Archive for the ‘People’ Category
Oscar Watch: Talking Oscars With West-End Cinema (Part I)
Photos courtesy Madeline Marshall Near the corner of 23rd & M St. in DC’s West End is a new movie theatre that has a true personal touch. You cannot enter or leave the West End Cinema without a personal greeting/goodbye from the theatre’s General Manager Josh Levin. Despite the lofty title, Levin and his business [...]
More »A Round With … Katie Nelson
Katie Nelson Photo by the author. The drinks team decided that this concept from the Flickr blog would be a fun way to get to know some local bartenders. So we stole it. We’re passionate about spotlighting D.C.’s finest behind the bar. Our first round is with Katie Nelson from the Columbia Room. 1. Introduce [...]
More »Q&A with Henry Rollins
courtesy of Henry Rollins. At this point does Henry Rollins really require an introduction? Since the hardcore punk era Rollins has been a jack-of-all-trades entertainer and thought-provoker with his bands, books, acting gigs, radio shows, spoken word tours, stand-up comedy, and most recently two National Geographic television specials about ‘the warrior gene’ and about snakes! [...]
More »Why I Love DC: Patrick Palafox
My first D.C. roommate. I drove from El Paso to D.C., 1,962 miles, in the Spring of 2009, because my former editor, Charlie Ericksen from Hispanic Link News Service, invited me to crash at his house and use his free parking spot to find a job here. I was one of his reporter interns during the summer [...]
More »We Love Arts: Let Me Down Easy
Twenty voices culled from three hundred interviews over three continents, all brought to life by one woman. Baltimore native, MacArthur Award recipient, and something of a brilliant medium – Anna Deavere Smith has launched the national tour of Second Stage’s production Let Me Down Easy. Playing now through February 13 at Arena Stage, it’s a [...]
More »Why I Love DC: Martin
‘Rock Creek Parkway at Night’courtesy of ‘ianseanlivingston’ Why do I love DC? Because I HATE DRIVING. I guess I’ve changed a whole lot since I was 17 years old, when I kind of loved my summer job delivering food for Wing Zone around the suburbs of Atlanta. I met plenty of characters, sure, and getting [...]
More »We Love Arts: Dana Ellyn’s “The Art of Dating”
Jose lays the check directly between us. He couldn’t have have centered it more accurately if he’d held a ruler. The Pilot and I glance at the pleather billfold like it’s the elephant in the room it’s about to become. – from Rachel Machacek’s The Science of Single Earlier this week Katie interviewed one of [...]
More »She Loves DC: Rachel Machacek
I met Rachel a while back at a media preview at a local restaurant. At this point, many moons later, I don’t even remember which one, but we became fast friends and I began my raging obsession with this wonderful woman. Rachel writes about restaurants for Washington Flyer, but as we got to know each [...]
More »Merry Christmas, DC
‘Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays To My Panda & Flickr Pals :)’ courtesy of ‘Dan Dan The Binary Man’ We know you don’t all celebrate Christmas. We don’t even all celebrate Christmas. But we all wish you a happy one, filled with the people you love and lots of joy and peace. See you Monday. [...]
More »He Loves DC: Spike Mendelsohn
The world first met Spike Mendelsohn as a brash young contestant on “Top Chef: Season Four.” Two years later, he’s become one of Washington’s culinary darlings, making his mark on Capitol Hill with his two restaurants, Good Stuff Eatery and We, the Pizza. Now, he’s back on “Top Chef: All-Stars” (you can catch him on [...]
More »We Love Drinks: Repeal Day Ball
400 people. 1,000 limes. 2,400 glasses. Earlier this month, the Repeal Day Ball truly came into its own with an absolutely smashing party on December 4th. Or do I mean smashed? Maybe that’s why it’s taken me this long to wrap it up for you. No, no, we’re here to encourage intelligent drinking! Thrown by the [...]
More »Freeze Your Nuts Off With Capital Bikeshare
‘Ready, set, go?’ courtesy of ‘fromcaliw/love’ In an effort to keep ridership up during the frigid winter months, Capital Bikeshare is holding a two-month long biking competition starting January 1, 2011. The crux of the competition is to crown the area’s Winter Weather Warrior (aka: the participating member who makes the most trips by February [...]
More »Holiday Decorations At The Four Seasons
If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit and be inspired by gingerbread amazement, you’ll find no better place to go then the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown. On display until December 12, the hotel’s lobby is festooned with 10 holiday-theme trees and vignettes, created by Washington’s best interior designers and children/teenagers living with [...]
More »We Love Arts: Carolyn Sewell Interview
You can’t walk down the street without seeing a sign. Signs are there to inform or instruct you, to get you to stop, go and yield to pedestrians. But what good do these signs do if they are difficult to read, provide an unclear message, or get lost in the peripheral? Graphic design was established [...]
More »Thankful (for Drinks)
” courtesy of ‘flipperman75′ Two weeks til Thanksgiving. Maybe you are staying put in DC and hosting your own dinner. Or you’re heading elsewhere and are faced with the inevitable stress of traveling. In either case, chances are you’re going to need liquid courage. Don’t panic, We Love Drinks is here to help. Some personal [...]
More »Theater Spotlight: Rick Foucheux
Second in a series of interviews with the many theater professionals who call DC their artistic home. There comes a crossroads in every theater professional’s life, where you have to answer the question – should I try my luck in New York or LA? After two decades as a beloved actor of the DC scene, [...]
More »Wine Away Your Afternoon
‘glasses’ courtesy of ‘philliefan99′ Looking to sneak out this dreary afternoon and indulge in some liquid escapism? Rajat Parr, wine director for the Mina Group and widely considered one of the top sommeliers in the world, will be at Bourbon Steak this afternoon from 1pm to 4pm signing copies of his new book Secrets of [...]
More »Best/Worst Halloween 2010 Costumes Part 4: Randos
‘Bounty Hunter’ courtesy of ‘ep_jhu’ And then came the rando costumes from out of nowhere. For some reason the Waldo/Walda/Odlaw/Wizard Whitebeard group seemed to be a big time favorite. No clue why. Was this some Colbert/Stewart inside joke? Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »Best/Worst Halloween 2010 Costumes Part 3: Zombies
‘Baby zombie!!!’ courtesy of ‘erin m’ Zombies invaded DC last week and remained in town through the Halloween festivities. It seemed like everywhere I looked there was some sort of zombied out crew stumbling down the street or up to the bar for a drink. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »Best/Worst Halloween 2010 Costumes Part 2: Politics
‘Be Excellent to Each Other’ courtesy of ‘Collin David Anderson’ As we’re in DC, there’s no surprise that political costumes figure heavily into Halloween 2010 festivities and with the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in town politics-related costumes were in FULL effect. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
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