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Virginia Film Fest rolls out the red carpet for celebrities and auteurs (opens the original)
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It’s been 30 years since three of Hollywood’s leading men starred in The Birdcage. Robin Williams and Gene Hackman are gone now, but Nathan Lane lives on and is planning to be on hand for an anniversary showing of the film. Also returning to her old hometown, Jessica Lange. Festival director Jody Kielbasa says both will receive awards for changing the course of modern cinema, and artistic director Ilya Tovbis says it’s an honor to host them. “Jessica Lange is coming in with a new film – Long Day
Lights Out for Birds! (opens the original)
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Virginia is on the Atlantic flyway – an aerial highway used by millions of birds heading south for the winter, and experts track their migration using weather data. “They’ve been monitoring bird migration for the last 23 years," says Christine Hirsh-Putnam with the non-profit Dark Skies Piedmont. "They use weather radar, and they’re able to track the number of birds that are in the sky at any one point. About 1,200,000 birds flew over Albemarle County last night.” Her colleague Emily Lien says t
Wildlife Center says glue traps are inhumane (opens the original)
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Glue traps are coated with a sticky substance, and they don’t discriminate when it comes to catching animals. Dr. Karra Pierce is the lead veterinarian at the Wildlife Center of Virginia. “Say you’re trying to cut down on the amount of bugs in your garage. All those bugs get stuck to the glue trap, and then a little Carolina wren comes along and says, ‘Well look at this platter of bugs someone has put out for me.Delightful!’They go to try to catch those bugs, and they themselves get caught.” The
Black Beyond Borders: African- Americans Travel for Adventure and to Discover Their Roots (opens the original)
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Ebony Walden grew up in a family of limited means. The goal was to get by, and no one was planning summers in Europe or spring breaks on tropical islands, but it didn’t stop her from dreaming. “One of my life goals was to visit all seven continents!” she explains. And since 2010, she’s been to five of them, visiting 50 countries and 50 states. Her global travels were possible thanks, in part, to generous friends. “I sent an e-mail to say, ‘Hey, I am thinking about a round-the-world trip. Send me
Former Republican congressman endorses Democrat for Virginia's 5th District seat (opens the original)
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The Fifth Congressional District strongly favors Republicans, but former Congressman Denver Riggleman thinks it could go to Tom Perriello, a Democrat who held the seat for two years. “You never know what Virginia is going to do," Riggleman observes. "It’s very independent-minded. I almost think the R and D is passe when it comes to this race. When you just look at experience, you look at integrity, you look at somebody who’s intelligent, that really leans to Tom.” He joked that a majority in the
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