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Werewolf action improves series in second installment.
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What Was Michelle Rhee’s ‘Damage Control’ for Johnson?
Chancellor intervened in sexual misconduct allegations against fiance.
By Mike DeBonis

New Condos Coming to 14th and R Streets NW
You could buy them someday.
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Young & Hungry

Beer-Conscious Adams Morgan Bars Stick It to the Man

Tammy Tuck and Bruce Falconer, 7:46 pm

We’ve noticed a trend in a handful of our neighborhood bars lately. It seems that staff who pride themselves in stocking high-quality, flavorful beers are figuring out ways to undermine their need to sell yellow water to the masses. And they’re speaking up about it. The Black Squirrel, for example, has a section of their ... Read More

The Sexist

The Week’s Most Popular Blog Posts: Sarah Palin Lip Hair Edition

Amanda Hess, 7:20 pm

Thanks to the 163,364 of you who stopped by this week to read about Sarah Palin’s lip hair. I guess. 1. Sarah Palin, Lip Hairs and All, in which Newsweek focuses on Sarah Palin’s face. 2. The Final Hours of the Washington Blade, in which the Blade falls, but the DC Agenda rises. 3. Sarah Palin’s Entire Existence ... Read More

The Sexist

D.C. Department of Insurance: D.C. Birth Control Is Safe

Amanda Hess, 7:02 pm

According to DCist, women in D.C. are not at risk of losing their birth control coverage, as previously reported at RH Reality Check and picked up on this blog. Sommer Mathis received this statement from Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking spokesperson Michelle Phipps-Evans: The Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has not made any ... Read More

City Desk

Pershing Park Case: The Games Peter Nickles Plays

Jason Cherkis, 6:50 pm

Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan warned AG Peter Nickles: "You're playing games with the wrong judge." Sullivan was referring to the AG's near endless stall tactics in the Pershing Park cases. These tactics include attempting to preventing depositions from being taken, and fighting the release of documents to the public. But ... Read More

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Arts & Events Picks

Laurel Lukazewski's "Once" at Project 4

To December 18

At Project 4, Laurel Lukazewski’s Sakura is the signature piece of her new show, “Once.” It’s an installation of 3,020 delicate porcelain cherry blossoms—the number coincides with how many trees were given to our city by Japan—covering the two-story walls of the gallery. By the...

"Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits from the American West, 1845–1924" at the National Portrait Gallery

To January 24, 2010

Fotoweek DC at Studio Gallery

To November 21

Mark Newport at the Renwick Gallery

To January 3, 2010

Philip Trager exhibit at the National Building Museum

To January 3, 2010

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Beer-Conscious Adams Morgan Bars Stick It to the Man

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The Passenger: Punk Rock, Cocktails, Etc., Etc.

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Justice Beleaguers: Bad Lieutenant and William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Two films about the side effects of law and order.
Film review By Tricia Olszewski

Reviewed: The Messenger
A gripping film about the Army’s Casualty Notification Team
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Reviewed: Disco Pigs
At Solas Nua, a manic heartbreaker about a friendship gone awry.
Theater review By Maura Judkis

Reviewed: Show Boat
A chamber-size production of one of America's grandest musicals.
Theater review By Trey Graham

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Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra: “Shut Down”

Michael J. West, Friday, November 20, 2009

Although HR-57 advertised last night’s screening/score performance of Elevator to the Gallows as featuring the Thad Wilson Big Band, the evening actually found Wilson leading a quintet, featuring 19-year-old Elijah Jamal Balbed on tenor sax and D.C. veterans John Ozment (piano), Michael Bowie (bass), and Jimmy “Junebug” Jackson (drums). More appropriate, since the film was ... Read More

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All Bets Off on the City's Lottery Contract
The long-running numbers game bidding saga runs longer. Plus: Did Hartsock break the law?
Loose Lips By Mike DeBonis

Chess Master Reflects on a Life of Queens and Rooks
Forty-year competitor plans to play until he knocks over his king and dies.
Cheap Seats By Dave McKenna