On the cover of this week's City Paper is The Answers Issue, in which we take a whack at our readers' most pressing queries. Therein, you'll find lots of questions and answers related to arts and cultures, including: Can an actor make a middle-class living in D.C.? Does anyone ever win the myriad contests City [...]

The Land of Seats: So, about all those glittery Nutcracker productions that pepper area theaters every winter: They exist for a reason. Washington Post columnist Thomas Heath—himself a Nuthead—reported earlier this week that Washington Ballet's perennial Nutcracker rakes in about 22 percent of that company's annual revenue, and more than half its yearly ticket sales. [...]

You Put Me Out in Hollywood: The Reliable Source says a Marion Barry biopic starring Eddie Murphy is in development by HBO. Also attached to the made-for-TV film, the column reports, are Spike Lee as director and John Ridley as writer. Um: whoa. I don't even know what to say, other than don't screw this up, [...]

Good morning, D.C. If you're a local politician wishing to give your girlfriend $5,000 in contracts, rest assured that your actions now have a legal precedent. That's none other than Marion Barry, of course, who's been cleared for last year's dirty deeds. With local politics like this, who needs rehearsed drama?
I kid, I kid. For, [...]

Washington City Paper: What's your name?
Svetoslav Ilchiv: Svetoslav Ilchiv.
How old are you?
26.
Have you heard of Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington, D.C.?
Never. Is it a man or a woman?

Looks like Dave Nuttycombe wasn't the only DJ inspired by the cover of last week's City Paper.
DJ Torkaveli claims to produce "the most controversial mixtape series in the Washington D.C. area," so it makes sense that he'd take inspiration from the now infamous issue.
The work features the Marion Barry voicemail clips interspersed with "some new [...]