In the quest for better understanding between the West and the Middle East, a film like Captain Abu Raed, which shows during Filmfest DC's "Arabian Sights" series this weekend, proves that if nothing else America doesn't have a monopoly on feel-good fare. Amin Matalqa's film stars Nadim Sawalha as Abu Raed, an introverted, aging man [...]
John McCain's gotten off easy for those attack ads he's got in heavy rotation on local radio with the tag line, "Just as you suspected, Barack Obama's wrong for you."
The spot implies folks "suspected" Obama's wrong before knowing anything about his policies.
That leaves Obama's name and appearance as the reason for their suspicions.
I'd love [...]
Tim and Nina Zagat, the couple behind the wildly successful Zagat guides, argued yesterday in the Wall Street Journal that the restaurant biz will survive the economic downtown (can we call it a recession yet?). Their argument was forcefully made, based on historical data, tax laws, and social trends. But they overlooked one important factor: [...]
Marbury has been one of my great pleasures this electoral season. Written by Ian Leslie, the blog aims to explain United States politics to Leslie's fellow Britons. That so few U.K. commentators do so successfully is one of the perversities of the Special Relationship.
Take, for example, this piece in the Guardian, conservatively titled "How [...]
Just in time for Halloween, the third installment of "Five Minutes You'll Never Get Back" is live over at The Sexist. Listeners can look forward to Bobby "The Intern" Allyn's savvy street reporting, Hess' name-calling, and more un-PC references to the Goddess/Whore archetype than ever before!
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Morning all. HAPPY HALLOWEEN and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jack Evans.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—Strauss Arrested for Drunk Driving; Alexander Flips, Will Endorse Michael Brown; Hunter Takes Aim at Michael Brown; Bowser, Mendo Stand Up for Carol
Patrick Mara gets a third [...]
In June, a bunch of Washington Post executives, including Publisher Katharine Weymouth, traveled to Cambridge, Mass., for a skull session at Harvard Business School. The idea was to launch a top-to-bottom rethinking of the Post's biz model–you know, the usual big-picture questions such as What do we do now? What should we do? What do [...]
Shadow Sen. Paul Strauss was arrested for drunk driving on Oct. 1, according to court records.
The arrest took place on the 2000 block of Calvert Street NW, on or near the Duke Ellington Bridge between Woodley Park and Adams Morgan. Records contain few further details regarding the circumstances of the arrest.
Strauss, an attorney by trade, [...]
Sometimes careers end on national television:
Bloomingdale (for now) declares: "downtown bloomingdale is booming! yoga district has a sign up now (it's just a temp. looking one, hopefully a more permanent one is coming soon). but what's that next door?!? another commercial space is getting fixed up?" We didn't know there was a downtown Bloomingdale. Zing! [...]
...The Corner's John Derbyshire:
Now here's a subversive little thought about that Khalidi tape that the Los Angeles Times is guarding like a cargo of plutonium.
I made this salad in September when my local farmers market was overflowing with tomatoes. I know I should be thinking of squashes and pears and mushrooms and game and apples, but I really miss my tomatoes. Already.
On the front Google News page, just beneath the "U.S." category now you'll find:
"FOX News Poll: Obama's Edge Over McCain Narrows from FOXNews, sitting right above "Obama lead over McCain growing, though still tight, new poll shows" from the Kansas City Star.
Today I drove past a dude in a Mini Cooper on Military Road with a window sticker: "Yes, I'm Compensating."
First car graphics in years that made me bust out laughing.
To the anonymous compensater: Thanks.
The local food boards are starting to light up over a rumor that Bread & Chocolate (and maybe Ben & Jerry's) on Capitol Hill will be closing. I've tried call B&C several times, but the lines are busy, busy, busy! Calls to B&J are rolling straight into voicemail.
More as we know it.
In the meantime, let's [...]
I wrote a column this week about a horse that Bruce Springsteen tried to buy for $850,000 as a gift for his kid, then tried to not buy.
Sure, the guy makes more than that in a night, and, yup, horses cost a lot of money.
But, still. He's Bruce Springsteen. And Bruce Springsteen doesn't slip up, [...]
