At the Richmond International Film Festival, which celebrates and showcases music as well as films, the influence of art and culture in the twentieth century was never more than a breath away, even when the influences themselves were unexpected. Jesse Vaughan is influenced by Hitchcock; … Continue readingPhoto essay: Circles of inspiration at RIFF
NOTE: This piece was originally published in July 2016. You can also read it here. RICHMOND, Va. — On Monument Avenue, amongst statues of long-dead Civil War generals, one piece stands out: a bronze sculpture of famed tennis player and Richmond native Arthur Ashe, Jr. … Continue readingThe last thing Arthur Ashe told the man who made his monument
NOTE: This piece was originally released for publication in January, 2016. You can read it here as well. Do you have an expensive bottle of wine you’ve been holding onto — one that you’d love to uncork at your favorite restaurant on a special occasion? … Continue readingBeer drinkers may celebrate Va.’s proposed corkage law expansion