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The Case for a Gay Marriage Vote in D.C.new
Anti-gay-marriage forces have taken to advocating for a ballot initiative, hoping for a 2010 repeat of last year’s California drama. Out-of-town forces are already massing, eager to turn the nation's capital into a high-profile battleground. But despite fears, here's why D.C.'s lefties should support a gay marriage vote.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
09-10-2009 |
LGBT
Toil and Trouble: 'Extract' and 'My One and Only'new
Mike Judge has another workplace comedy; My One and Only is simply belabored.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-04-2009 |
Reviews
How the District's Children Dienew
Every year between 130 and 160 children and youth die in the District -- by murder, by suicide, by infection, by falls, by a fire that broke out from a candle being used to heat a house, by neglect.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
09-04-2009 |
Children & Families
Crap Shoot: Many D.C. Pools Contain Bacteria That Could Cause Illnessnew
Though the swimming facilities have plenty of signage apprising bathers of the pool's rules and regulations, there's no sign to update patrons on the germ count. Meaning that every time you take a dip, you're putting your health squarely in the hands of the Department of Parks and Recreation and its corps of very young lifeguards. Is that a smart gamble?
Washington City Paper |
Christine MacDonald |
08-27-2009 |
Science
John Surman's Jazz Quartet Shakes Things Up on 'Brewster's Rooster'new
Brewster's Rooster is more of an outlier than it might seem. Granted, aside from the occasional skronk, the album is rather tuneful and approachable. But, in a genre that is contracting rather than expanding, what could be more radical than a musician who sees the entirety of jazz as part of a single lovely continuum?
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
08-27-2009 |
Reviews
Dirty Projectors is as Obscure as Ever on 'Bitte Orca'new
Dirty Projectors auteur David Longstreth has made a career out of working on the far-right edge of pop music's pretension continuum -- toiling in that special place reserved for musicians who slave over the placement of every note and seed their stuff with enough clever obscurities to almost warrant an annotated guide.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Kanin |
06-18-2009 |
Reviews
Dinosaur Jr. Refines the Sound of its Heydaynew
The lackadaisical manner that characterized the band during the '80s hasn’t carried over to Farm. The songs are more expertly orchestrated, and to some extent, the tighter, more mature Dinosaur Jr. sounds strongly reminiscent of another lumbering grunge band of yore: Pearl Jam.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
06-18-2009 |
Reviews
Running the Numbers on D.C.'s Controversial Lottery Contractnew
The last time that Robert B. Washington Jr. got himself involved in a D.C. lottery procurement, it was 1983. Twenty-six years later, the young upstart is now the entrenched political insider. And Bob Washington has gotten another chance at the lottery contract.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
05-21-2009 |
Policy Issues
DC Sports Franchise Owners Need a PR Makeovernew
Imagewise, Washington Redskins owners Dan Snyder and Ted Lerner are the local equivalents of Enron and ExxonMobil. And that was before last week's issue of Sports Illustrated, in which both were named to a short list of the worst owners in sports.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
05-21-2009 |
Sports
How Not to Hire a Chefnew
The owner of D.C. cafe chain Busboys & Poets spent thousands on a contest to find the right chef. So why's the runner-up doing the cooking?
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
05-21-2009 |
Food+Drink
Crystal Antlers Twig Out on 'Tentacles'new
Tentacles, the first full-length from Crystal Antlers, is the rare psych-punk record that tempers raucousness with rue. Both traits are apt, given the circumstances surrounding the album's release.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
04-02-2009 |
Reviews
The Man Who Saved the Capitalsnew
A look back at the most bizarre chapter in D.C. hockey history.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
04-02-2009 |
Sports
Three Murders, Three Questionsnew
Joseph Randolph Mays was arrested and charged with murdering his live-in girlfriend and her two sons. The police believe the case is all but closed. There are three questions city officials need to answer.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
04-02-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Repetitive Strain: Vetiver's 'Tight Knit'new
If any band benefits from Robert Christgau’s rule that an album should always get a minimum of three listens, it’s the San Francisco–based folk band Vetiver.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
02-12-2009 |
Reviews
Bankers Are the Enemy in Two Subprime Filmsnew
Your neighborhood bank may have long lines, employ irksome tellers, and consistently screw up your balance. But at least it never tries to murder you, right?
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-12-2009 |
Reviews
