There’s a moment during a Babe Improv set where you realize two things at once. First, they have no idea what they’re about to do next. Second, it’s all going to work out somehow. That tightrope is what makes it work, and when you have two people this in sync, it...
WESTERICHMOND, Va. — The land of WesteRichmond has long been a field of battle for numerous great grocer houses, its citizens watching as contenders rise and retreat from the arena. Many remember when the first volleys of arrows were loosed between House Kroger and House Martin’s. For long years their shared Cary Street border ran red with the...
They say money is the root to all evil right? Renowned French director Robert Bresson may agree to that. Loosely based on Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Forged Coupon, his final film L’argent (money) follows the downfall of a young-ish fuel truck driver, Yvon Targe (Christian Patey), who is given a forged Franc note that soon leads a series of...
RICHMOND, VA — The Peedmont, a Virginia- based satirical news site, announced today that it has been acquired by the Russian Times, a leading Russian media outlet, effective immediately. The sale was made following a night of heavy drinking among The Peedmont’s editorial staff at Penny Lane Pub early last week. “We’d been drinking for hours and...
Purpose work is thriving in Richmond. The challenges of starting a business alone are enough for most entrepreneurs, but one small business owner here is going the extra mile. Reana Muhammad, CEO of RÉNA IMAN, runs a socially-conscious handbag label which has joined the fight to end domestic violence. RÉNA IMAN handcrafted luxury bags donate a...
“My spirit is rattled inside” - No Malice Prison. The idea is so embedded in the American consciousness that it is hard to conceive of an America without it. This thought remained with me as I drove towards the penitentiary in Chesapeake, Virginia. Even more so, since I was accompanying a musician who famously inaugurated an entire sub-genre of...
An old piece of stone often holds more meaning than one might suspect, particularly in a city like Richmond. Although stone carved into monuments or statues may generate friction, a great deal more of it can remind us to ruminate on not only our history, but ourselves. On a recent afternoon, a tour guide from The Valentine took RVA Mag on a...
Ever fantasize about being a passing face or an awkward bystander in a college orientation video? Still have no plans this Friday afternoon? (Staying in bed with Netflix and napping don't really count.) By some strange dysfunction-related miracle, you're in luck, because VCU Parking & Transportation is looking for current VCU students and...
Few films are as highly regarded or as revered in Japanese cinema as Kenji Mizoguchi’s haunting, fantasy fable “Ugetsu”; a timeless masterpiece of post-war cinema that not only works as a fatalistic fable but also a critique of class and patriarchy told through a kaidanshu-lensed ghost story. Through themes of greed, karmic retribution,...
RICHMOND, Va. – Speaking in front of an eager crowd at the popular Ellwood Thompson’s supermarket in Richmond’s Museum District, UFC officials announced an exhibition parking lot brawl between two esteemed neighborhood fighters. The grand event, called “Manic in the Organic,” is scheduled to take place on October 29. “We’re excited to announce...
