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Virginia Woman Implicated In COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

Despite a total absence of evidence, Fort Belvoir-based US Army reservist Maatje Benassi has become the focus of a bizarre YouTube conspiracy theory about the origins of the novel coronavirus. US Army Reservist Maatje Benassi has become the center of a wild...

Hip Hop In Full Bloom

Reppa Ton's new EP on Gritty City Records, A Flower In The Pot, shows the veteran RVA rapper weathering the storms of life and finding new ways to grow. It’s been five years since we last caught up with RVA’s very own Reppa Ton, and a lot has changed since the last...

Schools Struggle to Provide Mental Health Resources During Shutdown

The current quarantine has left many students around Virginia with no access to mental health care previously provided at schools -- at the very time when their needs are often most acute. Virginia school administrators say they are struggling to provide mental health...

The Amazon Trail: Is There A Doctor…?

It’s that time again. I need to find a healthcare provider. I live in a rural community where there is a large turnover of medical professionals and a constant shortage of qualified staff. The health organization that provides these services seems to have difficulty...

Best Of VA Missed Connections May 6 – May 12

It's another week of Missed Connections, where every week seems to bring some new outbreak of crazy. Will the coming reopening calm us all down a bit before the inevitable second wave of infections? We shall see, but for this week, things remain a bit… off in the MC...

Reckoning With Reptile Tile

D.T. Jones wraps his head around Hot Tropic, the brobdignagian 6-hour quadruple LP released a couple years back by zany musical experimentalists Reptile Tile. “One does not simply listen to Hot Tropic. Its black tones are guarded by more than distortion. There are...

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TATTOO CULTURE

The Visual Splendor of Anime Ink

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Anime Ink, a convention celebrating anime, tattoos, and anime tattoos, as well as many related elements of pop culture, took over the Greater Richmond Convention Center this past weekend, for the first time since before the pandemic. Fans flocked to the gathering; our...

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PERFORMING ARTS

The Dark Side Of Red Vein

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Richmonders have been both terrified and impressed by the carnage on display every October at Red Vein Haunted House. But one question has remained unanswered: Is it just for show, or is the terror real? George Wethington learned the answer the hard way. “No. Fuck,...

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MUSIC

Melting The Ice

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Philadelphia psych-rockers and Citrus City alumni Crumb drew a full house at The Broadberry and kicked off their latest tour with an excellent set that warmed the place up on a cool night. Kieran Cleary brings us the details. On Friday, October 15, art rock took over...

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