AltWeeklies Wire
Howlin Rain Finds the Link Between Punk and Bluesnew
At some point, trend-chasing music fans -- like those who embrace Vampire Weekend's self-described "Upper West Side Soweto" -- are going to have to struggle with albums like Magnificent Fiend and come to terms with exactly what makes the blues seem so frozen in pre-punk amber.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
03-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Howlin Rain, Magnificent Fiend
The Capitol Letters Writing Center's Alphabet Soupnew
Capitol Letters' volunteers want youngsters to get creative.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
03-27-2008 |
Books
The 'Father of Black Basketball' Has Yet to Find Famenew
Edwin Bancroft "Ed" Henderson II has spent the last few years campaigning for his late grandfather's induction in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
03-20-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Military-Industrial Comedynew
With all the political message-mongering in theaters lately, the comic approach of Military Intelligence and You! is undeniably a welcome respite -- just one that, in keeping with its good-ol'-days theme, should have been limited to a short before the show.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
'The Counterfeiters' & 'Paranoid Park': Feign and Fortunenew
A fresh look at morality in Auschwitz; Gus Van Sant makes it up the same old way.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-20-2008 |
Movies
Lionel Loueke's Guitar Playing Bridges Continentsnew
Despite Art Blakey's admonition that "jazz doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa," musicians everywhere have never stopped trying to establish the link. Guitarist Lionel Loueke, who's from Benin, fuses his jazz with melodic West African pop.
Washington City Paper |
Michael J. West |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Karibu, Lionel Loueke
Meet the Real Jewsnew
According to the Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ, everything you've been taught is a lie. The real Jews are black.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
03-20-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Money is No Object When You're Tutoring Wealthy Prodigiesnew
When I started tutoring in Potomac, Md., I proceeded tentatively, distracted by how much money went into each portion of our session. At my company, students paid $90 for one-time-only appointments, $75 for those who committed to a weekly session.
Washington City Paper |
Marina Koestler Ruben |
03-13-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
'CJ7': In the Mood for Fluffnew
What saves CJ7 is partly the cuteness of the critter itself, but mostly it's the kids -- all of the students, from an aviators-wearing bully to Dicky's mischievous crush, have personality, and Dicky himself is a delight.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olzsewski |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: CJ7, Stephen Chow
'Fighting for Life': Medic Carenew
Terry Sanders' apolitical documentary sheds some light on military medicine.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fighting for Life, Terry Sanders
'Funny Games' and 'The Witnesses': The Pain Eventnew
Two dramas explore the depths of human suffering.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Senor Flavio: Continental Drifternew
On Supersaund 2012, Flavio sticks his neck out to embrace a host of genres.
Washington City Paper |
Alfredo Flores |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Senor Flavio, Supersaund 2012
Wizards Games are a Full-On Entertainment Assaultnew
Want to see some basketball? Turn on ESPN. Want to see some flying burritos, flexible man-boys, jazzy dance numbers, trained dogs, and basketball? Go to a Wizards game.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
03-13-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Doing More with Lessnew
I've been on unemployment three times in the past six years. Each time was better than the last, and each time I stayed on until the last cent was exhausted. I didn't even try to get a job; it was a paid vacation.
Washington City Paper |
Franklin Schneider |
03-06-2008 |
Culture
The Washington Post's Cozy Year with the Fenty Administrationnew
Just after the New Year, we submitted a records request for all e-mails sent to Washington Post employees from high-level mayoral aides and communications staffers during 2007. Call it the Year of Scooping Effortlessly.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
03-06-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
