Editor’s Note: This article is based on reporting by Julianna Brown of Capital News Service, a student-powered newsroom at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Robertson School of Communication. RVA Magazine has edited and expanded the reporting for our audience. For...
The first warm weekend of the year happened only days ago, so of course the Missed Connections are heating up along with the weather. This is definitely the week for redheads, too, so if you're a carrot top, keep an eye out -- your Craigslist Prince Charming just might be looking for you. We've also got a run on sweatpants this time around, which...
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I hope you all planted your potatoes last weekend, because spring is here, and it's about time! We're all ready for the sun to shine on us again, and as this week's Missed Connections makes clear, a lot of people were out, about, and checking all the beautiful people out this past weekend, both at Shamrock the Block and other fine outdoor...
Birds. These guano bombers destroy everything, from our car windows and side mirrors to ill-fated fishing towns outside San Francisco. One day they’ll destroy the world. But for now, they’re here for our opium. Opium-addicted parrots are causing havoc on poppy cultivation throughout the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Neemuch. According to...
Farting in Walmart may not be the best look, but ratting someone out in the Missed Connections might just be the worst one. Can you imagine the arrogance it takes to attempt to spin that into a meet-cute? Well, if you read this week's missed connections, you won't have to. You will get some entertaining reads, though, and not just the one where...
Before you take your next international flight, you should probably read this. Last week, a couple expressed “general discomfort” aboard their international flight, eventually ringing the bell for a flight attendant. It wasn’t the lack of fresh pillows, boxed airline food, nor the lack of non-Tom Cruise films. It was a camera lens, staring right...
Japan's new "robot speed-dating" trend adds a dystopian touch to today's isolated, app-based dating culture. But hey, at least you can stop swiping. Robots. They’re fucking everywhere these days. Airdropping groceries, stocking shelves, hooking up with Joaquin Phoenix... Our A.I. have come a long way from time-traveling motorcycle/shotgun...
Winter is taking its sweet time about drawing to a close, and from the look of this week's Missed Connections, the times are hard out there. We all know about people who come to this section looking for companionship, but when you have to hit Craigslist just to ask for somewhere to take a shower, well... things are getting pretty desperate....
If you're seeking wisdom this week, you might want to check out the Missed Connections, where we've learned that people don't change -- they just keep on using an anonymous internet service to tell the world about their crushes on customer service employees. For example, this week we've got employees from libraries and office parks, a change from...
