Legend has it a certain French poet fell in love with Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi after seeing her perform. Determined to create a ballet for her, he enlisted a librettist […]
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RIOT! Funny Women Stand Up
Arguably, these three days at the Kennedy Center will be the best days in D.C. comedy this spring. Yes, various outlets consistently host quality stand-up weekly, but RIOT!’s showcase highlights […]
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Almost Ladies Night Comedy Show
Almost Ladies Night is an entertaining blend of comedy, live music, and special celebrity appearances, designed to be different from the ordinary club scene. This monthly event, created and hosted […]
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Azar Nafisi and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman
It appears book censorship is back. Recently, a Tennessee school board voted unanimously to ban Art Spiegelman’s Maus, the award-winning graphic memoir about the Holocaust, from its eighth-grade curriculum. But […]
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Debbie Millman in Conversation With Roxane Gay
Debbie Millman has logged a lot of hours talking with interesting people over the past 17 years. Her acclaimed podcast Design Matters has clocked more than 440 episodes featuring hundreds […]
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Lido Pimienta
Colombia-born, Toronto-based Lido Pimienta is a sound unto herself. Her music is described in her bio as “electronic meets cumbia,” “defiant and delicate, exploratory and confrontational.” It dances over the […]
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Rock Creek Lee
Spring is almost here and rapper Rock Creek Lee is ready to heat up the city with a listening party and vinyl signing for his 2020 album Songs in a […]
