News and Features

• What Ever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl?
  They may not be part of the dialogue, but girls need fathers too.
  Cover Story By Jonetta Rose Barras
• Kreindler's List
  Palisades activists give CVS developer Maurice Kreindler two thumbs down for MacArthur theater closing.
  The City By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
• Officer Dread
  Jeff Robinson's superiors in the police department have a big problem with his hair.
  The City By Catherine Alter
• Shots in the Arm
  The City By Michael Schaffer
• 7 Times 7
  A Short Survey of Local (and Ex-Local) Indie Vinyl
  The City By Christopher Porter
• Joyride
  Stealing your own car from the District pound is just as satisfying as it sounds.
  The City By (name withheld to protect the guilty)
• Blinded by Scientology
  The Mail By Alexander R. Jones
• Ne'er the Twain Shall Meet
  The Mail By Linda Lyons
• Little B.I.G. Man
  The Mail By Kenneth Carroll
• Blade Runner
  The Mail By Jonathan Heller
• First Things First
  The Mail By Timothy Cooper
• Bad Enough for Government Work
  The Mail By Ram Samudrala
• Critical Condition
  The Mail By Peter Fuchs
• Loiter Bugs
  The Mail By Schelly Steelman
• Lips Disservice
  The Mail By Scott MacLarty
• Bottle Battle
  The Mail By Cleveland Thornton

Columns

• The Mane Attraction
  Cheap Seats By Dave McKenna
• CityDesk
  City Desk
• Off and Running
  Loose Lips By Ken Cummins
• The Sixth Man
  Paper Trail By David Carr

Eats

• Soup to Nuts
  Young & Hungry By Brett Anderson

Movies

• The Girl Who Hated Cat Dancing
  Film Review By Joel E. Siegel
• Smells Like Teen Squat
  Film Review By Arion Berger
• The Long Walk Home
  Film Review By Mark Jenkins

Music

• Turban Verbs
  Music Review By William Jelani Cobb
• Pop
  Music Review By Sean Daly
• Whiplash
  Music Review By Sean Daly
• Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung
  Music Review By Joe Banno
• Earthling
  Music Review By Christopher Porter

Theater

• Ghost of an Idea
  Theater Review By Bob Mondello
• Thinkin' Continental
  Theater Review By Trey Graham

Arts and Events

• The Color of Freedom
  Artifacts By Deborah Rouse
• Extended Players
  Artifacts By Christopher Porter
• The Name of the Game
  Books By Allen Barra
• Superficial Intelligence: Deciphering the Book Jacket as Synopsis and Sign
  Arts By Glenn Dixon
• Camp Follower
  Books By Kelly Murphy Mason
• Why Herr Fassbinder Ran Amok
  A Partial Retrospective Brings to Light the New German Cinema Firebrand
  Arts By Mark Jenkins
• Psychosomatic for the People
  Books By Stephanie Mencimer
• One Life to Live
  Books By John DeVault
• What Price, Hollywood?
  Books By Joel E. Siegel
• The Appellation Trail
  Books By Arion Berger
• Web Tide
  Books By Dave Nuttycombe
• Holy Ghostwriter
  Books By Mark Jenkins
• Here Comes the Ocean
  Books By Etelka Lehoczky
• Leave It to Breeders
  Books By John Cloud
• Blood Simple
  Books By Ta-Nehisi Coates

City Lights

This week's best in Arts and Entertainment.

• Fountains of Wayne
  City Lights By James Lochart
• Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
  City Lights By Glenn Dixon
• PEN/American Center National Town Meeting
  City Lights By Sean Daly
• Christopher Buckley
  City Lights By Sean Daly
• Dance Theater of Harlem
  City Lights By Holly Bass
• Indefinite Whales
  City Lights By Greg Kitsock
• Lost Book Found & Buried in Light
  City Lights By Mark Jenkins
• For a Better America: The Depression Era on Film
  City Lights By Mark Jenkins
• Gwendolyn Brooks
  City Lights By Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Bhangra Blowout
  City Lights By Steve Kiviat
• Sleepytime Trio
  City Lights By Amy Domingues
• The Early Years of Jewish Washington
  City Lights By Mark Jenkins
• Tom F. Peters
  City Lights By Glenn Dixon
• Nuno Bettencourt
  City Lights By Elisa Nader
• Natalie MacMaster
  City Lights By Ken Roseman
• Fo'tet
  City Lights By Christopher Porter
• David Leavitt
  City Lights By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa