Arts + Entertainment
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Slay Ride
Depending on where you were when the first flakes began to fall you may find the timing of Folger Theatre's newest production, playwright Anne Washburn's...
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Love Lies Bleeding
Cupid! Hey, Cupid! Come over here and shoot me. Right through my eye, please, because it would be less painful than having to watch Garry...
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Fresh Perspective
It's commonly known that acclaimed 20th century American artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was married to photographer Alfred Stieglitz during the early rise of her career...
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Siblings and Rivalries
When watching a play that includes Abraham Lincoln, the question begs to be asked: Is this a play about Lincoln the politician, or Lincoln the...
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Dark Disco
''I don't want to be ignored, oh god!'' Tom Smith cries at one point on Editors' new In This Light And On This Evening. With...
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True Spirit
''There are pieces of what being gay is about that aren't really being discussed,'' says singer-songwriter Matt Alber. ''Being gay, I see things in a...
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Hollywood Medley
They don't make film music like they used to. So says Bill Conti. ''It's very difficult as the years go by, how they make a...
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Divine Miss M
On a visit to the charmingly scrappy MetroStage in Alexandria right now, you might not find God, but you will find the next best thing....
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Writers' Block
The advantage to spending some portion of every day scanning blogs and Twitter feeds is that, sometimes, you stumble upon a question you've never previously...
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The Director's Wife
When tasked with directing Signature Theatre's I Am My Own Wife, Alan Paul literally threw out the script. ''I wanted to free myself completely from...
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Di$po$able Pop
If you have an ''s'' in your name, have you ever thought to replace it with a dollar sign? And really, why stop there? You...
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Magnetic Mystery
''The last time I looked at my Wikipedia entry, it said that I was born in 1966, I'm Canadian, and I'm a Buddhist,'' says Stephin...
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Flashdance
Piers Morgan of America's Got Talent has become an unlikely inspiration for female impersonator Shi-Queeta-Lee. ''A bunch of lip-synching old drag queens who can't dance...
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Mozart Moves
''I love choreography,'' says The Washington Ballet's Jared Nelson, adding with a laugh, ''When I can't kick my legs up anymore, I hope to do...
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New Blood
What's this: Another chart-topping, pop-culture act centered on vampires? Well, no. Other than its name, the Brooklyn quartet Vampire Weekend has nothing to do with...
