Posted by Uva LaGrape on June 10th, 2009
Leaving the diversity of my Ivory Rotunda recently for a house party, I was greeted by the full-on invasion of hipster subculture into Charlottesville’s post-college/pre-baby scene. The Angst-schluss is coming, Captain VonTrapp.
After chopping my way through a savannah of beards and novelty ’staches, I found a clearing at the corner of Monticello Avenue and Monticello Road where the hipsters had gathered. Stoically they danced..er..shuffled with their hands in their pockets…around the Arcade Fire. Mesmerized by the flames rising from the hem of their trilby-topped tribal leader’s ironic bowling shirt, they offered up a sacrifice to the sparkling Blue Moon goddess. My eyes grew wide and I was sore afraid as they lifted the sacrifice, squealing, over the Flaming Lips. Fight or flight overtook fright as I recognized the sacrifice: »Read More
Posted by Uva LaGrape on February 10th, 2009
At the convergence of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, Uva Lagrape has returned to talk about my 2 favorite topics: Race and Love. But this time the script will be “flipt”, and the Black Man will be put forth to represent the Generic Single Man.
I have been part of a research group studying inter- and intraracial dating among African-Americans. Much of the interviewing has been done here in Charlottesville, and I thought it would be interesting to share with Cvillain some of the insights we have collected from male subjects in both group and individual interviews. The group interviews in particular have evinced lively discussion and scintillating quotes. This study was partially inspired by an article in the Washington Post from a few years ago. The Post article was written in the wake of the hoax that “70% of Black Women are single.” Thank you Tyra and Oprah for helping spread this urban legend.
Anyway, the quotes are juicy and give us an inside look into the unfiltered thoughts single men have toward women:
“I usually attract women who are mentally healthy…but, unfortunately, mentally healthy women are too sane to pretty themselves up except on the rarest occassion.”
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Posted by Thor on January 21st, 2009
Photo Courtesy of Tom Daly
What will strike you first about Devil’s Backbone Brewery is its architectural beauty. Driving along Route 151 to this Nelson County gem is a scenic experience of farmland and pastures, obstructed by the casual strip mall and lone gas station. You may even wonder why you are driving 15 minutes past Blue Mountain Brewery, which as we all know, has great beer.
Then, hark!, Devil’s Backbone towers three stories above the road with a modern beam, stone and recycled aluminum design. Its made from recycled parts from an old dairy mill, stones from the area and a few other meaningful parts. The full story is inside the menu which I failed to steal. In fact, almost every construction part is a local item, except for the giant moose head which comes from Northern Canada.
When you walk inside, look up. It’s an open three stories. Now, imagine being in a cathedral, only this religion is beer. »Read More
Posted by Heart Above the 45th on January 13th, 2009
Bedbugs mate by traumatic insemination. Male porcupines soak their beloveds in urine. Male giraffes partake in a tasting of a female’s urine. Sea hares and red-sided garter snakes will only mate in orgies. Some animals, not unlike female hyenas, have pseudo-penises and testes and one of the few dominant female mammals to control when they have sex. Also, banana slugs might even chew off your penis if you leave it inside too long.
No offense to our beloved bearcat for she is a voracious and entertaining vixen. »Read More
Posted by Guardian on August 26th, 2008
How ’bout it “Cvillians?” What are your daily doses of dramatic woo-ing? The shopping spree at the Fashion Square Mall that turns into mental undressing of the guy or girl next to you that by fate, turns into the one you snuggle up with that night, or the incredible specimen of the opposite sex that your friends introduce you to at Blue Light? Charlottesville has been rated numerous years as one of the best places to live in the United States. People come here from all over to live, find a job and settle down. A place of excitement, beautiful rolling country, and wealth. A balance of innocence like Fridays After 5 and the slight corruption of Club 216 that make C’ville sit still on its pendulum and give the people the chance to sway. What could be a better place to find love, sex, a significant other and the romance of your life than a place that is so balanced like this small city, big town? It may lack the splendor of the sky-scraping buildings of New York City and it doesn’t have the rushing ocean breeze of a marine paradise but what it lacks in the obvious it has in its intricacies and distinct personality that one can only understand and be part of after residing here for a good amount of time. There are unique stories all around C’ville of romance that take place in this inimitable town that we, as locals, experience. So “Cvillians”, let’s hear those passionate stories that stimulate the hearts of anyone who cares enough to be touched by it!
Posted by Thor on August 13th, 2008
The calm in Charlottesville will soon end.
It’s a mere week until Law School starts up again; it’s less than two weeks until undergraduates start classes and I can’t find out when Darden begins classes, but it has to be very soon. That’s right; your temporary peace (and boredom to some) will end in a few days.
Soon, we will return to a world ruled by Dardenites and their nametages, tazered Law Students and all those sorority girls who invade Mas with their fake IDs.
But guess what? As much as cVillains make fun of UVA, the truth is Charlottesville is boring without the influx of above average citizens, new faces to the bars and lots more excitement. What I’m trying to say is that Charlottesville actually thrives and exists because of the University. If the University weren’t here, Charlottesville wouldn’t be the same.
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Posted by Kyle on July 25th, 2008
Hello everyone, we just got a brand new Black iPod Nano 8GB to give away to you.
The Rules:
- You have go to the Spicy Bear offices to pick the Nano within 3 days of winning the contest (or you can pick it up at our party!). If you live across the country, sorry!
- Enter by commenting with a link to your favorite cVillain.com, cvilleMUSE.com, or cvilleStyle.com article. The article has to be at least 10 days old!
- Only one comment entry per person, except you can enter a second time by linking to your favorite cVillain cvilleMUSE.com, or cvilleStyle.com article on your website and giving us a link to your website in the comment section below.
- The contest ends Friday, August 1st at Noon. We will choose the winner at random and notify them by email.
Good luck!
Posted by Thor on July 15th, 2008
You have to love it when people get all worked up and scared about blogs. Hello Roanoke Times! cVillain is on your tail.
Listen to this quote from a recent editorial:
Other bloggers do not do as well. They might look like legitimate news sources to the casual observer, but they willfully blur the lines between journalism and campaign hack.
Journalists, real journalists, follow strict rules about conflicts of interest. They do not take money or gifts from groups they might cover. They also maintain a wall between news, opinion and advertising functions.
That is not the case with many bloggers…
Ok, it’s not like the Roanoake Times is scared of bloggers or anything like that. Or are they? Maybe this closing sentence gives us more information:
That does not disqualify bloggers from a place in the media spectrum, but those who rely on them for their news and commentary should keep in mind the potential conflicts when they choose whom to trust.
Seriously dude? If anyone reads anything, anywhere, in any form, it’s biased. It’s biased by advertising dollars, it’s biased by relationships, it’s biased by people’s personalities, insecurities, it’s biased by political beliefs, it’s biased by anything you can possibly think. Oh maybe you forgot to close with “and you should trust the Roanoke Times because we are the only real news source.”
This raises an important issue we’ve been hearing through the grapevine. Some local businesses think our writing is biased. »Read More
Posted by Thor on May 20th, 2008
I thought it’s a good time to reintroduce cVillain to all of our new readers. I know it’s been a while since we’ve done the introspective, psycho-analysis stuff, but considering the amount of new commentary, new readers and new faces at our parties, it’s probably a good idea to try to get everything in one little nutshell.
We started the site a little over a year ago. Lilith and I decided it would be an exciting experiment to mix together Charlottesville food, booze, parties and gossip into a little blog called cVillain. We had no idea that we would grow into something so large and entertaining. Everyone behind cVillain has always been committed to growing a site that puts the readers in control.
It’s been a pretty exciting ride. We grew from a nothing site, to reaching nearly 45,000 readers/month today. You may or may not realize it, but cVillain is the zeitgeist of Charlottesville culture. I don’t know a better place to have a discussion about Charlottesville culture than on this site; and we mainly have you guys to thank.
We are not perfect, either. »Read More
Posted by Thor on April 19th, 2008
Wow, what a night. I hadn’t seen this many people on the mall in forever. Everyone came out of hibernation yesterday. The tough part was finding a nice place to be outside with the sea of people that came downtown.
Ventana (new place in place of Kiki) was full of Law and Darden students wearing sun dresses. I didn’t go in, but it looks like it was pretty exciting. While we have ripped on Splendora’s in the past (see The Great Cookie Roundup, one of my favorite articles, or Inside Scoop in Gelato), I did have the pleasure to try the gelato again. Spendora’s has gotten way better and I will write a new review.
Ten, as usual, was full of hot Dardenites and L1s, 2s, and 3s. Yummy. I also had the pleasure of walking by OXO which looked semi-bondage to me. I think OXO kicked ass on the interest level; everyone I talked to was aware of the party and their curiosity was there. But, the problem was no one wanted to go; perhaps it was the $15 cover, or the fear of leather. I don’t know. Did you go? We should have some pictures coming soon.
