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Cynthia Connolly‘s ongoing photo series of old typeface signs were acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum. [CityLab]

A Q&A with MacArthur “genius” Tarell McCraney, whose musical about a young gay man at a prestigious black prep school, Choir Boy, is now showing at Studio Theatre. [Metro Weekly]

Express Rudi Greenberg binge-watches the first season of Friends for the first time, has some thoughts [Express]

Listen to Ricky Eat Acid‘s frantic-yet-subdued new electro track, “Context” [D.C. Music Download]

In honor of Sen. Barbara Boxer‘s retirement, a collection of her TV cameos [Post]

A review of the magic show The Illusionists at the Kennedy Center [Post]