The museum isn’t open yet, but the National Museum of African American History and Culture is in the process of installing two major artifacts. [WJLA]
Man stabbed outside of Dupont nightclub. [Post]
It has come to this: Arcade Fire booked to play Verizon Center in 2014. [Stereogum]
Garry Trudeau-helmed comedy Alpha House deemed unfunny by Hank Stuever. [Post]
Bob Boilen loves local alt-folk musician Marian McLaughlin. [NPR]
The Yards teams up with Kelly Towles on mural project. [BYT]
The National Gallery of Art’s ice-skating rink is now open. [WTOP]
A longstanding Bloomingdale gallery is closing. [Popville]
Every country ought to have its own Newseum, says person who visits Newseum. [Huffington Post]
Montgomery Planning Board recommends preservation for the Wheaton rec center that may have hosted a Led Zeppelin show decades ago. [Post]
A Deleted Scenes interview! [BYT]
RIP, artist Robert T. Cole. [Post]