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Local director/playwright Aaron Posner on the “ubiquitous ukelele girls” in his plays (see: Stupid Fucking Bird) [Post]
A group of teens stood outside the Mandarin Oriental for four days to catch a glimpse of the heartthrobs of One Direction. [City Desk]
Big Freedia filmed her latest twerk-packed video, for “Mo Azz,” at this year’s Capital Pride. [BYT]
A Vassar profesor is making a 3-D map of the National Cathedral for an architecture study. [Post]
Listen to Boardroom Heroes’ new track, “Here and Now,” for a throwback to classic pop-punk. [DCist]
Charming gifs from the Smithsonian Libraries Tumblr [Post]
Photos of cultural appropriation, unicorn costumes, and bass-chasers at the Moonrise Festival at Pimlico Race Course [BYT]
Meret Oppenheim, whose works are currently on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, by the numbers [Post]