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Want a Decent Bagel in D.C.?new
Fire up your oven.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
09-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Choke' and 'The Duchess': Private Artsnew
Sex, or lack of it, force the leads of two films to get clever.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Choke, Clark Gregg
A Brutal Murder Exposes an Ethnic Community's Struggle with Modern Lifenew
The real scandal behind the murder of Homaira Rahman: She had been dating.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
09-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tindersticks Recreate Their Somber Tone With Less Guysnew
In 2006, the band's membership was halved with the departure of three musicians--including Dickon Hinchliffe, who was responsible for all those sweeping strings.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
09-18-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Hungry Saw, Tindersticks
'Battle in Seattle': Free-Trade Aggrievementnew
The riots begin early in Battle in Seattle, and not 20 minutes into Stuart Townsend's portrayal of the 1999 World Trade Organization protests, there's a doomsday exchange between the city’s police chief and its freaked-out mayor.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-18-2008 |
Reviews
'A Girl Cut in Two' and 'Towelhead': The Feminine Mistakenew
Two films portray women who turn into others' playthings.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-18-2008 |
Reviews
Annual Race Brings Swimming Back to the Potomacnew
As of a day later, neither Mayor Adrian M. Fenty nor any fellow competitors had come down with cholera or grown a new set of gonads. That's progress.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
09-18-2008 |
Sports
The Game and Solange Have a Hard Time Avoiding the Shadow of Bigger Namesnew
On their latest albums, the Game's LAX and Solange's Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, both artists prove that parasitic music-making is a tough gig. You're only as good as your host.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
09-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tussle's Still Looking For the Perfect Beatnew
Trying to sing any track from Cream Cuts, the San Francisco quartet's third full-length, without using a plosive is the kind of quasi-spiritual drum-guru pursuit to which Mickey Hart would dedicate three years of his life and an elaborate book.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
09-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Tussle, Cream Cuts
Redskins Test Tough Nonsmoking Lawnew
The Redskins open their home schedule this weekend against New Orleans. It'll also be the first official game played since Maryland's tough new anti-smoking law took hold.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
09-11-2008 |
Sports
'I Served the King of England' and 'The Grocer's Son': Churl Interruptednew
The selfish leads in two films make for familiar and unsatisfying redemption tales.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-11-2008 |
Reviews
Saxophonist Joe Lovano's Orchestral Effort Lives and Dies by the Solosnew
In fact, he gives only three members of Germany's massive WDR Radio Big Band & Orchestra solo time on Symphonica, a live CD of a 2005 show in Cologne that puts his compositions in an orchestral setting.
Washington City Paper |
Michael J. West |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
Want a Free Lunch in DC?new
D.C.'s many think tanks and nonprofits put out hundreds of free spreads every year, and, often enough, you just need to know when to show up.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
09-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
DC's TV Stations Feast on Youngnew
Not content to go the way of the newspaper, local television stations have turned to the web to capture that coveted 21-34 demographic, creating websites that are less news, more booze.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
09-04-2008 |
Tech
'A Jihad for Love' and 'Traitor': Holy Roilersnew
Two films spotlight the perils of challenging tradition.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
