2024-04-20 04:01
Roy B. Scherer(circa 2006)Rory B. Scherer (1942-2023) was a man I knew and respected for over 50 years. According to Roy's wife, Sally Camp, he died peacefully last year, on December 8th.&nb&hell…Read More
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Since 1985, in various formats, SLANT -- an independent voice based in Richmond's Fan District -- has offered its readers original commentary on politics and popular culture, including cartoons and selected sundries. Warning: Sometimes that means satirical content. All rights are reserved.
2024-04-18 23:06
Hey now, reports out of Manhattan are saying, the judge thinks they have a jury seated for the Trump election-tampering case. Still, the reader may wonder, what about the damn trampled on ga… Read More
2024-04-18 00:39
Note: In June of 1984, Richmonders experienced an abrupt change in the way mainstream news was gathered and presented. A monster jailbreak story caused that to happen. Because of t… Read More
2024-04-14 01:58
When there’s a tragedy, to do with a school shooting, sometimes memories of my own high school days pop up. In the mid-‘60s, in my crowd, we were so reckless with drinking, fist… Read More
2024-04-04 00:05
Why has Donald Trump recently decided to become an unabashed, self-styled religious figure? Well, to start with, that's where the believers can be found. Which means: 1. That's where the mo… Read More
2024-03-28 17:10
Final Score: Utah 74, VCU 54Location: Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.Updated Records: Utah 22-14, VCU 24-14.In a nutshell: VCU's march through the 2024 NIT bracket halted in Salt Lak… Read More
2024-03-27 03:59
"We must make America pray again," says Donald J. Trump, Bible salesman. Wow! Can you believe America's most celebrated grifter is now hawking $60 Bibles in a TV commercial? T… Read More
2024-03-25 16:25
Final score: VCU 70, South Florida 65.Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa.Up to date records: VCU 24-13, South Florida 25-8.In a nutshell: Although the score was close much of the way… Read More
2024-03-21 16:12
Final Score: VCU 70, Villanova 61Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pa.Updated Records: VCU 23-13. Villanova 18-16.In a nutshell: With 5:35 left in the contest, Villanova led by one p… Read More
2024-03-18 02:33
Final Score: Duquesne 57, VCU 51.Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Updated Records: (#6) Duquesne 24-11. (#5) VCU 22-13. In a nutshell: Hot-shooting Duquesne ran up an 18-point lead… Read More
2024-03-17 02:12
Final Score: VCU 66, St. Joe’s 60Location: Barclays Center in BrooklynUp-to-date records: #5 VCU 22-12, #9 St. Joe’s 21-13In a Nutshell: Too much Shulga!Nineteen of Shulga's game… Read More
2024-03-15 00:15
Final score: VCU 73, UMass 59.Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Current records: (#5) VCU 21-12. (#4) UMass 20-11. In a nutshell: VCU beat a pretty good team today. This season UMass has… Read More
2024-03-13 22:58
Final score: VCU 69, Fordham 62.Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Current records: VCU 20-12, Fordham 13-20. In a nutshell: It was a tight game most of the way. Both Rams teams gave it t… Read More
2024-03-12 22:54
On Feb. 6, 2024, a D.C. Circuit Court's three-judge panel ruled unanimously that Trump does not have a blank check for immunity. Maybe those three judges still agree with those of us who bel… Read More
2024-03-09 17:20
Final Score: Dayton 91, VCU 86 (OT)Location: UD ArenaCurrent Records: Dayton 24-6, 14-4 in A-10. VCU 19-12, 11-7 A-10.In a nutshell: At the 10:08 mark of the first half, VCU jumped… Read More
2024-03-09 05:33
When I was growing up my grandmother use to enjoy recounting a story about my affection for The Weavers recording of the song in the video above. Their version of "Goodnight Irene" bec… Read More
2024-03-07 02:06
About "Ultra": Listening to this series of nine excellent podcasts can be encouraging. That's because Rachel Maddow's "Ultra" tells us that we, the people, have faced the threat fascism pose… Read More
2024-03-06 18:45
Final Score: Duquesne 69, VCU 59.Location: Siegel Center.Records: Duquesne 19-11, 9-8 in A-10. VCU 19-11, 11-6 A-10. In a nutshell: Although Bamisile led VCU with 18 points and thr… Read More
2024-03-03 16:49
Final Score: Richmond 79, VCU 76Location: The Robins CenterRecords: Richmond 22-7, 14-2 in A-10. VCU 19-10, 11-5 A-10. In a nutshell: It wasn't that VCU played all that bad… Read More
2024-03-02 02:19
We've all grown accustomed to hearing politicians on the stump making rather exaggerated claims. Routinely, such assertions are about various threats to our security and way of life the spee… Read More
2024-02-29 04:05
Final Score: VCU 88, Rhode Island 67Location: Siegel CenterCurrent Records: VCU 19-9, 11-4 in A-10. Rhode Island 11-17, 5-10 in A-10.In a nutshell: VCU's first-year head coach, Ryan Odom, ha… Read More
2024-02-29 01:33
McConnell's legacy?On top of killing off Affirmative Action and some other nefarious moves, when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Obama's appointment of Merrick Garland to the Supreme… Read More
2024-02-26 02:09
Final score: VCU 73, St. Joe's 69Location: Siegel CenterCurrent Records: VCU 18-9, 10-4 in A-10. St. Joe's 17-11, 7-8 in A-10. In a nutshell: When VCU's players went into their locker r… Read More
2024-02-21 17:15
Final Score: UMass 74, VCU 52Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass.Current records: UMass 17-9, 8-6 in A-10. VCU 17-9, 9-4 in A-10. In a nutshell: Throughout VCU's second game of it… Read More
2024-02-17 16:39
Final Score: VCU 95, St. Louis 85Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. Current Records: VCU 17-8, 9-3 in A-10. St. Louis 9-16, 2-10 in A-10.In the Nutshell: VCU seized control ear… Read More
2024-02-16 02:06
Ha! I pity the fool who thinks he's going to buffalo D.A. Fani Willis in a courtroom. Now I am so-o looking forward to watching the live broadcasts of her prosecution of Trump, et al.Meanwhi… Read More
2024-02-10 04:10
Final score: VCU 49, Dayton 47.Location: Siegel Center (sellout)Current records: VCU 16-8, 8-3 in A-10. Dayton 19-4, 9-2 in A-10.In a nutshell: With conference rival Dayton in town, the Rams… Read More
2024-02-07 17:36
Final Score: VCU 75, Fordham 60Location: Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx. Current Records: VCU 15-8, 7-3 in A-10. Fordham 10-13, 4-6 in A-10. In a Nutshell: Sandwiched be… Read More
2024-02-04 03:35
Final score: VCU 63, Richmond 52Location: Siegel CenterCurrent records: VCU 14-8, 6-3 in A-10. UR 16-6, 8-1 in A-10.In a Nutshell: For most of the game the crosstown rivals struggled to gain… Read More
2024-02-02 01:32
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 11, I hope some of the old Biograph Theatre's friends/fans (mostly geezers on Facebook and a handful of people who still occasionally read Slant online)… Read More
2024-01-31 17:15
Final score: St. Bonaventure 67, VCU 62Location: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Reilly Center)Current Records: St. Bonaventure 13-7, 4-4 in A-10. VCU 13-8, 5-3 in A-10. In a nutshell: The… Read More
2024-01-28 16:23
Final Score: VCU 63, Davidson 58Location: Davidson, N.C. (Belk Arena)Records: VCU 13-7, 5-2 in A-10. Davidson 12-8, 2-5 in A-10. In a Nutshell: It was a well-played game with VCU leadin… Read More
2024-01-24 04:09
Final score: VCU 74, Loyola 67.Location: Richmond (Siegel Center).Current Records: VCU 12-7, 4-2 in A-10. Loyola 13-7, 5-2 in A-10. In a nutshell: In winning its fourth consecutive… Read More
2024-01-20 04:30
Final Score: VCU 85, Saint Louis 61.Location: Richmond (Siegel Center)Current Records: VCU 11-7, 3-2 in A-10. Saint Louis 8-10, 1-3 in A-10. In a nutshell: Before a sello… Read More
2024-01-14 02:27
Final Score: VCU 71, La Salle 65Location: Philadelphia (Tom Gola Arena)Current Records: VCU 10-7, 2-2 in A-10. La Salle 10-7, 1-3 in A-10.In a nutshell: In winning its second consecutive roa… Read More
2024-01-11 18:45
Think about it: "Without fear or favor" is a powerful saying. We are accustomed to seeing/hearing it used in a context to mean being "fair." Being "just." But the words say more to me… Read More
2024-01-11 17:36
"You take the lies out of him, and he'll shrinkto the size of your hat; you take the maliceout of him, and he'll disappear." -- From 'Life on the Mississippi' (1883)by Mark Twain. Read More
2024-01-10 04:42
Final score: VCU 54, Mason 50Location: EagleBank Arena in FairfaxCurrent Records: VCU 9-7, 1-2 in A-10. Mason 13-3, 2-1 in A-10.In a nutshell: After last week's fuzzy focus play on defense… Read More
2024-01-07 02:28
Final score: GW 84, VCU 82. Location: Siegel Center.Current records: GW 12-3, 1-1 in A-10. VCU 8-7, 0-2 in A-10. In a nutshell: The George Washington team that outscored VCU today… Read More
2024-01-05 22:39
President Joe Biden's speech today marking the third anniversary of the infamous Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection mayhem was a good one. Wisely, it focused mostly on the evil of Trump's MAGA cult… Read More
2024-01-04 16:52
Final Score: St. Bonaventure 89, VCU 78.Location: Siegel Center.Current records: St. Bonaventure 10-3 (1-0 in A-10). VCU 8-6 (0-1 in A-10). In a nutshell: For many VCU fans, w… Read More
2024-01-01 03:26
Here we are at the end of 2023, but what about the lingering unanswered questions? For me, plenty of mysteries that have nothing to do with whether Trump will be on the Colorado ballot, or w… Read More
2023-12-30 23:59
From: Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.Final Score: VCU 87, Gardner-Webb 73Location: Stuart C. Siegel CenterCurrent Records: VCU 8-5, Gardner-Webb 5-10 The sh… Read More
2023-12-23 03:54
From Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.Final Score: VCU 75, Maryland Eastern Shore 51Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)Current Records: VCU 7-5, Maryland Eastern-Sh… Read More
2023-12-17 00:05
From: Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.Final Score: VCU 87, Temple 78.Location: Siegel CenterCurrent Records: VCU 6-5, Temple 6-4The Short Story: Senior… Read More
2023-12-11 19:09
One afternoon in the mid-1970s, I was walking along, some 20 yards behind a guy heading east on the 800 block of West Grace Street. I think it was summertime, but I don't remember anything i… Read More
2023-12-11 00:56
From: Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D. Final Score: VCU 86, Alcorn St. 58Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)Current Records: VCU 5-5, Alcorn State 1-8The Short Story: Six Rams scored… Read More
2023-12-08 18:49
On the Dec. 8, 2013, a unique live music show took place at The National in Richmond: It was the Billy Ray Hatley tribute celebration. I covered it for Style Weekly; this piece I penned… Read More
2023-12-07 15:32
From Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D. for Athletics Communications Final Score: Memphis 85, VCU 80 - OTLocation: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)Records: Memphis 6-2, VCU 4-5Attendance: 7,63… Read More
2023-12-04 22:49
We're used to thinking of and talking about political power as a thing to itself. Who has it and what they do with it; who doesn't have it. We're also used to considering and discussing… Read More
2023-12-02 16:58
From: Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.Score: Norfolk State 63, VCU 60Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)Records: VCU 4-4, Norfolk State 6-3Attendanc… Read More
2023-11-29 20:27
Note: The video above is a 30-second promo for a weekly local cable television program I produced and hosted in 1990. Using highlights from the show, I edited the foota… Read More
2023-11-29 19:50
Note: The video above is a 30-second promo for a weekly local cable television program I produced and hosted back in 1990. Using highlights from the show, I edited the… Read More
2023-11-26 20:14
From Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.: ESPN Events InvitationalScore: VCU 86, Penn State 74Location: Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (State Farm Fieldhouse)Records: VCU 4… Read More
2023-11-25 15:40
From Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.:ESPN Events InvitationalScore: Boise State 65, VCU 61Location: Lake Buena Visa, Fla. (State Farm Field House)Records: VCU 3-3, Boise State 3-2 T… Read More
2023-11-24 06:20
Information supplied by VCU's Chris KowalczykESPN Events InvitationalScore: Iowa State 68, VCU 64Location: Make Buena Vista, Fla. (State Farm Field House)Records: Iowa State 5… Read More
2023-11-22 15:40
Camelot at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave lasted 1,036 days. In particular, for the children in school 60 years ago --on Nov. 22, 1963 -- the murder of President John F. Kennedy was stunning in a way… Read More
2023-11-19 02:00
Final score: VCU 60, Seattle 56.Location: Siegel Center.Current records: VCU 3-1. Seattle 2-2. IN A NUTSHELL: VCU was fortunate to escape with a win this after… Read More
2023-11-16 14:59
Final score: VCU 73, Radford 50.Location: Siegel Center.Current records: VCU 2-1. Radford 2-2. IN A NUTSHELL: With this game's performance the VCU Rams restored hope… Read More
2023-11-11 04:02
Final score: VCU 75, Samford 65.Location: Siegel Center.Current records: VCU 1-1. Samford 0-2. In a nutshell: Once again, the home team started out cold. The Bulldogs enj… Read More
2023-11-07 04:56
Final score: McNeese St. 76, VCU 65Location: Siegel Center in Richmond.Current records: McNeese St. 1-0. VCU 0-1. In a nutshell: The refurbished VCU Rams opened their 2023-24 season wit… Read More
2023-10-15 03:44
She
Had a Great Walk by F.T. Rea
Yo, she never looked better than she did that day, When she told me she was made, to walk away. No doubt, she had a great walk. Was it a smooth gli… Read More
2023-10-02 19:09
Photo from the stage by Chuck Wrenn (2001).Note: This piece, penned by yours truly, was first published in Style Weekly on Feb. 25, 2014. *The stage was a flatbed trailer parked in a cobble… Read More
2023-09-21 22:14
With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in D.C. to beg the USA for yet more billions in weapons aid, it seems to me there's a big-ass, two-part question looming that shouldn't be ignore… Read More
2023-09-12 20:24
After the Civil War the Constitution's 14th Amendment was passed in 1868. Although I think the 14th Amendment, Section 3 was designed to prevent someone exactly like Donald Trump from r… Read More
2023-09-07 20:58
The upcoming year of trials will tell us much about the Donald Trump Mob and its boss. Evidence and testimony will amplify lots of familiar details and reveal some new stuff. Although t… Read More
2023-08-31 02:40
Mugshot No. 9: Racketeering and trying to influence witnesses Read More
2023-08-30 00:08
Mugshot No. 8: 12 charges: Racketeering, solicitation of oath violation by a public officer and plenty more Read More
2023-08-28 23:47
Mugshot No. 7:As a publicist, I know a damn good book cover picture when I see one. Read More
2023-08-27 23:52
Mugshot No. 6:Legal advice from Hell. Read More
2023-08-27 22:08
Jimmy Cliff as Ivan.One autumn day in 1973, some 18 months into my job as manager of Richmond's Biograph Theatre, one of my bosses in D.C., David Levy, asked me to look at a new movie to eva… Read More
2023-08-27 03:12
Mugshot No. 5:The fake electors scheme architect wants swift justice. Read More
2023-08-27 02:34
Trump's RICO expression.On Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Washington, D.C., it's expected that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will set the date for what many observers are calling the most sig… Read More
2023-08-25 19:51
Mugshot No. 4:Beyond the fringe. Beyond the crazy zone. Beyond the pale Read More
2023-08-25 15:26
Mugshot No. 3:"Breakin' rocks in the hot sunI fought the law and..." Read More
2023-08-25 01:30
Mugshot No. 2:A look his wives have seen. Read More
2023-08-25 00:28
Mugshot No. 1: Lost Soul. Read More
2023-08-10 23:57
We've all known people who seem to hate government at all levels -- local, state and federal. The government they hate the most is the one that most recently made them angry. Of course… Read More
2023-07-12 21:10
Note: Here's a piece I wrote for Style Weekly's Back Page in the summer of 1999. I don't remember what the title I suggested was. Doesn't matter now. The editor of that page, Rozanne Epps, c… Read More
2023-07-07 23:35
The Constitution's first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights; it's a list of the basic rights of a citizen. Thus, among other things the Bill of Rights appears to recognize that pr… Read More
2023-07-04 01:58
In my view, contrast, as a theme, should be at the heart of the Democratic Party's campaign message for the upcoming season. Spotlighting the contrast between the USA's two major political p… Read More
2023-06-26 23:06
Call the marching around that went on in Russia over the weekend what you want -- "coup," "rebellion," "mutiny," etc. -- there's one specific label that works well for me: "insurrection."In… Read More
2023-06-16 23:53
Yes, it's frustrating watching the gears of various justice systems grind away, chewing on Donald Trump's crimes. It's easy to get caught up with the soap opera pace of all that. Still, ther… Read More
2023-06-01 13:48
May 30, 1989: As a symbol of their call for democratic reforms in China, the original Goddess of Democracy was built by art students who erected it in Tiananmen Square. The gathering protest… Read More
2023-05-19 21:16
Comment by Rebus: To promote "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (1979), Rea used an old gimmick he borrowed from his stint in the radio business. The movie, itself, is a frothy, kids-vs-author… Read More
2023-05-17 23:42
The Questions: Since its likely to create more opponents than members and allies, why is the MAGA cult so happy to reveal its greed and amorality? Why would opportunists hoping to expand the… Read More
2023-05-15 17:50
FDSL Commissioners Rea and Wrenn (1977) Comment by Rebus:As a little kid, Rea felt he was living in a better world when he was playing baseball or watching cartoons on television… Read More
2023-05-12 17:00
Each time we ask basically the same questions: Did the mayhem stem from a humiliating rejection? Why is it almost always a young white male? Was it television or video games that made an alr… Read More
2023-05-08 21:58
To be a Republican in 2023, one must hold, or at least be willing to countenance, some sicko beliefs that were clearly beyond the pale not long ago. For instance, when I fi… Read More
2023-05-05 20:33
One way or another, the Supreme Court is much in the news these days. And speaking of the highest court in the land, I'm guessing most opinion writers have not had their work become connecte… Read More
2023-04-26 02:53
Oh well, another opinion poll says President Joe Biden has a ho-hum job approval rating. Nonetheless, I've learned that there are many things in life worse than being bored by another corny… Read More
2023-04-22 15:20
Fifty years ago an ad hoc group of 21 merchants along the commercial strip just north of most of VCU's Fan District campus cooperated for a one-time-only promotion called Discover the Fan. I… Read More
2023-04-22 02:01
This clipping is from Throttle's July 1982 issue.Note: In 1982, to crack down on the posting of unauthorized notices on fixtures in the public way, the City of Richmond tweaked its City Code… Read More
2023-04-17 22:35
Photo of Clarence Thomas from WaPoIn today's political world, when you say someone is a "dyed in the wool conservative," hasn't it become understood that means they are also a total cheater?… Read More
2023-04-10 21:08
Dennis JohnsonAfter a dozen summers of organized play, the Fan District Softball League established its Hall of Fame in 1986. The first class was elected by the 12-team outfit’s design… Read More
2023-04-09 00:08
This man is not a conservative. Trump is a fascist. This man is not a Republican. Trump is a conman who preys on Republicans. This man is not a Christian. Trump brandishes an upsid… Read More
2023-04-04 23:19
Ex-President Trump has never looked more like a sullen mob boss than he did this afternoon, as he pussyfooted his way into the courtroom, surrounded by lawyers, guns and what protection… Read More
2023-03-22 22:25
"Transfer portal" sounds like something from a "Star Trek" script. However, college basketball fans know it as the regulated window through which student-athletes pass in order to play for a… Read More
2023-03-20 00:14
Final score: Saint Mary's 63, VCU 51. Location: MVP Arena in AlbanyNotes: The Gaels had a one-point lead at halftime, 29-to-28. Although that suggested the teams were evenly matched, VC… Read More
2023-03-18 20:21
In his desperation to control the story coming out of Manhattan, Donald Trump has planted a story about "illegal leaks" flowing from the Stormy Daniels hush money episode. Using his social m… Read More
