For the past year, we’ve had the pleasure of adding surprise and delight to your calendar by showcasing the sights, sounds, and stories of the those who bring DC’s DNA to life. While the few of us behind this here blog … Continue reading →
In the latest segment of our Danny Harris on Danny Harris series, the man behind a Peoples District and Fatback DJ #19 sits down to ask himself about his latest venture, Feastly.
Climb those stairs, survey the city, and Booze. It. Up. Wondering where to go? Enjoy our list of DC rooftop bars … Continue reading →
Though you may be completely satisfied with whatever shameless 90’s re-release and crappy Nicholas Sparks adaptation that’s currently plaguing our city’s multiplexes, chances are you’re yearning for something a little more topical. Well, you’re in luck because yesterday marked the opening of the 26th annual DC International Film Festival. Catch our crash course, plus additional suggestions for the non-film-fest-goers … Continue reading →
The Washington Ballet’s production of ALICE (in Wonderland) opens tonight at the Kennedy Center. Having caught the Alice fever, we created Alice in Wonderland-inspired makeup looks complete with tutorials. We also interviewed Alice’s acclaimed choreographer Septime Webre … Continue reading →
By socialstudiesdc
For the past year, we’ve had the pleasure of adding surprise and delight to your calendar by showcasing the sights, sounds, and stories of the those who bring DC’s DNA to life. While the few of us behind this here blog … Continue reading →
By mathew
In the latest segment of our Danny Harris on Danny Harris series, the man behind a Peoples District and Fatback DJ #19 sits down to ask himself about his latest venture, Feastly.
By Liz
Sometimes our Monday needs a little dose of music rather than the usual routine of heading home post-work and lamenting the fact that it’s just Monday. If you’re on the same page, head for the Rock and Roll Hotel tonight to check out Wu Lyf, a spunky British quartet that mingles anthemic rock sounds with electronic, angsty pop. Starting things off before them is Willis Earl Beal, a Chicago-based singer-songwriter with plenty to sing about … Continue reading →
By Liz
In the same strain as the Hidden DC photos we highlighted a few weeks back, a new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art shines the spotlight on the day-to-day, urban photography that has become increasingly popular over the past 30 years or so as the hand-held camera has become more and more advanced. “I Spy: Photography and the Theater of the Street, 1938-2010,” which opened yesterday … Continue reading →
By eliot
Huge H/T to @LSAdventures for pulling off one of the cooler local festivals DC has seen recently: 25 craft breweries poured… Continue reading →
By mathew
What’s more fun than learning about DC’s history in textbooks? Seeing some of the city’s most-interesting facts illustrated in cartoons. Continue reading →
By eliot
Each Friday we sift through the city’s full schedule of shows, exhibits, and happenings to tell you the one thing you shouldn’t (and should) miss each day of the weekend.
By Liz
If you have any empty nooks in your apartment or any walls you’ve always wanted to adorn with handmade art, then head over to the Smithsonian Craft Show at the National Building Museum … And for the word nerds among you, this weekend also marks the 13th annual Bethesda Literary Festival, which will spotlight an array of local and national authors including Walter Isaacson (author of Steve Jobs’s memoir) … Continue reading →
By eliot
The creepy, weird, kinda funny story of how a Secret Service supervisor appeared to have a crush on Sarah Palin… Continue reading →