Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. Gavin Lawton remembers the exact moment he decided music was...
Horror is the most vital genre in film history. It's been through multiple golden eras, going from the mid-20th century's amazingly-fake dolls and props to the era of modern film technology, leaving those faint of heart gasping for breath. But between the classic monster movies and today, there were many films which pushed the genre forward;...
When most people think back on Halloween, the walk down memory lane may include the old neighborhood trick-or-treat route, the homemade costumes someone made you wear, those plastic vampire teeth that never fit inside anyone’s mouth, and using a pillowcase instead of a real bag for candy because it held more inside. However, the most memorable...
It’s that time of year again! Halloween is a few days away and the seasonal-themed movies are coming at us from all directions. Due to a recent drought in excellent Halloween-themed films, it’s a challenge for a film lover to choose which one to devote our undivided attention to in honor of Halloween. Sometimes even the healthiest dose of Michael...
When Ron English, often called the godfather of street art, came to Richmond this summer for the Richmond Mural Project, we knew the stories would be as crazy as his murals. Our published interview captured some of his sharpest insights, but it barely scratched the surface. English has a way of turning every memory into a parable, every anecdote...
Soho Design House were in Richmond this summer for the Richmond Mural Project, but that's not because they were doing a mural. Instead, this unique company was producing rugs from the artwork of several different RMP muralists. Soho Design House were in Richmond this summer for the Richmond Mural Project, but that's not because they were doing a...
Renowned local tattoo artist Amy Black is celebrated not only for her exquisite nipple tattoos for mastectomy patients but also for her versatile artistic skills. One poignant example is her recent project for a family member of the late American journalist James Hayes Foley. After being kidnapped, Foley tragically lost his life when ISIS, the...
In a spectacle as grand and theatrical as the man himself, Dave Brockie, better known as Oderus Urungus, was sent off in a Viking funeral at Hadad’s Lake in Richmond, Virginia. The ceremony, held during the 2014 GWAR B-Q, saw Brockie’s stage-worn Oderus Urungus costume set ablaze on a boat, launched into the lake, and ignited with a flaming...
From the depths of hell—or, more accurately, Richmond’s most infamous water park—the GWARMY rose once again to take over Hadad’s Lake. This wasn’t just any summer gathering; this was GWAR-B-Q 2014, a festival of metal, mayhem, and madness, bigger and more chaotic than ever before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7iwdxWgn74 A...
Hey Richmond, I guess you're all in a better mood than I'm lead to believe. A new study from the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research of Economics says that Richmond, VA is one of the happiest places in the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZSe6N_BXs Joshua Gottlieb of the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver School of...
