Archive for January, 2011

Protesters Demand Removal of Wayne Clough from Smithsonian

All photos by Max Cook In response to the removal of the David Wojnarowicz video from the National Portrait Gallery’s “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” exhibit, protesters gathered today in front of the Smithsonian Castle demanding the removal (or resignation) of Secretary Wayne Clough.  While the media to protester ratio was nearly one to [...]

Eat Like Me: January’s Best Dishes

’264/365 – estadio’ courtesy of ‘dracisk 365/365′ It was a big month for me food-wise this January. I ate at a lot of new to me restaurants that treated me well (Estadio, Masa 14, Againn, Room 11) some new to me restaurants that didn’t treat me so well ([redacted]), and some old favorites that stayed [...]

Sports Pep Talk Mashups: An Idea So Good That Someone Probably Already Did It

” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Here I am, spending my lunch break snacking on a sandwich from the food court downstairs, flipping through one of my new favorite sports news sites, and I see a link: “Ever wanted to see every classic sports-movie pep talk in one awesome montage, all backed by [...]

Sports Fix: The Last Midnight Edition

‘Al Harrington and Andray Blatche’courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’ Wizards Record: 13-33Last Two Weeks: 2-6Place: 5th in the Southeast In the middle of a four game road trip, the Wizards have yet to find that magic road W and fall to 0-23 on the road this season. The patience and reasons are running thin. The trip [...]

Hot Ticket: The Radio Dept. @ Rock & Roll Hotel, 2/1/11

The Swedish invasion continues when The Radio Dept. hit Rock & Roll Hotel on Tuesday night. These veterans of the scene emerged from the Swedish underground with their murky guitar pop and shoegazer sensibilities almost a decade ago with their critical darling debut “Lesser Matters”. It has been interesting to see this group change, regroup, [...]

We Love Music: Archivists/Fluorescent Sense/Southern Problems @ the Rock & Roll Hotel, 1/28/11

Rock & Roll Hotel’s upstairs bar was packed with the usual Friday night denizens dancing away to the predictable throbbing drumbeats of the hired DJ. The downstairs bar was the place to be for rock music fans wanting to catch three fine, up-and-coming, local DC bands displaying their original songs and rock musical acumen. Archivists [...]

Restaurants Love to Cook, Serve & Tweet!

“These days at a restaurant you have plates, tables, food and Twitter.” -Barcode owner Antonis Karagounis “People regularly ask for restaurant suggestions from other Tweeps on Twitter. When we are able to find those requests and immediately welcome them to our restaurant, they are floored by the quick response and personalized welcome. We’ve been lucky [...]

Weekend Flashback: 1/28 – 1/30/11

‘DSC_0048-0048′ courtesy of ‘Sandra Sitar’ We’re betting everyone was tired of being cooped up during Snowtrafficmagedon last week, considering the large number of shots that made it into our pool over the weekend. Get ready for another swipe by winter this week! In the meantime, feel free to bury your head in the snow and [...]

The Race to Donate Life: Registration is Now Open!

Photo by Rachel Levitin As the daughter of a heart transplant recipient, I feel it’s my duty as a human being to spread the word regarding the cause. As luck would have it, the Washington Regional Transplant Community has announced that registration is now open for the second annual “Race to Donate Life,” where all [...]

Ovie Wins Breakaway Challenge at NHL All-Star Weekend

For the third year in a row, Alex Ovechkin won the Breakaway Challenge in the NHL All-Star Skills Challenge last night in Raleigh, NC. In a competition judged by the fans by text voting, each shooter took four breakaway attempts. Ovechkin faced off against goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins. On his winning shot, [...]

Friday Happy Hour: Holy Molé Hot Chocolate

It’s time for Friday Happy Hour, highlighting a drink we’ve recently enjoyed, every Friday at 4pm! Please share your favorites as well. By all accounts, I could have gone in to the office after the big thundersnowstorm. Living pretty close to work, I do not have a hellish commute and anybody who has seen my [...]

DCPS Out-of-Boundary Lottery starts today

‘Shiny Penny 2001 D Macro April 30, 20101′courtesy of ‘stevendepolo’ This morning marks the start of the public lottery for parents to request their child be placed at a school other than the one they were assigned by DCPS.  The period begins today, but doesn’t finish until February 28th at midnight, and DCPS is only [...]

First Look: Mandu

‘Ducks, Mandu’ courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’ It’s fascinating to me how one place can unite a diverse selection of people. Mandu, the unassuming, lively Korean restaurant in Dupont Circle, does just that for many friends of mine who don’t even know each other. Crowding into the tiny front bar enjoying one of the best happy [...]

Maryland and the Redskins/Ravens Border

via Reddit via SBNation A few places around the Internet have been sharing the above image, a map of the lower 48 with redrawn borders to reflect the 32 NFL teams. Go ahead, click it to embiggen it, then come right on back to this post. Back now? Great. Here’s where we’re going with this examination: [...]

Talkin’ Transit: CEO Sarles

Hot Ticket: Office of Future Plans @ The Wind-Up Space, TONIGHT!

By now maybe you have heard some rumblings about Office of Future Plans. They have slowly but surely been building up buzz over the past year or so with select opening slots and some low-profile headline gigs around town and in Baltimore. After opening for one of The Dismemberment Plan reunion shows last weekend and [...]

Feeling Brave? Try Galileo’s Unusual Tasting Menu

‘Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?’ courtesy of ‘LaTur’ Maybe you started 2011 off by resolving to make your tastebuds be more adventurous. Or maybe you’re just tired of all the seared salmon and roasted chicken you ate last week during restaurant week. Either way, if you’re looking to try some bizarre foods, you [...]

Dining One Year Later: Bistro La Bonne

This is the first of our “Dining One Year Later” look, where as the title suggests, we take a glance back at restaurants that have been open for one year and see how they’re doing. We will run this feature once every two weeks. Snapshot Verdict: Great food in a relaxed atmosphere. You could almost [...]

Oscar Watch: A Look at the Nominees With the DC Film Society

‘Academy Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Walt Disney Family Museum’ courtesy of ‘Loren Javier’ I love this time of year. Awards season. I rolled out of bed this past Tuesday to watch the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards and after Monique finished reading off the names, the clocked started. [...]

Senart’s Readies for Spring Opening

Xavier Cervera’s Pacifico might still be working to get a liquor license, but Senart’s Oyster House, the restaurateur’s fourth Barracks Row location, looks more and more like a restaurant every day. When I was putting together my list of 2011 Restaurant Openings, I noticed that Senart’s was originally “aiming” for a December 2010 opening. Of [...]