Sunday Books & Culture: Picasso and Concussions
This week’s reviews focus on the complicated aspects of love and relationships with Jeanne Mackin’s “Picasso’s Lovers” and Annie Liontas’s “Sex With a Brain Injury.” PICASSO’S LOVERS by Jeanne Mackin Published by Berkley ( January 23, 2024)Paperback $17.00Audiobook $15.75 Reviewed by Penny A ParrishBOOK REVIEWER Last fall, I visited the Picasso Museum in Paris for […]
Sunday Books & Culture: Theatre Notes
This week’s reviews focus on the complicated aspects of love and relationships with Jeanne Mackin’s “Picasso’s Lovers” and Annie Liontas’s “Sex With a Brain Injury.” JERSEY BOYS Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Directed and choreographed by Patti D’Beck Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; Music by Bob Gaudio and Lyrics By Bob Crewe […]
It’s Drew Time: Superbowl Edition
Everyone loves the Super Bowl – except for Drew. He argued with his editor about Roman Numerals and lost. And his daughter’s mad at him because he didn’t get the last in Swiftie gear fast enough. by Drew GallagherHUMORIST The 2024 Super Bowl LVIII (Editor’s note to Drew – Dude, you can’t use Roman Numerals here because AP […]
Advance Begins Accepting Letters to the Editor
Now a year into our publication, we’re excited to launch our Letters section. Herewith, everything you need to know to have your voice heard. From the beginning, the Advance has been about putting readers first. We do that in a variety of ways – private face-to-face sit-downs, meetings with the editor (restarting in March), publishing […]
Two Stafford Seniors are Candidates to be named U.S. Presidential Scholars
Colonial Forge students will be considered for national recognition.
Moss Free Clinic Faces Financial Cliff
Mary Washington Healthcare is pulling in-kind support and charging Moss ‘additional rent.’ Clinic may need to raise $750,000 per year.
Stafford Supervisors Approve Amendments to Definition of Hospital
Amendments will require future drug treatment centers to obtain a conditional use permit.
Fredericksburg’s Civil Rights Trail Has Been Added to the National Civil Rights Trail
Local trail is one of four Virginia sites on the national trail.
The Ties That Bind
A brush with the worst of the human experience shows the importance of preventing arguments from tipping into toxicity, while not losing the ability to stand firm against evil.