Before Sam Raimi became famous as the hotshot director behind the Spider-Man franchise, he and his childhood friend Bruce Campbell produced a series of low-budget schlock/camp horror films -- the more serious Evil Dead and the absolutely farcical Evil Dead II and Evil Dead III; Army of Darkness. He ...

You've got to know I'm a fan of public conversations, especially when they create a space for the non-usual suspects to gather together with people of interesting backgrounds to talk about things that matter to everyone involved. So, the Times-Dispatch's Public Square events have always ...

Columnist Richard Cohen doesn't usually score points in my Little Black Book of Columns I've Read, but I found myself nodding in quiet agreement with him this morning. Cohen believes we are emerging from a generational pause in history, and that once the younger generation realizes how serio...

As U2 officially drops its latest album -- "No Line on the Horizon" -- tomorrow, the Irish band is also implementing plans to take over the airwaves and newspapers with appearances slated every night this week on David Letterman and an early morning broadcast during Friday's "Good...

I have to admit, I'm a bit of a neophyte when it comes to baseball. I mean, I played a few seasons as a kid, cheered Chipper Jones on a couple of times here in Richmond, know how to throw a few stats around, but essentially baseball is about as important to me as Spiro Agnew. Which means I don&#...

Because working in the news industry these days feels a bit like being the last obituary writer standing, newspapers have been filled with columns and articles lately mourning the death of a veritable American industry, or kicking against the pricks, as Nick Cave and the prophet Saul would have said...

Making me smile is a tough feat, which you already know if you've seen photos of me having the best time of my life playing with my daughter, so I was relieved to discover a website that not only makes me smile but it serves a bolder purpose -- warning the public about some inherently dangerous ...

God save us from politicians with 140 character attention spans. That's the verdict of Dana Milbank's Twitter-inspired look at last night's Congressional response to President Obama's address. The only good news, as far as I can see, is that our national leaders struggle just as hard...

As Brian Bostick wraps up the 50 minute download on why Shockoe Bottom is perfect for baseball, and the Boulevard is perfect for "amateur athletics," we prepare for the crowd of @150 to let loose with questions. Councilmembers Charles Samuels and Chris Hicks are in the house. Or school, as...

  6:12 p.m. - Hanging out at Linwood Holton Elementary School's cafeteria with a growing handful of developers, PR flacks and community people. Plus a cameraman from Channel 8. The school's network is blocking my Twitter feed, so I'll periodically throw comments on Twitter from my ...