The Universe Beckons: In Virginia, Ufologists Search Confidently For Life Outside Earth *This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #36, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. I want to believe. It’s the refrain of a generation, the innate human desire...
Atomic Cocktail: The Psychedelic Synthesis of Pop Culture
A leading artist of the 1980s “Lowbrow” movement is visiting Virginia, and his exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is his first solo show in almost a decade. Todd Schorr’s paintings are staples of pop surrealism, populated by classic cartoon...
Light Up For Safety: Lyft Brings Amp To Richmond
This summer, Lyft — the fastest growing ridesharing service in the US — began the Richmond-area rollout of Amp, a device designed to make rides safer and more personalized. Amp is a pill-shaped device that sits on Lyft drivers’ dashboards, its front- and back-facing...
Not Your Father’s Tattoo Shop: All About You Tattoo Challenges Stereotypes With Pride
*This article was originally published on GayRVA. It comes from GayRVA's Fall 2018 Pride Guide, released in conjunction with 2018′s VA PrideFest. Grab a copy of the print edition at your favorite shops around town, or check out the digital version here. Though the...
Confronting Racism: A Conversation to End Hate
This September, a nationally-recognized exhibit is coming to the Virginia Holocaust Museum to start a conversation on which lives depend. "Break Glass: The Art of V.L. Cox - A Conversation to End Hate" is a striking collection of found-object sculptures meant to shape...
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