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Mike Daisy talks about Steve Jobs’ legacy, good and bad

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We praised The Agony and Esctacy of Steve Jobs when it played at Woolly Mammoth – Patrick saw it in March and l saw a preview when it was in development late last year. We were both fond of it.

Well, Daisey has an op-ed in the NYT today about Jobs that I suspect Jobs would respect, if not necessarily like, given his willingness to be hard-edged when the situation demands it. It’s a hard look that has a lot in common with Daisy’s show; it mixes admiration with concern and criticism, and includes some of the very pointed things about Apple’s international endeavors.

It’s a message about labor and freedom that seems very on-point this week, with the Occupy* folk showing up in DC and some of the media coverage of how prevalent Apple products are in those crowds. I encourage you to give it a read.

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Hot Ticket: The Lemonheads @ Black Cat

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Take a trip back to 1992 tonight  at Black Cat when The Lemonheads perform It’s A Shame About Ray in its entirety on the mainstage. To me this album was one of the handful of good memories I have during my middle school years, and played a part in the beginning of my love affair with rock music. It is a classic of the early 90s. Even if you didn’t catch it the first time around, Evan Dando’s warm, dreamy vocals, head-bopping tunes, and good looks can make a teeny-bopper out of anyone. Get in the mood with their video for It’s a Shame About Ray.

The Lemonheads

The Shining Twins

New York Rivals

$15 Mainstage/Doors at 9:00pm

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Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar

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So I have this thing for Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar. It is the perfect place to go to on a date, out with friends, or even for alone time at the bar with a glass of wine -though the latter is easier to do when Congress is not in session.

Sonoma always amazes me with the quality of its dishes and their presentation. I went in a few weeks ago and almost didn’t want to touch the local beef dish in front of me — the picture of the shortribs after the jump just does not do it justice. I had to ask Executive Chef Michael Bonk for the recipe. So here’s how you can make Local beef short ribs with kale, sweet corn and italian pepper relish. Enjoy – it is not for beginners!
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Caps, Pens to Raise Money for Lokomotiv Families

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For many area hockey fans, the October 13 showdown between the Penguins and Capitals over in Pennsylvania is the start of this season’s perennial rivalry. But this year, it’s something a whole lot more.

Both the Caps and Pens announced a joint effort to raise money for the families of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the KHL team that perished in a plane crash on September 7 in Russia. Caps and Pens players will wear jerseys with the commemorative Lokomotiv patch for the game, then autograph the game-worn and -issued jerseys for auction on nhl.com. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Lokomotiv players’ children and families.

Russian players Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin will participate in a ceremonial face-off before the game. Wives and girlfriends of both teams’ players will also be selling remembrance bracelets at CONSOL Energy that evening.

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AU Hosts Human Rights Film Series

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On Thursday nights this October, American University is hosting their annual Human Rights Film Series.

Presented by AU’s Center for Social Media and Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, the films cover a variety of human rights issues, including euthanasia, immigration and a warlord-turned-evangelical-preacher.

The series takes place at AU’s Katzen Arts Center on Thursday nights from 5:30pm-8:00pm through October 20th. Each screening includes a discussion with the filmmakers and human rights advocates, and the program offers further resources for each film’s topic on their website.

All of the films are free and open to the public, but the series’ organizers suggest you arrive early because seating is limited.

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District Sports Pages launches

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My earliest memories of the sports pages are the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sporting Green, the pale green pages of newsprint with the box scores from around the country, my beloved 49ers, the Oakland A’s, Susan Slusser, Ray Ratto, and others. I’ve always loved sports journalism when it’s done well, and for a long time the pages of the Sporting Green were a part of that.

The Internet’s made possible a whole other world of sports journalism and commentary, and in many regards, DC is a fine example, blessed with some talented beat writers, and some equally talented interested independents. Looking at places like SB Nation’s local DC site, you can see that there’s a lot of good stuff happening. As of this afternoon, that scene just got more diverse.

Welcome to District Sports Page, the all-online sports effort from the folks that brought you Caps News Network and Nats News Network, both of which are being folded into the new site. We caught up with founder Dave Nichols this afternoon.

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Circulator moves East of the River

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Starting today, the Circulator bus will now have a line that starts east of the Anacostia, running between the Skyland shopping mall at 30th & Alabama Ave SE in Hillcrest to the Potomac Ave SE Metro station in Hill East, by way of the Anacostia Public Library, the Anacostia Metro, and Barracks Row.  The bus line will replace the Waterfront/Convention Center route that has seen decreased ridership.  The line will cost $1 and allow for free transfers throughout the Circulator bus lines for those using SmarTrip cards to pay.

The buses will run every ten minutes from 6am to 7pm, Monday through Friday. This is the first of the city’s new Circulator lines to run East of the River.

The full map of the route is available after the break.

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Metro to shut three stations over Columbus Day weekend

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This Friday night at 10:00pm, WMATA is closing the Shaw, U Street and Columbia Heights metro stations on the Yellow and Green lines for a weekend-long work period that will run through Monday’s Columbus Day holiday. In addition, trains will be replaced with buses between East and West Falls Church for work related to the Dulles extension. Shuttle buses will be in operation between Georgia Avenue and Mt. Vernon Square stations, so plan on spending some extra time on the bus to maneuver around the construction.

U Street will be receiving a new “Guarded #8” switch, which should fix a problem with low-speed derailment across a switch boundary, which is one of the NTSB recommendations after the accident of July 2009.

In addition to the closures, the last train from Greenbelt will be leaving 30 minutes earlier than normal, which means at 2am on Friday and Saturday, and 11pm on Sunday and Monday. Adjust your schedules accordingly.

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Ben’s Chili Bowl temporarily shuttered to fix plumbing

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It was if the screams of dozens of half-smoke lovers went up as one, and were suddenly silent. News first went out on Twitter this morning, with the restaurants announcing their closure to cover “building damage” repairs that may “take a few days.”  NBC Washington has the word it’s a plumbing problem and they may be closed til the weekend.

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Ben’s Next Door, located, well, Next Door to the iconic eatery will be open for your half-smoke needs this week.

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Own a piece of the Hawk n Dove

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This weekend was the last hurrah of famed Capitol Hill dive bar, The Hawk n Dove, with the bar shutting its doors last night for good. If you’ve been inside the Hawk n Dove, or seen it on the likes of the West Wing, you can understand the enthusiasm about the place, and the sorrow of those regulars contained therein. Losing it is like losing a piece of the city. Now, though, you can own a piece of the Hawk n Dove yourself, as they’re auctioning off the bar’s contents.

You can have one of the decoy ducks, or the bear skin taxidermy, or even one of the wrought iron outside lamps or the Hawk n Dove flag if you’re fast enough on the bidding, or have deep enough a wallet.

The space will reopen in the spring with a pub run by Xavier Cervera, of Senart’s Oyster & Chop House fame.

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Friday Happy Hour: Ginger Smash – Fall Version

This week has been busy, but just looking at my calendar for the next month or so is tiring. (Maybe the rest of the year, actually. I have already gotten enough holiday party invitations that I went ahead and scheduled my own before my guests booked up. Crazy.) In any event, I was grateful for a relaxed Thursday night to come along. To celebrate, I headed to an author reading at 826DC and then walked over to Room 11.

I do not write much about wine in this column, but that does not mean I do not drink the stuff in my “off-duty” time – and Room 11 is one of my favorite spots to sip on a glass of something, which had been my plan when I plopped down at a patio table. However, my friend Iris was working and it is hard to turn down cocktails whipped up by a girl who keeps a Facebook photo album called “Drinks as Friends” where she chronicles the creation of special cocktails to represent the people in her life.
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Onion plays ill-advised joke

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The Onion is a publication near and dear to my heart. They so often catch a good zeitgeist of humor in politics and news, but today’s #CongressHostage stunt is about as far from the usual material as to make me wonder who had taken leave of their senses.  They started with a faux-Breaking News tweet: “BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building.”

Yeah, it went downhill from there:

 

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