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DMV Beats: Phil Ade, Kwame Darko, and T. Lucas

Phil Ade's Return At one point, it seemed Phil Ade dropped a new mixtape every month. I mean, hell, he...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

Justin McLachlan’s Superhero Stories Hit Flashpoint This Weekend

When he first published his short story, Superhero, in 2011, author Justin McLachlan had no plans of doing anything more...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

The Needle: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

Ol' Virtual Bastard: The Wu-Tang Clan and N.W.A. will headline this year's Rock the Bells hip-hop tour—complete with appearances by...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Did Politics & Prose Boot a Customer for Inquiring About the Marquis de Sade?

Hussein Ibish has beef with venerable upper Northwest book shop Politics & Prose. In Issue No. 22 of magazine The Baffler,...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

Emilio Garcia-Ruiz Named Post Managing Editor

The Washington Post has a new managing editor, replacing John Temple, who left the paper in March. Emilio Garcia-Ruiz will...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

WMATA Employee Arrested for Stealing $18,000 of Defibrillators

The Metro Transit Police have arrested a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Employee for alleged theft of Metro equipment. The...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

The Answers Column: What’s With the Lack of Apostrophe in St. Elizabeths?

What’s with the lack of apostrophe in St. Elizabeths? At the St. Elizabeths West Campus near the east bank of...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Ride It Like It’s Hot: A Bold South African Recovers a Stolen Bike

An estimated 1.5 million bicycles are stolen each year in the U.S., and behind each of those is a sad...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Director Noah Baumbach on Frances Ha, Twentysomethings, and Great Pop Songs

Early in his career, Noah Baumbach made the delightfully wry film Kicking and Screaming, which followed a group of college...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

D.C. Vocalist Emy Tseng on Bossa Nova, Bach, and Sounding “Organic”

When Emy Tseng moved to D.C. in 2009, she had to adjust to two new worlds: her day job at...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

Jazz Setlist, May 24-29: Lena Seikaly, Mike Reed, and The Young Black Mechanics

Friday, May 24 She's not Janine Gilbert-Carter or Sharón Clark—D.C. long-timers with serious credentials—but Lena Seikaly is nonetheless probably the city's...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

Chatter: Department Sore

What you said about what we said last week Douglas Development Corporation has pitched its plans for the old Hecht Company...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Photo: Fun

14th Street NW, May 23...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Photos: DPR Pool Opening

Harry Thomas Sr. Pool, 1743 Lincoln Road NE, May 24th.  © 2013 Matt Dunn...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

ToDo ToDay: SWV! Janka Nabay! Memorial Day!

It’s been more than 20 years since New York R&B trio SWV dropped its huge debut, It’s About Time.  Tragically, the...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

Uber Fight Will Turn Millenials Into Republicans, or at Least This Guy Thinks So

The news of yet another regulatory fight over once-and-future controversial sedan service Uber has provoked eye-rolls and, from Mayor Vince...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Hey, Where Are the Cicadas?

Where are the cicadas? For all the talk about cicada cocktails and cicada po' boys, this year's heralded cicadas emergence...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

District Line Daily: Furlough Friday

A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Arts Roundup: Hirshhorn Shakeup Edition

After an inconclusive Hirshhorn vote on the Bloomberg Balloon/Bubble, Hirshhorn Director Richard Koshalek resigns. [Arts Desk] Phil Kennicott's reaction: "If...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

Photos: Lorelei @ Black Cat Backstage

Last night at the Black Cat, fuzz-pop band Lorelei started off sounding a little hesitant, but that didn't last long. The...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  Arts Desk

The Needle: Bursting Their Bubble

Pop!: The Hirshhorn Bubble would be so cool, but with the museum director resigning today after an inconclusive vote on...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  City Desk

Hirshhorn Director Richard Koshalek Resigns; Bubble’s Fate Uncertain

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Director Richard Koshalek has resigned, effective at the end of this year, following an inconclusive...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  Arts Desk

D.C. Man Will Brave Potomac Pollution to Promote Swimming

The waters of the Potomac River have been known to contain sewer water and chemicals that scramble fish's sexes, but...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  City Desk

Reviewed: Matthew Mann and Milana Braslavsky at Hamiltonian Gallery

For an exhibit titled “The Salon of Little Deaths,” this dual-artist show at Hamiltonian Gallery doesn’t include much in the...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  Arts Desk

Photo: Farragut North

1000 block Connecticut Avenue NW. May 23. © 2013 Matt Dunn...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  City Desk

Metro Not Infatuated With Parody “Hot Cars” Dating Site

"Metro HotCars is here to turn up the heat on your love life," reads the website for Metro HotCars, a...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  City Desk

Washington Examiner Stops Controversial Home Delivery

When the Washington Examiner launched in D.C. in 2005, its most immediate impact was on lawns. The frequently unsolicited red-sleeved...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  City Desk

ToDo ToDay: Death Fest! Sinkhole Cocktails!

Your metalhead friends wept openly when they heard about the death of Jeff Hanneman, one of Slayer's founding members. Right...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  Arts Desk

Train in Vain: Which Metro Twitter Grouch Is For You?

There are bad Metro trips, and then there are terrible ones, the kind without air conditioning, working escalators, or accurate...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  City Desk

District Line Daily: Arts District Anacostia

A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  City Desk

Interview: Jesse Eisenberg Talks About Now You See Me and Never Watching Movies

Actor Jesse Eisenberg is known for playing neurotic, awkward characters. In his 2003 debut Roger Dodger, he played a bumbling...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  Arts Desk

Arts Roundup: Theater Bailout Edition

Odd: The Arlington County Board gives Signature Theatre a $250,000 grant to cover its outstanding tax debts. [ARLnow] Daft Punk's...
Washington City Paper  |  05-23-2013  |  Arts Desk

What to Expect at LUMEN8 2013

How to Build an Arts District If You Build It, Who Will Come? Stage of Development What to Expect at...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  Arts Desk

Anacostia’s Arts Scene Is Growing. Who Should It Be For?

How to Build an Arts District If You Build It, Who Will Come? Stage of Development What to Expect at...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  Arts Desk

Stage of Development: In Its New Home, the Anacostia Playhouse Finds a New Mission

How to Build an Arts District If You Build It, Who Will Come? Stage of Development What to Expect at...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  Arts Desk

Visitation Slights: How Two Policies Stack the Deck Against D.C. Inmates

Early in the morning on Dec. 4, 2012, Andre used a long-nosed revolver to rob a classmate with whom he’d...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  City Desk

Commie Dearest: Elliott Holt’s Debut Novel Makes the Cold War Hot Again

Elliott Holt knows exactly when Homeland jumped the shark. “In the middle of Season 2,” Holt says. We’re at Kramerbooks...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  Arts Desk

The Needle: Trumpington, D.C.

Huge: The Donald Trump-ified Old Post Office is one step closer to becoming reality. +4 Invisible Hipsters: This Washington Post...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  City Desk

One Track Mind: Vandaveer, “Pretty Polly”

Standout Track: No. 2, “Pretty Polly,” an England-by-way-of-Appalachia folk song about a murderous young man who kills his fiancée. The...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  Arts Desk

AFI Docs Announces 2013 Schedule

AFI Docs, the sweeping documentary film festival formerly known as Silverdocs, has announced its 2013 schedule. In addition to previously announced...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  Arts Desk

Downtown Sinkhole, Still Unrepaired, Enters Local Zeitgeist

The downtown sinkhole at 14th and F streets NW is entering its second day of causing rush-hour havoc, and it's...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  City Desk

Composer John Adams Talks Hollywood, Social Media, and His Sensitivity to Coughing

America’s most celebrated living composer is in town for a two-week festival spanning multiple venues. This week, the Library of...
Washington City Paper  |  05-22-2013  |  Arts Desk
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