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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

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

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