Category Archives: Pictures

No Laughing Matter

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Seen at the Richmond International House of Airplanes Airport: Upon arriving at the security checkpoint, I announced loudly that “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into an airport . . . ” at which point I was quickly … Continue reading →

Posted in General Culture and News, Pictures | Tagged Airports, General Culture and News, Homeland Security, Jokes, Pictures, Richmond, RVA, Security, Terrorism, TSA | Leave a comment

The Laziest Thing I’ve Seen This Year

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Posted in General Culture and News, Pictures | Tagged Coke, General Culture and News, Laziness, Pepsi, Pictures, Vending Machines | 1 Comment

Unfinished Business

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Last night provided us with one of those rare glimpses at unfolding history with the full understanding of its significance as it happened. The gleefulness of some of the responses were mildly troubling to me, as were the quickly-fatigued memes … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Pictures, Politics | Tagged Cobra Commander, Commentary, G. I. Joe, General News and Culture, Obama, Osama, Osama bin Laden, Pictures, Politics, Terrorism, U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!, War on Terror | 2 Comments

My Favorite Moment from WrestleMania 27

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Tom Garrett

There was a lot to like about WrestleMania 27. Out of all the good matches, “sports entertainment” segments, celebrity appearances, and assorted miscellany, perhaps the best portions of the broadcast were the video packages that immediately preceded the entrances of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Pictures, Sports | Tagged Cenation, Commentary, DMX, John Cena, Nas, Pictures, Pro Wrestling, Sports, Sports Entertainment, The Miz, WrestleMania, WWE | 1 Comment

RVA Banner Design Contest!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I stumbled across this Richmond, Virginia banner design contest yesterday. I encourage everyone to enter! The deadline is tonight at midnight, April 7, 2011. The premise fueling the endeavor is to design a banner that celebrates our fair city in … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Pictures | Tagged Bruce Lee, Commentary, Contests, Dog Skeletons, General Culture and News, Ghostbusters, Humor, Monument Avenue, Patrick Henry, Pictures, Richmond, Rob Van Dam, RVA, The Civil War | Leave a comment

Richmond’s First Sweet Sixteen

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Those who follow University of Richmond basketball* will recall this memorable year for a number of reasons. Well, two, primarily. The team had perhaps the best season in school history, and certainly one of the three best, finishing 29-8 with … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Pictures, Sports | Tagged 1980's, 1988, Basketball, Chris Mooney, Commentary, Dick Tarrant, Ken Atkinson, March Madness, Peter Woolfolk, Pictures, Richmond, Rodney Rice, Scott Stapleton, Sports, Steve Kratzer, Sweet Sixteen, University of Richmond, VCU | 1 Comment

Demographic Maps Are Educational, Pretty

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Tom Garrett

This isn’t particularly timely. It could fairly be called “old news.” But my discovery of Eric Fischer’s demographic maps predates the birth of this site. So, I’m running it now. Here’s what you need to know: Each map is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Pictures | Tagged Census, Chicago, Demographics, Detroit, District of Columbia, Eric Fischer, Ethnicity, Fun with Race, Maps, Pictures, Race, Richmond, RVA, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Washington | Leave a comment

Random Jaw-Dropping 80’s Moment

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Saturday Night Live circa 1989: The most amazing part of the show was actually the monologue, in which Gibson said the following: “As I stand here, I realize that, in a live … Continue reading →