Hey, Internet. I just wanted you to know that I’m not sick or anything. I know it seems like I’ve been constantly in/out of the bathroom all day—and you are no doubt thinking to yourself, “What the hell is wrong with that guy? He eat some bad clams or something?” Well, as you might have [...]
Hey dude, how's that lump on your head treating you? You might not remember getting the shit kicked out of you by Washington Capitals enforcer Donald Brashear last night, so here's a little reminder:
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Hahah—pwnt! That looks like it hurt, bro! I like how, [...]
Attention, all low-flying pigeons at Champlain and Euclid Sts. NW: I am going to punch you right in your ugly fucking bird face.
It's bad enough that you are diseased rats with wings, but I can tolerate that much because it's not your fault that you are diseased rats with wings—it's God's fault. I'll take [...]
I must say, makers of Diet Pepsi MAX zero calorie cola, I am not impressed. Nor am I invigorated. In fact, all I feel at this point is the soul-crushing disappointment that can only come with the knowledge that my $1.19 purchase of your product—which had promised to deliver a burst of energy into my [...]
William Kentridge tackles some serious political topics in his animated films—but, though his method might suggest otherwise, environmental conservation isn’t one of them. Instead of using separate paper drawings for each frame, the South African–born filmmaker creates one charcoal-based drawing, photographs it, then erases and makes changes to specific parts of the original drawing before [...]
Brooklyn’s White Magic cannot heal the sick. Core members Mira Billotte (formerly of D.C.’s Quixotic) and Doug Shaw cannot predict the future, make you a grown-up, or bring your favorite mannequin to life. In other words: White Magic can’t really do any of the things one would traditionally expect from innocent witchcraft. But White Magic [...]
Though born in New Jersey, jazz vocalist Stacey Kent now lives in England and rarely performs in the United States. If that’s not reason enough to catch the internationally lauded singer on her current world tour, she’ll also be performing songs from her latest release, Breakfast on the Morning Tram. The disc is the ideal [...]
As the Washington Post's Tarik El-Bashir posted on his blog earlier this week, Washington Capitals captain Chris Clark has publicly stated what many Caps fans have been grumbling about all season: The ice at the Verizon Center sucks. Like, it really, REALLY sucks.
As for Clark, here's what he said about the ice at VC:
"There's [...]
Stones Throw has become indie hip-hop’s premier label thanks to founder Chris Manak, who obviously knows what it’s like to be a fanboy: The California company’s Web site isn’t merely a store—it’s a clearinghouse of information about the artists (Madlib, MF Doom, the late Jay Dee, and so on) and their intelli-funk/fractured-jazz output, which has [...]
What has Amsterdam done to Tom Rhodes? You may remember the hippied-out, longhaired comedian from his Comedy Central appearances in the early ’90s; you probably don’t remember him from his brief and forgettable NBC sitcom, Mr. Rhodes. Either way, you wouldn’t recognize him now: Bucking all stoners-in-Amsterdam clichés, Rhodes went to the Netherlands looking like [...]
Despite still being in an embryonic stage, the members of the bouncy pop sextet Ra Ra Riot have weathered their fair share of tragedy: Last spring, drummer John Pike passed away after disappearing from a house party. It’s clear that Ra Ra Riot is still grieving; not only is their debut EP titled Dying Is [...]
Forget the “Thrilla in Manila” and the “Rumble in the Jungle.” Both of those were legendary victories for Muhammad Ali, but when it comes to the fight most laden with meaning for the sport of boxing, you gotta talk about an Ali loss years earlier: Ali vs. Frazier I, on March 8, 1971, at Madison [...]
Hey there, what’s left of the Washington Capitals’ fan base, don’t forget to give a big warm welcome to interim head coach Bruce Boudreau, who—last week—replaced former head coach Glen “Hugs” Hanlon after he was relieved of his duties. I’m only reminding everyone because it looked like none of you made it out for Boudreau’s [...]
In 2005, Frank Delaney’s fictionalized 2,000-year history of the country of his birth, Ireland, was a sprawling success. Delaney’s latest foray into Irish historical fiction, Tipperary, spans far fewer years but is no less ambitious. In Tipperary, Delaney blends myth, fact, and fiction into a late-19th-century Irish meta-history. A present-day historian discovers the memoir of [...]
Maybe J Mascis was just not cut out for rock star excess. Modern folklore says he lived in his parents’ basement, even at the height of Dinosaur Jr.’s notoriety in the ’80s and ’90s. But then as now, when he steps onstage, Mascis’ quiet, eccentric demeanor becomes lost in a whirling sea of metal grimaces, [...]
