Virginia Beach has an art district of its own design that shines on artists otherwise ignored. I took a rainy day to meet the artists and entrepreneurs trying to revive a town struck by financial crisis and tragedy. Continue reading The artist and the ViBE
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On the edge of Hanoi’s old quarter sits the Hanoi Opera House. A relic of French colonialism and an architectural beauty, it presents and accomplishes a perfect draw for tourists — but locals know better. They know what’s behind it. Continue reading With The Bombs Came Bepop
Documentary film The Devil We Know reveals the dangers of many ordinary household chemicals we’ve overlooked — and explains how we got to this point. Continue reading The Chemical Crisis We Knew About All Along
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My Feature Piece in RVA Magazine column, “From The Desk of GayRVA.” Continue reading Norfolk’s Knight Hawks Are Hell-Bent For Leather
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The continuation of a great story and essential lessons from a guy I otherwise would’ve never met. Continue reading From Prison To Pay-Per-View
Any holiday season, religious or otherwise, is a special time — especially for TV networks. From the ringing of holiday bells to a 17-hour marathon of a killer in a goalie mask hacking people to death, it evokes a rush of nostalgia in viewers, and brings corresponding high ratings to networks. Continue reading Halloween Pick: That Time 90’s Scooby-Doo and The Blair Witch was a thing
Some stories begin with rock bottom. For Joe Guerrero from Chesapeake, Virginia, it began with a sentence hearing and a batch of Seroquel pills — 14 in total. Continue reading Two Ex-cons Shining A Beacon On Their World
Not your typical Lumineers Spotify Session. Continue reading Enter The Alex Jones Prison Planet
With Election Day looming, Brat supporters took some initiative on Twitter with a hashtag – #DaveBratDidThat – because nothing rallies your voting base like a viral hashtag. Unless… Continue reading Dave Brat Did That…To Himself
RVA Magazine caught up with Stormy to get a gist of the thunder clouds gathering over the city. Continue reading Forget Florence: Stormy Daniels Is The Real Hurricane Hitting Richmond
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