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Amy Black’s Powerful Tattoo Work Faces Instagram Censorship

The digital age has made free speech a complicated mess, and having algorithms, human moderators, or user-based reporting systems isn't helping. Such was the case for local tattoo artist Amy Black who has made headlines in the past for her work on tattooing over...

The Rise of D*Face: Street Art’s Modern Pop Icon

“My older daughter said, ‘Daddy, if you’re famous, why do people not stop and take photos of you in the street? If you’re famous, why is it if you come to a restaurant, there are no people with cameras, like a true paparazzi star?’ And I’m like, ‘I’m not really...

Richmond Tattoo Artists’ Art Auction Supports Kids in Need

In an effort to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, local business employees, tattoo artists and VCU students will gather tonight at the Mott Gallery to auction video game and super hero-themed art. Jillian Ryan and Bob Broomfield of Bits and...

Kyle’s Criterion Corner: My Own Private Idaho (1991)

By 1991, Kentucky born director Gus Van Sant was in transition of the freewheeling world of independent film in to something much more established in the world of commercial movie making. By 1991, Kentucky born director Gus Van Sant was in transition of the...

Kyle’s Criterion Corner: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

The big secret about Wes Anderson’s endearing “Moonrise Kingdom” is that it’s ultimately a fable about loneliness and coming to terms with that. The big secret about Wes Anderson’s endearing “Moonrise Kingdom” is that it’s ultimately a fable about loneliness and...

Kyle’s Criterion Corner: Dressed To Kill (1980)

Dressed To Kill 1980 Brian De Palma Spine #770 Available on Blu-Ray & DVD courtesy of The Criterion Collection Dressed To Kill 1980 Brian De Palma Spine #770 Available on Blu-Ray & DVD courtesy of The Criterion Collection As a director in 1980, Brian De Palma (Carrie,...

The Chronic Licking of a Self-Inflicted Wound by M. Dulin

Early in the morning, Tim Roland arrives at the methadone clinic. I meet him outside the unassuming building, and he greets me in a preoccupied manner.“Just let me get my dose,” he says. “I won’t be much good to you until then.” He is inside the building for half an hour, meeting with a counselor, as he must always do for a brief talk before...

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The Chronic Licking of a Self-Inflicted Wound by Mike Dulin_Illustration by Andre Shank_RVA Magazine 2005