Archive for December, 2010
Gallery Installs Video Removed by Smithsonian
‘366 – 350: You can’t shut me up’
courtesy of ‘yoshiffles’
Yesterday afternoon, Transformer Gallery began showing a controversial video by late artist David Wajnarowicz, which made waves this week after it was removed from the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibit “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture.” The video will be shown on a continuous 24-hour loop [...]
Caps Exact Revenge With Win over Halak, Blues
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courtesy of ‘bridgetds’
Fitting that Semyon Varlamov was in goal last night as the Caps visited St. Louis. Across the ice was a remembered foe from last year’s aborted playoff run, goalie Jaroslav Halak. Traded over the summer by Montreal to a rebuilding Blues team, Halak has shown his new team that last year’s playoff stand [...]
Redskins Announce Hold on Season Ticket Prices for 2011, Refunds In Event of Lockout
‘Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – August 2, 1997′
courtesy of ‘trainman74′
While players and owners continue to negotiate new agreements, it’s becoming more and more likely the 2011 NFL season really may find itself locked out. In advance of this, teams are trying to navigate the waters between planning the next season ticket ventures and [...]
US To Find Out Tomorrow If It Will Host 2022 World Cup (of a Communist Sport)
‘American and English fans react as they watch World Cup match at Ireland’s Four Courts Pub’
courtesy of ‘TDLphoto’
Dave Eggers once famously described American sentiment towards soccer through the following story:
When I was 13—this was 1983, long before glasnost, let alone the fall of the wall—I had a gym teacher, who for now we’ll call Moron [...]
First Look: DC-3
‘Hot Dogs’
courtesy of ‘vpickering’
Before I go in to the specifics of my trip to DC-3, I need to confess something about myself: I come from a family of carnival people. We’re not all carnival people, but there definitely is a branch of the family tree that knows a lot about freak shows, overpriced games and [...]
ABRA: DC9 may reopen December 15th
‘DSCN3278.JPG’courtesy of ‘::FiZ::’
According to TBD’s Sommer Mathis, who attended today’s ABRA hearing, DC9 has been given permission by ABRA to reopen on December 15th if they so choose. The Board had some conditions set out under previous meetings that were met: they had to revamp the video security system, and under no circumstances could they [...]
National Menorah Lighting is this Afternoon
‘Chanukah at the White House’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
I know you all have been anxiously awaiting the day’s end so you can start celebrating the first night of Chanukah. But good news: you don’t even have to wait for sundown for the festivities to begin! The lighting of the National Chanukah Menorah will take place at 4:00 [...]
Things You’ll Only See Once: Derek Jeter as a National
Image edited and created by Chris Olds/Beckett
Some people are having a bit of fun mocking the current situation with long-time Yankee shortstop/all-star/captain, Derek Jeter. As the free agent Jeter works on taking a “reality potion” and scaling back his new contract request from the Yanks, there is some joking speculation as to where else in [...]
More art Congressional Republicans should censor while they’re at it
‘The Darwin Sisters, Censored’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
No doubt you’ve heard by now that some Congressional Republicans have been making a fuss over a Portrait Gallery exhibition that deals with gay and lesbian identity in the arts. One installation has been removed already, and no word yet if additional works will be taken down from the [...]
Smithsonian Pulls Piece from Landmark LGBT Exhibit
Fire in My Belly de David Wojnarowicz, Diamanda Galas
Uploaded by altimsah. – Independent web videos.
Yesterday, the National Portrait Gallery pulled a video installation from the exhibit “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” following an uproar from conservative groups. The four-minute video, “A Fire in My Belly” by late artist David Wojnarowicz, depicts ants crawling [...]
Beef Recalled from Area Safeway
‘Pre-packaged mince / hamburger/ ground beef; also some steaks, pork, lamb…’
courtesy of ‘Diane Duane’
Uh-oh. Do you shop at the Kensington Safeway? If so, read on. The supermarket, located at 10541 Connecticut Ave., is recalling 220 pounds of ground beef sold over the weekend because the meat may contain pieces of plastic and/or ink from a [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘Fojol Bros. of Merlindia’
courtesy of ‘The Ardvaark’
Well it’s the first day of December and…the weather sucks. And as we all know, rain is the enemy of all food trucks. Don’t get your hopes up folks, the trucks are few and far between today.
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Happy World AIDS Day
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of World AIDS Day, and Washington’s statistics are as grim as ever: over 15,000 Washingtonians are known to have HIV, and tens of thousands more are thought to be unknowingly infected. However, this year’s commemoration brings with it a bit of hope. A study [...]
Newest Sweetgreen Opens Tomorrow in Arlington
‘Sweetgreen opening party’
courtesy of ‘Kitchen Wench’
The latest location of salad mecca Sweetgreen opens tomorrow at 4075 Wilson Blvd. The Ballston storefront is their first in Arlington, joining the ranks of their four D.C. locations and one each in Bethesda and Reston. The Sweetgreen truck has been posting outside the new location for the past few months, but now [...]
OCFO staff clueless at budget hearing
‘one {red} cent’courtesy of ‘christaki’
After over 100 people testified last night, and the council took its last break of the evening, Neil Albert, the City Administrator, and Gordon McDonald, the Deputy CFO took the stand to discuss the situation that the city is in regarding the $188M budget gap for FY2011. To the frustration of [...]
FREE FOOD ALERT: Merzi in Penn Quarter
Appropriately dubbed the “Indian Chipotle”, newcomer Merzi is giving away free food today from 11 a.m. to noon at the Penn Quarter restaurant. I stopped by last night for a sneak preview, and walked away a big fan. The steps are just like Chipotle, pick a base (in this case, Naan, Chaat, Rice or Salad), [...]
More »The Winning Ticket: The Walkmen
As a way to say thanks to our loyal readers, We Love DC will be giving away a pair of tickets to a 9:30 Club concert to one lucky reader each week. Check back here every Wednesday morning at 9am to find out what tickets we’re giving away and leave a comment for your chance [...]
More »Free HIV Testing Today
‘Wounded.’
courtesy of ‘vvvracer’
Happy World AIDS Day, We Love DC. A full list of the day’s rallies, vigils and parties will be coming your way shortly, but I thought I’d help you kick off the morning with a roundup of sites offering free HIV testing today. If you haven’t been tested since getting cozy with a [...]
