Tacky Lights season has officially kicked off, and the region is glowing again. From tight city blocks to wide Powhatan backroads, homes across Central Virginia have thrown the switch and settled into that familiar holiday tradition of trying to outshine the...
Much like spring weather, Slaughterama, the annual bike event thrown by local bike club the Cutthroats happen this weekend and slipped away just as quick. The terrible weather might have deterred some from coming out, but nothing says Slaughterama like a mixture of mud, beer, sweat and blood, all of which permeated most of those in attendance...
Official Statement from GWAR Management GWAR manager Jack Flanagan released a statement confirming the passing of Dave Brockie, the band’s founder and frontman, known for his onstage persona Oderus Urungus. "It is with a saddened heart that I confirm my dear friend Dave Brockie, artist, musician, and lead singer of GWAR, passed away at...
President Barack Obama has done network interviews, cable news, town halls, Reddit AMAs, and enough press conferences to fill a lifetime. But nothing could have prepared him for Zach Galifianakis. In a new episode of the wonderfully awkward Funny or Die series Between Two Ferns, Obama sits down with Galifianakis for what might be the most...
A hundred years from now, future generations will look to various resources to learn about the history of America. Perhaps the most invaluable resource they will look to is our films. The history of American cinema is rich in diversity and is the truest replica of our past, present, and often future experiences as Americans. In 2011, These...
With half the country buried in snow, President Obama has asked the video streaming service Netflix to start its Golden Globe winning show House of Cards a day early. "This is an issue I've heard a lot about, and it's a rare thing in America that we can all agree on," said the President in a press conference held early this morning. "Netflix...
"Sometimes I’m working on a film and someone will ask me if I’m having fun. And I’m tempted to tell them the truth: No, absolutely not. Having no fun here at all. You know what’s going to be fun? When it’s done, and I’ve done a fuckin’ good job, and I know people are getting something out of that. I’ll have a lot of fun then. A ton of it.” The...
“We don’t need a leader. We need a conscience.”-Ahmed Hassan Before watching The Square, I had little to no knowledge of the events of the revolution in Egypt over the last few years. I was shocked, and admittedly disappointed in myself, for not even being semi-conscious about the suffering, the fighting, the deaths, and the measures Egypt’s...
Honesty is a difficult thing to come by in the real world. It’s even harder to find in relationships. And once it’s found, it requires more than enough from the people involved to maintain. Director Cameron Crowe’s 1989 film Say Anything shows audiences young and old the value of honesty in any loving relationship. Say Anything is a brilliant...
Director Jim Jarmusch has given us many amazing films over the course of his career. His contributions to cinema have been paramount since the 1980s. Jarmusch’s most expensive film to date, and perhaps his most enigmatic, is the 1995 independent film Dead Man. Dead Man stars Johnny Depp, John Hurt, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfred Molina, Iggy Pop,...
