Viking Ship to Arrive in Norfolk

  After being postponed due to Hurricane Florence, the world’s largest Viking Ship, Draken Harald Hårfagre (Draken), will now be stopping in Norfolk, Virginia for a three-day stopover from September 28 through September 30 during its Expedition America: East...
ESSAY: Why I Teach Popular Culture

ESSAY: Why I Teach Popular Culture

By Tom Robotham The other day in a class I teach at ODU called Music, Culture & Media, I asked the students if any of them had heard of Pete Seeger.  “Is he related to Bob Seger?” one of them asked.  I thought the anecdote was sufficiently amusing to share it on...
UPDATED: Commonwealth Coastal Classic

UPDATED: Commonwealth Coastal Classic

  By Jeff Maisey (IMPORTANT NOTE: This event has been rescheduled for October 20, Noon to 5 PM, in conjunction with Town Point Virginia Wine Festival.) What do you get when you pair more than 35 chefs and oyster-harvesting watermen from across the Commonwealth with 50...