In a glass-enclosed space the size of a New York hotel room—which is to say, twice the size of a typical radio studio—TT Torrez works the phones,...

Get ready for the return of “Ragtime.“ A revival of the ambitious musical adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s epic novel of early 20th-century...

Sometimes, a sprawling historical novel is a perfect ticket to a pleasant escape. A gripping story, engaging characters and descriptions of other times...

The contestants on the 11th season of “Big Brother” include a surfer, neuroscientist, “World of Warcraft” gamer and mixed martial...

One-line review: I laughed so hard at Richmond Shakespeare’s new production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that I got a headache....

The Richmond Symphony Chorus will have auditions for prospective members on Aug. 18 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Candidates must submit applications by Friday...

Navigating one’s way in contemporary society is no longer merely a question of knowing which fork to use. Rather, as Robin Abrahams persuasively...

Readers hoping Rick Bass’ new work of nonfiction, “The Wild Marsh: Four Seasons at Home in Montana,“ would advocate on behalf of his...

Ongoing productions on area stages Barksdale Theatre-Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, 282-2620. “Driving Miss Daisy,“ $35-$38. Through...

TODAY Book Swap—Exchange of books and/or conversation, 3-5 p.m. at Book People, 536 Granite Ave. Free. 288-4346.  THURSDAY “The Lie”...

It all started with an orange piece of paper and a pair of scissors. It grew into an artistic obsession, an award-winning blog with an international following,...

In a glass-enclosed space the size of a New York hotel room—which is to say, twice the size of a typical radio studio—TT Torrez works the phones,...

Short hops Nationals OF Adam Dunn is the fifth player in major-league history to reach 300 home runs in less than 4,200 at-bats, succeeding in his 4,145th...

With Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis falls effortlessly into polished Fleetwood Mac-styled pop. On her own, with a ragamuffin group of incredibly adept musicians,...

Short hops Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira has gone 68 at-bats without a home run since June 12. Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez failed to drive in a run for the first...

Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death The investigation of Michael Jackson’s death is widening amid questions about the drugs he took,...

Short hops The Braves, who were 0-9 against the Phillies at Turner Field last season, completed their first home sweep of Philadelphia since April, 2005....

Aerosmith has postponed its Sunday show at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater because of an unspecified “artist injury.“ The band,...

Aerosmith has postponed its Sunday show at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater due to an unspecified “artist injury.“

LOS ANGELES—Nearly two in three Americans say news organizations have given too much coverage to the death of Michael Jackson, but half say the media...

The connection between songwriter and song is one that regularly draws comparisons to that linking parent to child. So typically, when a songwriting band...

As we head into the star-spangeled weekend, these annual events are guaranteed to put some red, white and blue into your July Fourth outings. Check out...

It’s called the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival and music still is its strongest ingredient.  But in the past couple of years, the nearly...

I hold some restaurants in such a special place in my heart that I get excited, almost like parents would watching their kids, when they live up to their...

Tickets for the grand opening performances at Richmond CenterStage are now on sale.  The show, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Carpenter Theatre, will include...

Short hops Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez pushed his RBI streak to 10 games. The previous Marlins record for consecutive games with an RBI was eight,...

From dobro to go-go, the first eight performers announced for this year’s Richmond Folk Festival indicate the event isn’t straying from its...

Natasha Bedingfield will celebrate the Fourth of July with a performance at the 29th annual “A Capitol Fourth” concert in D.C. The show will...

The opera is on in Rappahannock County beginning tomorrow with a 7 p.m. performance of “The Turn of the Screw.“  The first Castleton Festival—believed...

Michael’s music During the first half of last week, total national airplay for Jackson’s most popular 20 songs averaged about 350 spins a day....