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A Pelecanos Dictionarynew
George Pelecanos has spent more than 15 years writing 15 novels that, taken together, make for a panoramic story about Washington, D.C. We come to terms with D.C.'s most site-specific author.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athikakis |
08-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Nico Muhly: A Touch of (Philip) Glassnew
If classical music had an award for most overexposed new artist, Muhly would certainly be a contender.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
'American Teen' and 'Water Lilies': Inconvenient Youthnew
The Real World teens of America vs. the quiet yearning of French teens.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Celine Sciamma, Water Lilies
'Boy A': Boy in the Hoodnew
Boy A is thought-provoking and beautifully shot, the film Gus Van Sant wanted last year's Paranoid Park to be.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Boy A, John Crowley
D.C. Becomes the Home of the Youth Triathlonnew
D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation runs two free camps that train kids ages 9 to 14 in the triathlon mainstays: swimming, biking, and running—which happen to be mainstays of childhood summers.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
08-07-2008 |
Sports
'Swing Vote' Isn't Exactly a Terrible Movienew
Stern maintains a nice pace throughout what should be an intolerable two-hour parody of ancient history, and the dialogue and set pieces are never quite as dumb as Bud, with one running gag involving the candidates' ads escalating to a hilarious pro-life spot. But even if it weren't tiring to imagine it’s 2000 all over again, does anyone right now really want to sit through the campaigning, scheming, and dissecting of fictional candidates when we're drowning in the minutiae of real ones?
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Telepathique Colors its New Album with Shades of Old-School Dance Musicnew
The duo differs from its contemporaries Bonde Do Role and Cansei de Ser Sexy by being less goofy, creating a more straightforward, four-on-the-floor dance sound influenced by house and breakbeat.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Faraquet Had Novel Ideas About what Guitars Can Do, but Don't Call it Math Rocknew
Of course they could play in odd time signatures. And, yes, they were, at times, willfully obtuse. But at the heart of every Faraquet song is an actual song.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Black Kids Keeps a Playful Attitude on its Debut Full-Lengthnew
Few indie-rock albums are solely concerned with love, but Black Kids' debut, Partie Traumatic, has got it on the brain, both the mushy and the gushy kind -- to employ the kind of dirty rhyme the band might use.
Washington City Paper |
Ben Westhoff |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Kids, Partie Traumatic
Digital Leather Prove Synth-pop's Not Deadnew
Its latest release, Sorcerer, succeeds thanks to its ability to mix up tempos and styles, and the band injects each song with hooks more infectious than the airborne Reaper virus.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
07-18-2008 |
Reviews
How'd the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Get Texas' and Bhutan's Food So Wrong?new
Has the chef ever been to Bhutan? No. Has he ever tasted Bhutanese cooking before? No. Has he ever cooked Bhutanese food before now? No.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
07-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
'The Last Mistress' is Pretty Trashnew
And for the most part, that's all The Last Mistress is--but damned if it doesn't suck you in like a late-night rerun of Rock of Love.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
07-18-2008 |
Reviews
D.C. Office Buildings Won't Make Space for Cyclistsnew
According to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which cites a Census Bureau survey, there was a 100 percent increase in bike commuting from 2004 to 2006--in all, about 6,000 riders driven to the saddle by high gas costs, packed Metro trains, or some sort of scourge of passive commuting. But a places to park lags behind.
Washington City Paper |
David Ceasar |
07-18-2008 |
Transportation
Searching for Bigfoot in Virginianew
Thirteen years ago, William Dranginis saw Bigfoot. Fifty grand, a van, and a camera in a log later, the quest continues.
Washington City Paper |
Eric Wills |
07-18-2008 |
Animal Issues
One of the D.C. Police Dept's Top Informants Talks About a Decade on the Streetsnew
How to buy drugs without blowing your cover. How to gain the trust of old heads. And an insider's look at the carnage of D.C.'s Trinidad neighborhood.
Washington City Paper |
As told to Jason Cherkis |
07-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
