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We Love Arts: Reggie Watts at Woolly Mammoth
Reggie Watts, photo by Wendy Lynch Redfern
Andy Kaufman would have loved Reggie Watts.
Be careful how you take that bit of praise. If you’re of my generation and largely remember Kaufman solely as loveable goofball Latka on TAXI you’re not getting the right picture. Watts’ stage performance is reminiscent of Kaufman – a wandering path that [...]
Double Donation Dollars for DCCK
Double your money! Admittedly it only doubles after you part with it, but what the hell – you want to be a better person, don’t you? (I’ve met some of you – if you don’t, you should. For serious.)
Well you have a few hours left to do more good with less – DC Central Kitchen [...]
We Love Weekends: August 19-21
‘yellow zucchini’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Tom: This weekend is all about the glories of summer. I’ve been putting off and putting off a visit to the Bloomingdale Farmers Market, where I’m sure they’re drowning in sweet corn, peaches, and fresh tomatoes, and that sounds an awful lot like salsa to me. While we’re in the hood, a [...]
The Winning Ticket: Cherry Red’s THE ARISTOCRATS
We’re changing it up a little this week from the usual concert ticket giveaway. This week we’re happy to be sending you and a victim friend to see the very last Cherry Red show ever on the 27th: The Aristocrats.
Yes, those are wangs. This should tell you something about what to expect here.
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SlutWalk DC is over but the discussion continues
No, not in the comments of our last post, though Zesty and I are having a rousing back-and-forth over there. At the American Association of University Women, tomorrow night. It’s free and open to the public – simply register online. SlutWalk organizers, critics, and others will be on a panel to talk about the event [...]
More »Why are all these people talking about walking sluts?
‘SlutWalk Tampere 6.8.2011′
courtesy of ‘Kulttuurikahvila Hertta’
There’s been a few news tweets about the SlutWalk that happened this weekend and unsurprisingly several of them – maybe most – have touted photos. I’m not condemning that – I like looking at provocatively dressed women myself. But don’t miss the very serious reason it’s called SlutWalk and involves [...]
A little Reggie Watts preview with added Doctor Who
It’s 8 days till Reggie Watts – the man whose voice is behind one of my favorite very-not-worksafe YouTube videos ever – comes to town for his limited engagement at Woolly Mammoth. If you need a little something to tide you over till then… how about watching him do a little percussive backup for Amanda Palmer as [...]
More »We Love Weekends – August 13th through 15th
‘A pickle-back’courtesy of ‘theCSSdiv’
Tom: Saturday is the highlight of my weekend, without question. We’re headed out to Berryville for the wedding of our good friends John and Whitney at a lovely piece of Georgian architecture. Friday night, I think it’s time we finally got out to Toki Underground, but I suspect that [...]
If you’re working for Wolf Trap watch what you tweet. Maybe.
‘Leisure in the Grass’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
The Wolf Trap Foundation presented its employees with a new social media policy this year. Unless you happen to work for them this probably strikes you as about as interesting, news-wise, as the Pope continuing to be Catholic. Social media policies aren’t anything new or even necessarily anything to [...]
We Love Weekends: July 30&31
‘Rita’s’
courtesy of ‘ep_jhu’
Tom: While the mercury is once again heading for the triple digits, I’ll be helping a client move their offices into Dupont this weekend, just a stone’s through from the delicious Shake Shack. Perhaps after the long day, you’ll catch me heading for Rita’s Water Ice on Rhode Island Avenue. Sunday, [...]
Borders liquidations start today. Don’t be a sucker.
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Borders closing their doors has been widely reported in the news this week and today’s the start of their complete liquidation. There’s a number of stores to choose from in our area, though none remain within the city itself.
If you decide to go looking for bargains you need to [...]
Tomorrow is Code Red
‘Mtn Dew Reach (5)’
courtesy of ‘Robby Green’
No, no the soda.
If you’ve never been in DC when a code red was declared before, here’s the long and short of it: it means air quality will be poor and you should limit your outdoor activities.
If you have been in DC before you might have remembered getting to [...]
We Appreciate: DC Central Kitchen and its volunteers
On the most recent episode of NPR’s excellent Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, Stephen Thompson proposed a new holiday: Appreciation Day, “on which each and every world citizen takes the time to say the nicest possible thing to each of the treasured people who surround us.” He proposes that twitter is a great place for [...]
More »Do Something Good
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courtesy of ‘DC Central Kitchen’
You want to do it tomorrow? DC Central Kitchen needs people to be the muscle in helping to try to make use of the 50 tons of food that might otherwise go to waste when the Fancy Food Show closes. You’d be working with them from 2pm to 9pm and you [...]
We Love Weekends – July 9 & 10
‘Army Photography Contest – 2007 – FMWRC – Arts and Crafts – The Colors Emerge’
courtesy of ‘familymwr’
In the real of complaints I have to say “jeez, the weekend again already?” might be my favorite. If you’ve only now started to recover from your own “day of food and fire,” as my friend Suzanne calls the [...]
A Tragic Charge
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courtesy of ‘Helernn’
WUSA reports that prosecutors in Bristow, VA have indicted Karen Murphy on felony murder and felony child neglect after her son died June 17 as a result of being left in a vehicle. It’s not terribly surprising that the grand jury would agree to the charges but it’s disappointing that the prosecutor would [...]
Happy 4th of July
‘flapping in the storm’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
We Love DC is largely taking the day off in order to focus on eating and drinking and watching thing go boom in colorful sprays of light, so updates today will be few. We hope you enjoy your day safely and come back tomorrow relaxed and well-filled with flame-roasted goodies.
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We Love Weekends: July 2 – 4
‘DSC_03550001′
courtesy of ‘cruffo’
It’s that time again – for us to rub it in your faces what exciting lives we all live and give you the opportunity to live vicariously through us or try to grab ahold of that desperate desire to BE us & steal our weekend plans. This week with extra violence!
Tom: We’re headed [...]
Get some damned insurance
It’s open enrollment for Blue Cross/Blue Shield for DC residents. So if you don’t have access to insurance where you work this is a deal for you, bub. Price-wise it’s a big winner too, with pretty low copays.
This isn’t the sort of thing we’d normally post about here, but this is a subject near and [...]
An Old Times deal
Steven Culp, Holly Twyford and Tracy Lynn Middendorf on the set of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Old Times, directed by Michael Kahn. Photo by Scott Suchman.
If you’d like to get out to see what the big deal is all about, whether you’re curious about the show or the set, Travelzoo has a pretty [...]
