The Living Room
Ink staff member Cali Carter sat down with VCU alum Aaron Brown who, alongside Air Force Vet Jacob Fonseca, runs emerging community space “The Living Room” to talk music, art, plants, and demons. What is The Living Room? The living room is a plant boutique, so we curate different plants that we think are […]
Stolen Steps
An eyewitness look at the Washington, D.C., protests against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Shot and Directed by Fiona Penn Three weeks ago Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court amid allegations of sexual assault and lying under oath. Numerous Americans, myself included, were frustrated with the way the […]
Bill Hader and Alec Berg on their New HBO Series Barry
Ink editor-in-chief Kristina Dickey talks to Bill Hader and Alec Berg about their new HBO series, Barry. Hader plays Barry Berkman, a former marine who works as a hitman in the Midwest. Barry is sent to Los Angeles to kill a target, but is quickly derailed when after joining a theater class, he finds his […]
The New Frontier: A Collaboration with HBO’S West World
If you haven’t heard of HBO’s Emmy Nominated series West World, then you’ve probably been living off the grid or under a rock somewhere. Based on the 1973 Michael Crichton movie of the same name, the story unfolds in a futuristic Wild-West themed amusement park, where high-paying guests can fulfill their wildest cowboy dreams without […]
The “Cool Dad” Revolution
If you need inspiration for an outfit, call your dad— or just steal from his closet. The “normcore” look, previously reserved for middle-aged dads, is trickling up to high-end fashion designers including Dior, Balenciaga, and Gucci. What started out as rocking dad hats has now transformed into young adults wearing entire ensembles inspired by fathers […]
Farrah Fox Documents Richmond Artists in “Making Space”
Farrah Fox, a local photographer and English major, combined two of her greatest passions into a single project that explores the meaning of space through documenting Richmond artists, makers, and organizers. “Making Space is about the physical space, like the home or studio that each individual creates for themselves, but it’s also about the space […]
An Interview with Dominique Fishback of HBO’s The Deuce
The new HBO series The Deuce is an unflinching and vulnerable depiction of the sex work industry in New York during the 1970’s. Dominique Fishback plays Darlene, a kindhearted yet complex young woman navigating the city as a sex worker. In this interview, Dominique talks about what went into the preparation for her role as […]
Refuge For Men: Business Built from a Shoebox Gives Back to the Community
By Nicole Long Refuge For Men Barber Shop, a local favorite, has a reputation of giving Richmonders hip haircuts– but it is more than just that. Dot Reid, owner of Refuge For Men Barber Shop, has found her own refuge in giving back to the community. The inspiration for Refuge For Men started with a […]
Ode to the Paper Magazine
by Allison Oberlin I’d love to have a seat and spend some time with you With your magical photographs and advice on good Thai food With your thick pages filled with influencers and flare That somehow gets ink on my fingers …. like everywhere For those with men troubles Those who want to have […]
Plum Dungeon: A Collective Dream Space
By Alyssa Michener Photos by Celeste Fuentes Video by Alyssa Michener, Zephyr Sheedy and Julian McBain With my iPhone flashlight guiding me, I walked through a narrow alley and eventually found my way to a flight of unstable steps that led to the Plum Dungeon venue. When I enter house shows, I am usually met […]
Throw Your Shit Away: the Minimalist Lifestyle
By Ivy Kenton Minimalism is a documentary on Netflix that explores the recently trending minimalist lifestyle. The documentary snakes through the individual stories of Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Millburn, two millennial men known as “the minimalists,” who traded their corporate lives for lives with less substance and more simplicity around 10 years ago. The film […]
Monroe Park: Changing for Better or Worse
By Mary Alice Patsalosavvis Imagine a spring day in the park, vendors are lined up along the sidewalks while a music festival is going on in the center of the lawn, the pathways surrounding the fountain have been freshly paved, and newly planted trees are providing you with shade. This is what the image for […]