richmond-based artists (read the original article here), and I learned a lot about a scene and culture that previously I knew next to nothing about. It has spurred in me not only a greater love for the form, but a hunger to...
CRIMINOLOGIST: I would like…if I may…to take you on a strange journey. ROCKY HORROR AUDIENCE ASKING: How strange was it? ROCKY HORROR AUDIENCE ANSWERING: So strange they made a movie about it. Hello Richmond. What are you doing the night BEFORE Halloween? My recommendation? Yes, And! Presents: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cover to Cover at...
If you visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on a regular basis, you will no doubt be familiar with its extensive and varied collection; their remarkable permanent collection of artworks is over 50,000 strong. However, the ever-changing featured exhibition is often a hidden gem inside this world-renowned art museum. Over the last several years,...
First Friday in the Arts District is one of the best monthly traditions that Richmond has, one that residents flock to, as well as other people from up and down the East Coast. For the better part of 17 years, Gallery 5 has been at the forefront of this experience. First Friday is a celebration of the arts and creative culture, and Gallery5 has...
