Couple celebrating Valentine's Day. By Roman Chazov. Wondering what to get your sweetheart for February 14? Writer Nick Thomas provides tongue-in-cheek Valentine’s Day advice.
Humor

Valentine’s Day Advice

Experienced insights from Jest a Moment

By Nick Thomas | February 13, 2023
Gary Lewis & the Playboys, 1996, by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson
Music

Gary Lewis & the Playboys Today

Still bringing back music of the ’60s

By Nick Thomas | February 6, 2023
Creamy marinated mozzarella, savory meats, marinated vegetables, plump ripe tomatoes, and fresh herbs come together for the perfect appetizer. Antipasto bites take everything you’d see on a traditional antipasto platter and present a little bite of each element on a personal skewer.
Recipes

Antipasto Bites for Your Next Gathering

Adorable, party-friendly appetizers everyone will love

By Christine Fiorentino, TheKitchn.com | February 3, 2023
grandmother and granddaughter laptop maybe working on a puzzle - photo by monkey business images, dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble: Bunnies and Cartoonists, for Kids and Adults

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | January 30, 2023
Maggie Walker statue with mural. By Annie Tobey. This week in Richmond, blend contemporary music and humor with insights from Black History Month, in “What’s Booming RVA: Life in America.”
What’s Booming – RVA Events

What’s Booming RVA: Life in America

Smooth jazz, clean humor, and thoughtful historical insights

January 26, 2023
A scene from the original New York production of Grease, Adrienne Barbeau in center - provided by book publisher. Did you know that the popular 1978 musical “Grease” was preceded by a Chicago musical theater production? Adrienne Barbeau, who played Rizzo in “Grease” in this premiere production, co-edited a book that goes behind the scenes of this early phenom.
Nick Thomas

Adrienne Barbeau and the Original ‘Grease’

She was Rizzo before Stockard Channing was

By Nick Thomas | January 23, 2023
creepy forest of leafless trees with full moon on the horizon. Events in Richmond, Virginia, beginning January 12: Poe's birthday, Jim Gaffigan's comedy, and thought-provoking visual and performing arts.
What’s Booming – RVA Events

More What’s Booming RVA: January 19 +

Gaffigan and Poe, Chili and Strings

January 19, 2023
grandparents and grandkids laughing, gathered around a laptop, possibly working a puzzle like Jumble together. Wavebreakmedia Ltd Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Frog Joke and Poker Players

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | January 17, 2023
Billy Mumy and Jonathan Harris in "Lost in Space." “Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy” – actor Billy Mumy has written a memoir on his life and career and the filming of “Lost in Space.”
Books

‘Danger, Will Robinson’: A Memoir

Bill Mumy, more than ‘Lost in Space’

By Nick Thomas | January 9, 2023
Wednesday Addams and Thing, screenshot from the Netflix TV series, "Wednesday"
Annie Tobey

Wednesday Addams: A Show for Boomers?

The nostalgia kicks up the enjoyment a notch

By Annie Tobey | January 2, 2023

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