AltWeeklies Wire
How Neat the Soundnew
Amazing Grace certainly feels uplifting, so much so that we might forget that the Slave Trade Act neither abolished slavery in the empire nor ended the trade in the Atlantic.
Style Weekly |
thomas peyser |
03-07-2007 |
Reviews
Unvarnishing Virginia Historynew
Having grown up in Richmond, I've been steeped in its dual sense of bitterness and pride over matters to do with, and stemming from, the Civil War.
Style Weekly |
F.T. Rea |
03-01-2007 |
Commentary
Grandpa of Arabianew
Maurice and Ian live out a fitful shuffle from cafe to hospital to the evening's performance, with plenty of quips and morbid humor sustaining them in between.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
03-01-2007 |
Reviews
Empty Promisesnew
People may be visiting Richmond's convention center, but there's little evidence that the region’s $170 million investment is paying off.
Style Weekly |
Scott Bass |
03-01-2007 |
Economy
New Word Ordernew
Author Sylvia Clute addresses questions of law, benevolent government and George Washington in the kitchen.
Style Weekly |
Valley Haggard |
03-01-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Peace Prize Out, Dude!new
The truth is, who cares about the Nobel Prizes? They're stuffy, oh so serious, and have nothing to do with our mundane, workaday, pitiful lives.
Style Weekly |
Barry Gottlieb |
02-22-2007 |
Commentary
First String Laptopnew
Unafraid of oncoming traffic as well as classical conventions, Mason Bates brings electronica to the National Symphony Orchestra.
Style Weekly |
Clarke Bustard |
02-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ashford and Simpletonnew
Music and Lyrics proves that even Hugh Grant can't save every romantic comedy.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
The Spy Who Catechized Menew
Breach explores the inner torment of an infamous traitor.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Curtain Callingnew
Actor Carl Gordon says God led him to the stage and screen -- with an acclaimed acting career that's spanned nearly four decades, he still believes in the power of transformation.
Style Weekly |
Amy Biegelsen |
02-22-2007 |
Theater
Scary Movie 12new
Some horror cliches are truly scary.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
Fine Young Cannibalnew
In the latest Hannibal, it isn't long before Hannibal's indoctrination into Japanese traditions, French cuisine and medical techniques arm him for a killing spree unlike any other.
Style Weekly |
Cole Smithey |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
Far Outnew
While he claims that Un Lun Dun is not autobiographical, Mieville admits to spending a lot of time as a kid pushing on the insides of wardrobes and searching out worlds of fantasy in other ways.
Style Weekly |
Valley Haggard |
02-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: china mieville, Un Lun Dun
Lust in the Time of Choleranew
The story follows a fair middle-class girl named Kitty as she settles in with the new doctor in town, the timid Walter Fane.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Women's Worknew
The opening shots of Almodovar's lyrical, emotionally lush Volver feature a band of women, young and old, vigorously scrubbing down the tombs of their provincial town's menfolk.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
