President Donald Trump signed an executive order today moving marijuana out of the federal government’s most restrictive drug category, formally acknowledging that cannabis has medical value and a lower potential for abuse than previously recognized. The order...
Virginia film Mount Skylight, originally a short, is expanding to feature length with help from Winchester's Magic Lantern Theater. The chilling film tells a story of four hikers who encounter a seemingly empty town in the Shenandoahs. Fans of the suspenseful, Virginia-based short film Mount Skylight are in for some positive news: the short is...
Jojo Rabbit is an "anti-hate satire" featuring a bumbling Nazi pre-teen and a comical imaginary Adolf Hitler. But is there an effective message underneath these startling satirical elements? Taika Waititi’s most beloved films combine an unencumbered sense of fun with a deep compassion for their characters. The New Zealand director’s rise to...
Celebrating 10 years in business here in Richmond, Ledbury co-founder Paul Trible reflects on what he's learned and reveals the brand's plans for future expansion. More than 10 years ago, Paul Trible and Paul Watson were working alongside a master tailor in London, learning the tricks of the shirtmaking trade. Today, Trible and Watson stand side...
Netflix's Dolemite Is My Name depicts the rise of sexually explicit comedian Rudy Ray Moore, from underground phenomenon to blaxploitation legend. There is a scene in Dolemite Is My Name, the new Netflix film about the rise of Rudy Ray Moore and his famous persona, when Dolemite and his new friend, Lady Reed, perform a near-nonsensical song about...
Bong Joon-ho's latest film, Parasite, is an awe-inspiring morality tale that's perfect for 2019. From the opening frames of Bong Joon-ho’s newest film, Parasite, it’s made clear that this is a world centered around necessity, and the way it feeds into the societal roles we play. The focus is on two families, the most important being the Kims, in...
First Friday brought a new retail streetwear outpost to Richmond's Arts District -- the first brick-and-mortar location for up-and-coming local fashion brand Chilalay. On a humid October First Friday in Richmond, Virginia, a street that connects different sections of the city together is filled with its residents. Groups of people trotting the...
Brandie Posey, the outspoken standup comedian and co-host of popular podcast Lady To Lady, comes to RVA's own Coalition Theater tonight. Allegedly, you should never meet your heroes. While that is sound advice for the heart, you should really make an exception if one of your heroes is Los Angeles-based comedian Brandie Posey. Posey is warm,...
RVA Fashion Week's annual Fall Fashion Weekend took place the second weekend of October, and photographer Nick Brown was on hand to document the sights for RVA Magazine. An October weekend brought premier runway fashion to Richmond, as RVA Fashion Week presented its 6th Annual Fall Fashion Weekend, beginning Thursday, October 10 with a designer...
Bad luck turns good inside a tattoo shop. Get behind the scenes of Friday the 13th with Yellow Bird Tattoo and Lucky 13. For most people, Friday the 13th is a symbol of bad luck. But for several Richmond tattoo parlors, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: it’s a long standing tradition for many shops to hold Friday the 13th flash...
