We don't hide the fact that our blood runs blue over here at the magazine. So waking up this morning and scanning the headlines today has been a mixed bag but overall not the bloodbath every other media was telling us it would be. Here is a quick rundown on where we...
Our Doors Are Open and Our Lights Are On: VA Politicians Boycott Trump at the Jamestown Commemoration
From widespread boycotts to protests of Trump's speech, this year's Jamestown Commemoration didn't feel like much of a celebration. The year is 1907. President Theodore Roosevelt, in his second term, visits Norfolk, where celebrations for the 300th Term-Centennial...
Virginia’s Immigration Court Backlog Among Largest in Nation
The first thing Abbie Arevalo Herrera is going to do when she eventually leaves sanctuary is thank God. “He’s the one who’s allowed me to have this experience, and I feel like I’m learning a lot, things I never imagined,” Arevalo Herrera said in Spanish. And then, she...
“Trump Will Not Last Forever. My Art Will”: Catching Up With Artist Asiya al-Sharabi
We last spoke with artist Asiya al-Sharabi in October of 2017. Her mixed-media series, Trumperie, which we highlighted in our previous article, seems more relevant now than ever. That series of artworks explores what it means to be an immigrant during Donald Trump's...
Papa Roach: The #Resistance’s Last Resort Plays The National Tonight
Are you feeling suffocated by the Trump presidency? Does the thought of another two years of Alice in Wonderland political depravity leave you breathless? Papa Roach may be the anodyne you’re looking for, more so since the nu-metal luminaries are kicking off a...
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