by Jeff Maisey | Feb 15, 2016 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham On January 22, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman published a column titled “How Change Happens.” In essence, he argued that Bernie Sanders and his supporters are naïvely idealistic. “While idealism is fine and essential,” he wrote, “it’s not...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 11, 2016 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Veer Magazine presented its 5th annual music awards program recognizing the vast, diverse array of local bands and musicians on February 10 at the crowded Naro Expanded Cinema. The awards were determined based upon what a band had accomplished in the...
by veermagmain | Feb 11, 2016 | Music, Music News, News, News & Views
Virginia Beach-based country-rock band Snuff was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Veer Music Awards on February 10. This mini-documentary was shown during the ceremony. Produced by Jay Sanchez...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 28, 2016 | Film, News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I grew up watching the Nightly News with Walter Cronkite, oftentimes as my family was sitting down around the kitchen table and eating dinner. I never questioned the accuracy or truthfulness of the reporting that Uncle Walter...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 27, 2016 | Art News, Current Exhibits, News, News & Views
Instruments of Art “Havana Nights” February 6 7 PM Decorum Furniture Art and music aficionados will be celebrating in nostalgic Cuban-inspired style at “Havana Nights,” the Tidewater Arts Outreach (TAO) 2016 Instruments of Art event at Decorum Furniture, 301 W. 21st...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2016 | News, News & Views
By Jim Roberts Better late than never, right? We weren’t able to talk directly to comedian Jay Pharoah before Veer Magazine’s January print deadline, but he was kind enough to call us last week and elaborate on some of the points in our already-published preview....
