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Faced With A Pandemic, RVA Rap Elite Takes The Show Online

In January, the RVA Rap Elite started their third season of cyphers and rap battles at The Dark Room in Scott's Addition. In the small venue within the Hofheimer Building, the hip-hop based platform had established a consistent home after spending 2019 going from one...

The ICE Agents Who Look Like Local Police

In Prince William County, ICE agents that are visually indistinguishable from local police have been arresting undocumented immigrants. For activists and local elected officials, this comes across as an unjust abuse of power. Standing on a NoVA sidewalk in his Lady...

The Future of Thrift

As the coronavirus pandemic reaches its sixth month in the United States, local boutiques and thrift store owners have been reevaluating their long-term business model, with some moving their operations online. When Bill Harrison first heard news of COVID-19 cases...

ICA Creates Art Hotline For Those With Zoom Fatigue

Sick of endless online meetings and video chats? VCU's Institute of Contemporary Art has an artistic solution for you. Just dial 1-844-NOT-Z00M. For those who might be struggling with digital fatigue during a time when many daily activities have been sent online, the...

Capturing Community, Past And Present

VMFA's Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop highlights the work of Richmond-born photographer Louis Draper and the group of African-American photographers he brought together in 1960s New York. In Gikuyu, the language of the Kikuyu people of Kenya,...

Best Of VA Missed Connections September 9 – September 15

Fall is finally in the air, but in the world of Missed Connections, things remain pretty heated up. And I'm not just talking about cupcakes, donuts, and honey buns, either… though, that said, a hot honey bun would really hit the spot right now. Wait, what was I...

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RVA Photogs: Lucienne Nghiem

Here at RVA Mag, we've always been captivated by the possibilities inherent in the photographic art form. And luckily for us, there are many amazing photographers all around us. They capture their own unique look at culture, music, art, and history, both here in...

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Of Empathy And Exhaustion

On the debut album from Ages, Must Be Nice, the Richmond post-hardcore quartet leads with accessible melodic song structure. But those melodies can't hide the layer of sarcasm, frustration, and, ultimately, weariness that underpins the entire album. If you've been...

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