On the Mall: Armenia and Catalonia
At the 51st annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which runs through July 1 and from July 4 to 8, visitors are invited to engage with the traditional arts and food right on the Mall.
Cocktail of the Month: The Vodka Martini
Though the U.S. team failed to qualify for the World Cup, you can still give a nod to the host country by making a toast with vodka while watching your team of choice.
Charles Krauthammer, 1950–2018
His passing dealt a severe blow to the barren, divisive national debate, not only on immigration (in which T-shirts are used as campaign literature and placards as potential weapons), but on most issues.
Hess Is More Offers Respite from the Heat
What makes this type of jazz different from the traditional kind is how the Hess Is More band has no hesitation in bringing in a strongly classical influence.
Capitals Redeem Washington, D.C.
June 7 was the end of a 44-year quest by the Caps to win the big one, the Stanley Cup, that large, silvery trinket that had eluded them time after time, each time with more bitter frustration than the time before.
African Art Museum Director Speaks in Georgetown
In his work, not only for museums but as a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, Augustus (Gus) Casely-Hayford has sought to overcome the centuries-long assault on and denigration of African culture.
Cultural Leadership & Cocktails: Meet Chris Whittle, June 14
Education visionary Chris Whittle will share his philosophy of the first international K-12 school concept, the Whittle School & Studios, which will grow to 30 campuses across the globe over the next decade.
To Understand Congress, Watch ‘Legally Blonde 2’
Ever since the Democrats shut down the government twice, briefly, over DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), Congress has been focused on what to do with the 18-to-30-year-olds known as DREAMers.
Remembering WWI on Memorial Day
Dubbed the Great War or — hopefully but naively — the “War to End All Wars,” World War I changed America, as it had everything and everybody else.
D.C. Rises Early for the Royal Wedding
Excitement built at 7 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton in the West End as all attention turned to the three large TV monitors live-streaming the wedding from Windsor Castle.
