27 M O N D A Y When Edith Wharton died, she left The Buccaneers—a Daisy Miller-ish tale of alliances between nouveau riche American girls and British aristocrats—unfinished. An incomplete […]
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Mark Eitzel
26 S U N D A Y He’s not the sort of player who can simulate a band setting with a single guitar, but then Mark Eitzel doesn’t need to; […]
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Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra
25 S A T U R D A Y The bracing music and sociopolitical stance of bassist/composer Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra is certainly in keeping with the work of […]
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Band of Susans
24 F R I D A Y For a time, Band of Susans seemed to want to be the Rolling Stones, and not just the oddball psychedelic Stones it saluted […]
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
The National Museum of Health and Medicine, on the grounds of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, is committed to helping Americans make key decisions about their health and well-being—everything […]
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Wrong Number
Screamco, Washington’s premier media hoaxers, had a busy summer, although most of the bogus calls fell below the group’s usual standard for creativity. Based on a tape mailed (anonymously, as […]
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Environmental Extremists
Finally, there may be a cure for Unread-Newspaper Guilt Syndrome: pre-delivery recycling. Last month, a U.S. District Court jury ordered Direct Marketing Associates (DMA) of Baltimore to pay $300,000 to […]
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Shaking With Sparky
After managing over 3,600 games, it’s pure fear that keeps Sparky Anderson fired up. The Detroit Tigers manager and his nerves come to Baltimore this weekend with a chance to […]
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And the Winner Is…
When the Washington Psychotronic Film Society held its first annual Psycho Awards party at Chaos Monday night, 11 finalist videos were screened, representing a fairly broad range of psychotronic tastes […]
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Collector’s Choice
The furnishings in Pete Cecere’s Reston home include antique chests from Ecuador, armoires from the Pyrenees region of Spain, and a rolltop desk from Bolivia—all typical acquisitions for a retired […]