Victoria Thomas

Kinda had it up to here with “Pinkie”? Burned out on “The Blue Boy”? Ditto, and the same goes for, you know, that ubiquitous starry night, those sunflowers forever blooming on fridge magnets and tote bags, and the trite, mixed-media Little Dancer of Fourt... See more

Like hot sauce, Kwanzaa goes with everything. Beginning Friday, December 26, Kwanzaa is typically lumped together with Chanukah and Christmas. But unlike those two, Kwanzaa is not a religious observance. But here’s the twist: for African Americans, this s... See more

As we go to press, a monster rainstorm bears down on the Dena. The neighbors are scurrying to fill sandbags and clear out the gutters, just in time for the release of a new song called “Rain,” described by the multi-hyphenate artist Kal Madsen as “the emo... See more

For nearly two decades, half of my professional life as a corporate publicist and beauty industry copywriter, I worked in a gray place. The skincare products manufactured by my employer at the time were packaged in meh gray cartons. This was a point of pr... See more

More than a half-century ago, John Lennon wrote the line, “You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” Apparently, he was right. Fifteen or so young singers recently gathered outside owner/curator Mary Hoffman’s fine art space — “The BAG,” ... See more