Brandon’s Angle: Brad Pitt’s sad astronaut shines in space drama ‘Ad Astra’
Brandon Shillingford, Contributing Writer Far beyond the reaches of you and me, beyond our stars and satellites and into the vast, black, nothingness that is space, Roy McBride is on a mission. The mission is fairly straightforward; travel to Neptune to find and rescue his father Cliff (played by Tommy Lee Jones) who’s been missing […]
Rams lose heartbreaker on the road to Duquesne
Jaron Nutter, Contributing Writer The Rams failed to continue their two-game winning streak and fell to Duquesne 2-1 Sunday afternoon on the road in Pittsburgh. The Rams got off to a good start opening the scoring in the 26th minute, as sophomore forward Idelys Vazquez netted a rebound shot to give VCU the early lead. […]
Who could, should, and absolutely will win at the 2019 Emmys
Brandon Shillingford, Contributing Writer The eligibility period to qualify for the 2019 Emmys nominations ran from June 1, 2018 to May 31 of this year. That means that shows such as “Big Little Lies” that premiered outside of that window are not eligible for this years Emmys. However, ones like “Sharp Objects” and “Game of […]
Richmonders, VCU students gather at Monroe Park to join worldwide climate strike
Katharine DeRosa, Contributing Writer A crowd including everyone from grandparents to newborns gathered in Monroe Park on Friday evening, joining scores of protests around the world aimed at promoting awareness of climate change and urging action from policymakers. Following the rally at Monroe Park, protestors — including VCU students and Richmond residents — marched along […]
Richmond climate activists host their largest climate strike to date at Capitol
Emma North, Capital News Service Environmental activists marched into Capitol Square on Friday, chanting and begging for climate action from Virginia legislators. The U.S. Youth Climate Strike brought an estimated 300 demonstrators, who joined a global movement to raise awareness for climate justice ahead of the Youth Climate Summit on Saturday and the United Nations […]