Books
‘Hair Force One’: Intimate Yet Respectful
Arts & Society
Book Goes to the Dogs — and Vet’s Admirers
Arts & Society
Education: Some Hopeful News on D.C.’s ‘Reading Crisis’
Arts & Society
Chip Reid’s ‘Battle Scars’ Talk at City Tavern on Jan. 25
Books
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself?’
Weekend Round Up February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018
•The Atlas Intersections Festival starts intersecting tonight on H Street NE. This weekend only: the Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Washington Convention Center and the American Craft Show at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Weekend Round Up February 8, 2018
February 8, 2018
•Some options this weekend: tasting chocolate, cooking Indian food, learning about bridal etiquette and attending classical, jazz and choral concerts.
The Never-Ending Fire and Fury
January 18, 2018
•In a way, the disappearance of “Fire and Fury” from the headlines, or at least its cooling down, makes the main point of Michael Wolff’s book itself.
A Welcome Testimony in ‘Riot Days’
January 17, 2018
•When a group of women performed its startling “punk prayer” in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Feb. 21, 2012, it made international headlines. While the story was newsworthy, […]
Dr. King’s Words, and Trump’s
January 16, 2018
•In the end, the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday became a day when the president was questioned about his stand on race.
Bridge Street Books to Become Nonprofit
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After its gregarious and affable owner Philip Levy died unexpectedly last October, many in Georgetown were concerned that the store they love might close.
They Left Us, With Memories, in 2017
December 28, 2017
•Here for one more time are some of those who one way or another have finagled their time on earth into the memories of those who cherish (or, in one case or two, deplore) them.
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Debut at Portrait Gallery (photos)
December 21, 2017
•A new work of contemporary dance based on the National Portrait Gallery’s “One Life: Sylvia Plath” exhibition had its premiere in the museum’s Kogod Courtyard on Dec. 7 and Dec. 10.
Carol Schwartz’s ‘Quite a Life!’
December 11, 2017
•If there are people that don’t know Schwartz, that omission has been taken care of with the coming of her book “Quite a Life! From Defeat to Defeat … and Back.”
Glass-Encased West End Library Opens
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The 21,000-square-foot library is the first in D.C. to be entirely planned, funded and constructed as a public-private partnership, according to Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner.