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The iconic ring in the arena, the glare of lights and shouts of cotton candy and popcorn recall the excitement of a childhood extravaganza as young and old, veteran and first-timer all come to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey "Zing Zang Zoom" Gold Tour show looking for a great time.
Native Virginian and University alumna Claudia Emerson recently finished her term as Poet Laureate of Virginia in 2010.
Walking past the unassuming Booker House on University Avenue, it's easy to discount the small brick building's impact on the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds just down the street.
Emilio Estevez's The Way leaves viewers with warm hearts and a desire to evaluate the meaning of their own lives.
Since its formation in 2004, Jack's Mannequin has experienced its fair share of ups and downs. Early in its career, the band endured a tumultuous start when lead vocalist and songwriter Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
5. Mr. Bananagrabber Sure, he might not be much of a recurring character, but this brainchild of Gob (along with Mrs. Bananagrabber and Baby Bananagrabber) is impossible not to love.
"Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together." As many people have probably already heard, the short-lived sitcom Arrested Development is coming back for a fourth season in 2012.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks a TV show called Revenge sounds like a blood-and-guts action series.
Sometimes, bad things happen to good bands. Such was the case with Pela, the short-lived and woefully underrated alt-rock group from Brooklyn whose compelling mix of post-punk and alt-folk wasn't enough to successfully navigate the perilous waters of today's music industry.
The Indigo Girls' latest album, Beauty Queen Sister, will hopefully be their last. After creating 13 studio albums with consistently poignant lyrics and pitch-perfect musical arrangements, the female music duo appears to have hit a roadblock.
Apparently privacy is running quite scarce these days. Or rather, has the word itself evolved into a different meaning? Considering the major changes that Facebook has recently undertaken, most users are finding that there is now quite little that we can hide from others.
ABC's Charlie's Angels flew onto our screens this fall as the latest in a string of television shows that invoke the trappings of mid-20th century entertainment.
After nearly a year of buildup and premiere delays, Fox's Terra Nova finally hit the small screen Sept.
The lineup for the 2011 Virginia Film Festival has been released. From the wide array of indie flicks and cultural classics offered, we've selected our five most anticipated films of the festival. Albert Nobbs: In this intriguing period piece adapted from the stage, Glenn Close portrays a repressed woman in Victorian Dublin who poses as a male butler - the titular character - to make a living.
Some television shows are created to last ages - see South Park - while some are meant to last only a few seasons - see The Wire.
50/50, director Jonathan Levine's latest cinematic effort, suffers from an identity crisis. The film tries to have its cake and eat it too, as it juxtaposes silly scenes of vulgar comedy with gloomy moments of emotional intensity.
There were multiple times during the season five premiere of Gossip Girl that I felt as if I was trapped between episodes of Teen Mom and Say Yes to the Dress.
When comedy series Community left our favorite community college, Greendale, the old, grumpy Pierce (Chevy Chase) respectfully declined joining the ragtag study group for another semester.
When you think of musicians from Charlottesville, the person who most likely comes to mind is Dave Matthews.
