So we made another list. WalletHub just released its 2025 rankings for Best Summer Travel Destinations, and Richmond came in at number 13. Not bad, considering we’re usually flying under the radar when it comes to national travel lists. Still, if you’ve been paying...
Bill Murray gets behind the bar, and starts pouring tequila shots for everyone. Everyone in the bar wins, because this is a true fucking story from SXSW! Bill Murray gets behind the bar, and starts pouring tequila shots for everyone. Everyone in the bar wins, because this is a true fucking story from SXSW!
Today, we have a simple and wonderful comparison on jeans and lovers. A quick blog post, to be sure, but it's concise and well though out. From GayRVA A great boyfriend/girlfriend/partner/etc. can be compared to a great pair of jeans – hugs your curves in all the right places, worn in just enough to be comfortable, and makes you feel hotter than...
"Can I play your guitar? Please? I'm wasted and I really want to rock out." There is no faster way to upset a musician than grabbing an instrument and playing it without permission. I am glad that you asked, but I must decline. You see, I don't know you and your breath smells like it could melt a hole in a battleship. I don't know what you're...
There is a level of resistance from most audiences dismayed by the romantic comedy genre. In recent years, this genre has attempted to reconstruct itself in the face of such opposition. Take Judd Apatow for example. With his first forays in the genre with The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Apatow’s casting choices questioned the expectations...
Baylen Forcier, our foreign correspondent of sorts is currently in Kyrgyzstan doing documentary work. We're going to be posting images from his travels across Central Asia, all of which are via Sons of Hedin organization. Based out of Bishkek in northern Kyrgyzstan, Sons of Hedin is named after Swedish explorer and committed scholar Sven Hedin,...
Started in April of 2005, 5 Second Films is one of the funniest and most unique film projects we've seen. Their films actually run eight seconds; 2 seconds of intro titles, five seconds of film, and one second of outro titles. The creator of the project, Brian Firenzi, points out that "If you take umbrage with these 5sfs running at an actual...
I took these pictures in various states while wandering around Portland, Oregon with a salacious and incredibly talented rapscallion named Eriq Nelson (featured on the cover of RVA's most recent issue, "Snow Days"). I shot using an extremely low aperture, resulting in low depth of field, hence the name of the series. Bokeh comes from Boke, a...
This is the definition of defying convention through innovation; armed with a wire brush, cleaning supplies, and the occasional powerwasher, Moose leaves the traditional tools of graffiti at home. His works, created by selectively removing the grit, grime, shit and carbon that collects on urban surfaces like algae in an unkept pond, range from...
