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Hype Williams’ Classic ‘Belly’ Brought Hip-Hop to the Big Screen – See It Monday at The Byrd Theatre

by R. Anthony Harris | CANNABIS CULTURE, CULTURE, FASHION, FILM & TV, HIP HOP & RAP, NIGHTLIFE, POP CULTURE, STREETWEAR & SNEAKERS

There are certain films that aren’t just watched but absorbed, metabolized into the DNA of an entire culture. For hip-hop, Belly is one of those films. The late '90s street saga, directed by the legendary Hype Williams, wasn’t Hollywood— Hollywood didn’t...

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Salon de Résistance | Dangerous Films

Join us for Salon de Résistance: Dangerous Films on Thursday, July 30th at Black Iris. We'll be watching clips from films selected by two of Virginia’s most accomplished filmmakers: writer-director Derrick Borte (The Get Out, Unhinged, London Town, The Joneses) and...

Good Day RVA is Back and Bringing Friends Along

For four nights this weekend, bands from different generations of Richmond's music scene are taking over Get Tight Lounge. Called Tonal Recall, the series is part reunion show, part showcase and part excuse for a bunch of old friends to get back in the same room. ...

Fried Chicken and Soccer? Somehow It Makes Perfect Sense

"Richmond has your back... maybe." That about sums it up, doesn't it? It's the slogan behind KCPFC, a new football-inspired project from Kwame Hayford, the guy behind Kwam's Chicken Project, and Richmond designer Ignatius Friend. The collection blends soccer culture...

Grab a Drink, See a Sloth, Learn Something at Science on Tap: Upside Down

Editor's Note: This article was produced as part of our partnership with the Science Museum of Virginia. Not every night out has to end with squeezing into a crowded bar. Sometimes it's nice to grab a drink, eat something good, learn a few things, and actually have...

Before Anyone Was Watching

I went to Virginia MOCA expecting to hear Andy Howell talk about skateboarding. Instead, I left thinking about community and how people find each other. Howell's installation opens Seamless, the museum's new exhibition exploring the overlap between art and design. At...

Won’t Daddy Do It? Fourth of July at Daddy’s Grotto 🏳️‍🌈

It was the USA's 250th birthday this past weekend, and it felt like it was 250 degrees outside. During a heat wave, a pool is the place to be, and the annual Fourth of July party at Daddy's Grotto was the cool down for the hottest queers in town. Daddy's Grotto is...

The Light That Never Went Out

There is a spotlight still mounted in the rafters of 528 N. 2nd Street. It has been there since 1914. It has outlasted segregation, fire, the highway that cut Jackson Ward in two, and decades of silence. On the nights when the Hippodrome Theater fills up, that light...

Filmmaker Derrick Borte Talks The Get Out, Russell Crowe, and Virginia

"That’s the biggest thing. You have to deal with rejection every day and not lose enthusiasm. You have to stop thinking about the rejection." Derrick Borte might be a Hollywood director, but he’s still a Virginia local. That connection becomes obvious the moment you...

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