Gheorghe: The Blog

We've occasionally engaged in half-assed efforts to make the point that legitimate differences of opinion on public policy have been obl...

As I mentioned in a comment under the Yo Yo Ma popping and locking post, I’ve been inundated – in mostly a good way – with culture lately. W...

G:TB's (female, which is important in this case) San Francisco correspondent sends news of a new culinary destination in that fair city...

We typically leave NFL draft coverage to one of the several thousand blogs dedicated to poking and prodding this year's herd of cattle, ...

Martin Mull once said, "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." I'm a sucker for genius in all its manifold f...

We're heading into the final stretch of the Champions League, the time of the tournament when even the most casual of soccer fans should...

Today is Easter, which makes me think of Jesus, which makes me think of Jesus Shuttlesworth, which makes me think of Ray Allen, who lately m...

A double shot of Slipknot today. The bands seems a bit farcical with their jumpsuits and terrifying clown masks, but they are a pretty inten...

We're nothing if not generous here at G:TB, and in the spirit of giving, we offer our friends at Dumbarton's Beer (motto: Expect not...

Headline: " Local Air Traffic Controller Suspended for Watching Movie " In its release, the FAA said the following: "Durin...

Kitty snuggling with a dolphin? Kitty snuggling with a dolphin.

My kids have talked about the 2011 Washington Post Peeps Diorama contest ever since our entry in the 2010 contest (Georgia O'Peepe's...

My kids didn't believe that a song with the lyrics, "kitty on my foot and I want to touch it" actually existed. So I played ...

Richmond, VA has produced some fantastic things over the years (Philip Morris smokes, VCU basketball), as well as some less fantastic things...

Ever wonder what happened to Rutger Hauer, the guy who played the psychopathic android in Blade Runner? Turns out he's a hobo with a sh...

You can be forgiven if you thought we'd discontinued this feature when the Richmond Flying Squirrels retired the trophy for best mascot ...

Google...copy...paste embed code. Tuesday's (almost) Gone, indeed... Wow, that is some dark, grainy footage. Doesn't diminish wh...

And not just because he's savvy enough to stick an E30 vintage M3 on the album cover: Frank Ocean is a member of Odd Future, which is re...

"In your life, have you seen anything like that." While I'm not rooting for Eldrick this weekend, this is by far the best golf...

I took the kids to the National Portrait Museum last weekend. Ostensibly, the trip was part of our ongoing effort to fight against the perf...