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We Love Weekends: Feb 3-5

Stratified watermelon 2
courtesy of arquitextonica
Honestly, I’m not sure I understand why you’re reading this instead of being outside enjoying this beautifully abnormal day. But perhaps you just can’t wait to make your weekend plans. Well we couldn’t (because it’s an assignment and I’m a whiney editor who prods people about it) so you may [...]

We Love Weekends: Jan 27 – 29

(361/365)
courtesy of kimberlyfaye
If you’re not already building an Ark then maybe you need something to do with yourself the next few days. Well, we have some ideas to run past you.
Mosley: Birthday weekend!  And I plan on starting the festivities tonight: it’s the last night to see Girl With the Dragon Tattoo at the Lincoln Theatre. [...]

We Love Weekends – Jan 20-22

Full On Scream IV
courtesy of SoulStealer.co.uk
Mosley: A two day weekend…how did we get by with only two days off again?  Anyways, this weekend is actually pretty open for me, except for one thing.  I have this thing where I like to see bad movies; not Sharktopus bad, but more like major studio production bad. [...]

We Love Weekends – Jan 13 – 16

Eastern Market
courtesy of tzk333
Natalia: 3 day weekends are good things. They are even better when you completely forgot they were happening, as was the case with me. So I’m having a stay-cation, full of cooking and exploring. Saturday I’ll head to Eastern Market and then the nearby Maine Avenue Fish Market to pick up fresh ingredients for [...]

We Love Weekends: Jan 6-8

Thrown Out Christmas Tree Curb January 13, 20115
courtesy of stevendepolo
Well, you made it through the holidays. Congratulations. From the looks of it, every single one of you made a new year’s resolution to get into better shape and are now working out at my gym. I’ll enjoy having you around for the next few [...]

A Last-Minute LivingSocial NYE Deal

Two Less……………
courtesy of LaTur
If you didn’t find something for you in Britany’s New Year’s Eve events roundup yesterday then here’s one more option for you: a $50 deal to get into the Hamilton and a glass of champagne at midnight for the toast. In between there’s stuff to nibble on and – the part [...]

Last Chance for 2011 Charitable Giving

Small-charity-donation
courtesy of RikkisRefugeOther
Welcome to the last moments of your life… in 2011.
Did that briefly fill you with fear that you’ve misspent your time on this fair earth? (If so, why? Do you think I have kill-you-through-the-internet powers? Worry not, you’re wayyyyyy down on the list for when I get THAT superpower) Or did you [...]

We Love Weekends that have Christmas and Hanukkah on them!

Wooden Toys
courtesy of Michael T. Ruhl
Mosley: Christmas is the big family holiday for the Mosley Clan, so I will be camping out at either my parents’ place in Cheverly or my sister’s in Virginia.  I always like to tell people that for me “Christmas” goes from noon on the 24th to noon on the [...]

Flex your rights, redux

Radly Balko talks today about Terrance Crossland’s failed appeal over his arrest and conviction for assault on a police officer. Which sounds like a pretty slam-dunk Bad Action, though maybe marginally less so when you discover it came after an inappropriate detention and search.
The officers, who were in full uniform, stopped appellant and his cousin [...]

We Love Weekends: December 16-18

cupcakes
courtesy of christaki
Well, we’re in the home stretch on that whole holiday shopping thing. Have you indulged your wretched excess? It’s also the time to be jolly, and by jolly I mean stuff your face with food and get fatter. Here’s what we have planned to do and eat. You?
Patrick: It’s not only the [...]

We Love Weekends: December 9 – 11


XMAS BIKE
courtesy of m hoek
Happy Holiday Shopping Season, folks. If you don’t recognize that thing in the sky or the feel of your skin it’s called “the sun” and “being dry.” Capital Weather says it’ll still be cold this weekend but it’ll at least be dry. What will you do with the time?
Brittany: This [...]

We Love Arts: Much Ado About Nothing

Kathryn Meisle as Beatrice and Derek Smith as Benedick in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Ethan McSweeny. Photo by Scott Suchman.
Shakespeare Theater Company’s production of Much Ado About Nothing is odd. Not on stage – there it’s very entertaining with only minor flaws. Odd in selection, odd in [...]

We Love Weekends – December 2-4

‘Circular Stamps’
courtesy of ‘lorigoldberg’
Rachel: I don’t know about you but that whole vacation I took for Thanksgiving left me needing a vacation to catch up on sleep from my vacation. (If that sentence didn’t make any sense then I at least hope it’s apparent that I’m still exhausted from Thanksgiving.) In any case, I’ll likely [...]

Good Morning, December

‘Cheverly – Rabbit – 7-31-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’

‘Bunny’
courtesy of ‘jsprig’
Rabbit, rabbit.
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We Love Arts: Synetic’s Romeo and Juliet

Natalie Berk  as Juliet and Alex Mills as Romeo, photo by Graeme B. Shaw
Synetic Theater is closing out their Speak no More triptych with Romeo and Juliet. Their take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of thwarted young love is presented – as always – without dialog, relying on staging and dance to convey the story. Or are [...]

Pet blood donation

‘Vet Visit’
courtesy of ‘captainpancakes’
Yes. This exists. Apparently. Who knew?
Well, Gene Weingarten knew. At the closing of his chat today he posted this call to action:
Molly’s veterinary clinic, one of the largest in the Washington area, is running low on cat and dog blood.  They desperately need donors.     They are the VCA Veterinary Referral clinic, at [...]

Theater Ticket Deals Aplenty

‘Manhattan Day coupon or ticket’
courtesy of ‘The Field Museum Library’
Is there anything for sale anymore other than via coupon? If there is it’s not theater.
There’s a nice flex deal running right now for seats at Woolly Mammoth for the remainder of the season. 6 tickets to use in whatever combination you like – take 6 [...]

Discount Theater for the Price of Silly

‘Ready to take flight (IMG_2633a)’
courtesy of ‘Alaskan Dude’
Alternate title: Audience Participation Has Gone Too Far
Arena Stage has apparently been dipping into the Thanksgiving cooking sherry; Previews for their new show You, Nero are starting on Saturday and they’ve decided to encourage you to get into the spirit – they’re running pay what you can deals… [...]

We Love Weekends – November 18-20

‘Bloomingdale’
courtesy of ‘Pappa91′
Tom: Weekend! And it’s a really big weekend. We’re picking up a whole tasty lamb at the Bloomingdale Farmers Market on Sunday morning, just in time for Thanksgiving. Add to that a brined turkey we’re grabbing later in the week. This is going to be a meatacular week. Add into that the final [...]

Insert congressional/presidential rollover joke here

A car overturned on Connecticut ave today; Mike Riggs has a picture over here. As DCist’s Aaron Morrissey points out we’ve had them in the area during dry weather before – on the same ave, even.
If you’re less interested in this specific incident than the “how the hell do you manage that anyway” question then How Stuff [...]