Editor’s Note: With a new mayor in Richmond and Virginia’s governor’s race on the horizon, alongside ongoing federal redistricting battles and policy shifts, the question of how we build and hold power is more urgent than ever. In this guest commentary, a reader...
Richmond is getting its first Japanese tattoo-inspired mural-and you get to be apart of the fun starting today. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts launched the RVA Japanese Scavenger Hunt today and from now until May 28, the museum will put a piece of the tattoo around the city and you must use your savvy detective skills to find them. You'll also...
Richmond ranks third among America's most tattooed cities, just behind Las Vegas and Miami. In this vibrant city, you’re never far from a quality tattoo shop. The city boasts a rich selection of talented artists and renowned shops, each offering their unique styles. With such permanent artwork at stake, it’s crucial to thoroughly research and...
Alli Marshall never intended to be a journalist. She studied global studies as an undergrad and then received her MFA in creative writing. Alli Marshall never intended to be a journalist. She studied global studies as an undergrad and then received her MFA in creative writing. But now here she is, Arts Editor at Mountain Xpress, an alt weekly out...
Amateur drone technology honestly scares the living bejesus out of me. Amateur drone technology honestly scares the living bejesus out of me. I know, it's a bit irrational, but if we've learned anything from Terminator 1, 2: Judgement Day, 3: Rise of the Machines, 4: Salvation, or (what I assume is the allegory in the yet-to-be-release) 2015's...
This is my final missed connections post. I’m not sad to leave you. Not doing this is honestly super exciting to me. This is my final missed connections post. I’m not sad to leave you. Not doing this is honestly super exciting to me. Picking through RVA’s dirty laundry has been the saddest part of my week since I informally took over this column....
Richmond's greatest sons and daughters, GWAR, have thrown their hate into the literary world, and while we're not expecting William Faulkner, we should probably expect William Fucked-your-mother. Richmond's greatest sons and daughters, GWAR, have thrown their hate into the literary world, and while we're not expecting William Faulkner, we should...
Nothing will make you lose help like missed connections. People here in this world want to fuck bus drivers, lick dirty feet clean, talk about hot tubs, hit on strangers and just general awfulness. It tires you out. I’m gonna go take a nap, here’s the best of missed connections. Ben Folds Show - The National - 5/2 - End of Concert Exchanged Looks...
Richmond has shown me many wonderful and spectacular ways to waste my time, but none quite as good as this one. Richmond has shown me many wonderful and spectacular ways to waste my time, but none quite as good as this one. Sunday, I attended the RVA date of the Air Sex Championship tour and I saw comedically named players pretend to fuck...
I remember when I was about to FINALLY escape High School. It felt like I had been there forever. I remember when I was about to FINALLY escape High School. It felt like I had been there forever. The excitement of not really knowing what's next, the hunger to own my identity and making the necessary mistakes to get there; the unsettling truth...
