Resident movie-lover Davey Jones delves into his picks for the Oscars (nominated or not), and the culture behind the media frenzy of an event.
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Ming Ying Hong Finds Sublimity in Uncertainty
Through immersive abstractions, haphazard sculptures, and smoke-filled rooms, Hong explores the “hazy area between binaries” that make us all uneasy. Check out her charcoal chaos at WPA until March 16th.
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Fifty Shades of Yellow: Talking with Poet Shy Watson
The Brooklyn-based poet’s new collection of stories from “Cheap Yellow” might be titled different shades of sunshine, but they tackle the darkest pits of young adulthood with potency.
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Hank Willis Thomas Reanalyzes Everyday Black History
By rewriting marketing language or removing it from old ads completely, Thomas’ artwork cuts and pastes bits of the past and present to create a complete picture of now.
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Popscure Presents: Blush Face
The first installment of our new video series features the “electric lullaby pop rocks” of RVA’s Blush Face
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Monthly Mix: Milky$hake
A special Valentine’s Day mix from hopeless R&B romantic, MILKY$HAKE
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Catching Up With Little Pete On His Latest Adventures
Danny Tamberelli has been up to a lot since his stint at Nickelodeon. The former “All That” and “Adventures of Pete and Pete” star covers his band Jounce, lending his voice to animation, and go-to sunscreen choices with contributor and fellow ginger Davey Jones.
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Blurred Lines: Addressing Aziz & Ideas About Assault
In a sea of power-driven Hollywood sexual harassment, Aziz Ansari treads in a murky area. Instead of writing yet another thinkpiece about it, let’s respond to responses, analyze what went wrong and address misguided opinions on both sides.
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Making Peace With The Future Of Star Wars
For better or for worse, original or reboot, writer Davey Jones has stayed faithful to a film that’s become a family bond. Nostalgia won’t cloud his criticisms, however.
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Be Bad Weekend Organizer Talks Grit and Glory in RVA’s Music Scene
Rachel Sparkman has been gettin’ RVA’s brashest female-fronted bands together for one day a year, and this time has expanded to a whole naughty weekend.
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