Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.
Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.
A Dangerous Balance of Anonymity and Familiarity
At nineteen, I walk, stumble, and seek to synchronize my momentum. The Richmond breeze will cool the sweat from my neck and inspire my two still-stubby feet to drum up the old 7-year old rhythm to the cadence of a life adventure.
Beating Clocks Without Brakes: Messengers in RVA
Fixed gear bike messengers are an interesting breed of people, especially in Richmond. Every day these devoted riders brave traffic and face the roads on lightweight bikes, often without brakes, to complete the task at hand and make the delivery in time.
The Epic Highs and Lows of Riverdale
Riverdale has been airing on the CW since January of 2017. It’s based on the characters from Archie Comics, a series for children which is mostly about Archie trying to decide if he should take Betty or Veronica to the school dance.
On Women in Photography
Upon doing a Google search for “greatest photographers of all time,” I found an overwhelming number of websites claiming that their rankings were definitive. Some websites provided lists of over 50 names, while others confidently stated that they could give you the top 5. No matter which website I clicked on, they all had one thing in common–there was an underwhelming number of women listed.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past decade, you’ve probably heard of the AMC series The Walking Dead. With about 200 million viewers in 125 countries, the wildly popular show is best known for unapologetic violence and blood-thirsty zombies. As our world is evolving, so is the one depicted in the series and, on April 12th, AMC will debut the latest spin-off, World Beyond.
The VCUarts Students Abroad in Italy Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
How fashion students, Julia Kong and Luz Aguba, managed to escape the country with the most COVID-19 cases outside of China.
Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.
A Look at the Other Side
“The human condition,” typically used to describe the ways in which key situations and events may be made up or predetermined to define who someone may be. To me, this means the decisions one makes along with predetermined factors will make up the identity of a person, and dictate who they are/ who they will be.
Open Letter Re: Concerns in Craft
The following is an open letter that was written by a group of grad and undergrad Craft and Material Studies students who also posted it throughout the Fine Arts Building (1000 W. Broad St.)
Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.