Is there a bigger franchise than “Star Wars”? Is there a more adorable building toy than LEGOs? No, and no....
“Sucker Punch” is not what you wanted it to be. At least, it wasn’t what I wanted it to be,...
By NATHAN BEMIS I expected Salem’s album, “King Night,” to be just another techno album. But after driving around Richmond...
By SEAN COLLIGAN With only a few days’ notice to the public, Radiohead released their eighth studio album, “The King...
Over a decade has passed since the cult hit "Marvel Vs. Capcom 2" took the world by storm. In the...
I have an active hatred for the first six “Potter” movies, so when people told me that “Deathly Hallows: Part...
By Joshua Lawson Jonathan Franzen’s most recent novel, “Freedom,” exemplifies the power of good writing. On the surface “Freedom” is...
Over the past year or so, I have visited the few sex shops that exist in the D.C metro area,...
By Mary Wilkerson What do the Roanoke Colony, Edgar Allen Poe and Abraham Lincoln all have in common? Well, vampires,...
A new sports bar, The Green Turtle Bar and Grille opened in December in the Spotsylvania Towne Center. Born in...
Maybe I would have liked James Cameron's mega-movie “Avatar” if I hadn’t seen Disney’s “Pocahontas” fifteen years ago. But I...
What do Stephen Hawking, quadriplegics and Rasputin have in common? They’re all key players in the concept for Atlanta metal...
(5/5 stars) Featuring one of the most exciting single-player adventures I’ve ever experienced, as well as extremely addictive cooperative and...
By KATIE B. O'CONNOR This past weekend, Studio 115 presented its first play of the season, “The Violet Hour,” which...
By BRYANT MATERA (4/5 stars) Paramore’s third full-length studio effort, “Brand New Eyes,” illustrates a surprising change of pace for...
By BRENDAN OUDEKERK Like most of you reading this, I didn’t know too much about the hit series “Mad Men”...
By PAULINA KOSTUROS At first glance, “The Hangover” may appear to be the typical crass, foolish, let’s-get-naked “guy movie.” However,...
By Katelyn Hill The first authentic Puerto Rican restaurant in Downtown Fredericksburg is now open. Las Palmas takes dining to...
DEBBIE CHANG If you have seen “House” or “Grey’s Anatomy,” you have felt the influence of “ER,” whether you knew...
ALEX CULBRETH HBO’s Flight of the Conchords aired its series finale last week, ending a mere two-year run of the...
By ELIOT HAGEN Valve has never made a bad game. From the still incredibly popular “Counter-Strike” games to the universally...
BY JOHN SHERIDAN If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly dying for something new to do in Fredericksburg. The only...
By AARON RICHARDSON Seth Casana stands on stage with his band Midnight Spaghetti and the Chocolate G-Strings, steam rising from...
BY ELIOT HAGEN There’s never really been an unwatchable Bond movie. They all follow the same formula, incorporating guns, gadgets,...
BY TRICIA CALLAHAN The Beastie Boys headlined a concert in Richmond on Tuesday, Oct. 29 that hoped to get young...
BY RYAN MARR 18-year-old Daniel Bachman remembers the first time he met Adam Bray. “I had been trying to pre-order...
By ELIOT HAGEN “LittleBigPlanet” is indisputably one of the biggest PlayStation 3 exclusive releases in the console’s lifespan. Its innovative...
BY ELIOT HAGEN “Mega Man” is one of the franchises that fizzled before 2000 and has since been represented by...
BY ELIOT HAGEN It’s been a little over a decade since we first popped “Fallout 2,” one of the greatest...
By JOHN SHERIDAN On Nov. 5, techno-industrial legend Nine Inch Nails appeared at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville...