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Henry Rollins tells a story of a former D.C. punk gone down a dismal path. [LA Weekly]

How did this white Jewish guy in Fairfax amass one of the country’s largest private collections of African American historical artifacts? [Post]

If you run a theater company in D.C., what are your venue options? [Post]

Awesome Con D.C. starts a Kickstarter campaign. [Post]

The new deputy director of the CIA used to run a Baltimore bookshop that hosted the occasional “erotica night.” [Post]

Union Market gets in on the outdoor-movie thing. [Washington Business Journal]

Alec Baldwin and his yoga instructor spouse, Hilaria, sign on as gala chairs for the Smithsonian’s forthcoming yoga exhibit. [Washingtonian]

D.C. Theatre Scene gets a $1,750 grant from the D.C. Council on the Humanities. [D.C. Theatre Scene]