Mary Shea Watson

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The courage to be earnest

When Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah was growing up in Spring Valley, New York, he didn’t realize writing was a career path....

Comedian Hannibal Buress on the business of being funny

Since Hannibal Buress began his comedy career in 2002, he has hit screens in a variety of ways—from the series “Broad...

YOU Issue

“The Charlottesville Threshold Singers have been singing to hospice patients and others in need of comfort and peace...

Not waiting for it

When New York-based comedian and actress Ashley Gavin met Jerry Seinfeld, she asked him when he last bombed a show....

Breaking point

“Half of the people are stoned / and the other half are waiting for the next election. / Half the people are drowned...

Creating a buzz

What happens when two artists walk into a bar? Ask textile artist Tobiah Mundt and painter Kim Anderson and you’ll...

Exposure therapy

Before meeting on the patio outside Kardinal Hall, Richard Needham worried about his outfit. He thought his white...

Staunton Music Festival pushes past tradition

What do two cellists, one percussionist, and a tennis match have in common? The answer is “a lot,” if you ask UVA...

Electric connection

On an overcast and humid evening on the Downtown Mall, multi- media artist Golara Haghtalab seems to fill the...

Find the write words

Describing love is hard. Describing the love you and your partner share in front of a congregation of family and...