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Solas Nua’s Emoji Play Turns a Video Call Into a Confessional Classroom
Somewhere between the grimacing teeth and the rosy-cheeked smile on the emoji ranking scale sits a little semi-happy yellow face that sums up The Emoji Play, an amusing, watch-in-real time […]
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D.C. Native Luke Barnett Talks About His New Film Faith Based
When film industry trades reported on D.C. native Luke Barnett‘s upcoming feature, Faith Based, about two nonbelievers who make a Christian film purely for the money, the right-wing media gave […]
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So Popular: A New Podcast Dissects D.C.’s Gay Culture
The most progressive iteration of the pride flag suggests a united queer front. The traditional bright rainbow stripes we’re all familiar with are still there, representing folks who identify as […]
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The Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden’s New Additions Show That It Embraces Fresh, Contemporary Ideas
A creature has arisen from the lower worlds. A witchy figure with twisted features and five furious faces. A swamp thing that looks like it crawled out of the muck, pushed […]
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The Weather Synthesizes a Career and Considers a Crisis
Laurie Anderson’s best-known song may be her unlikely hit “O Superman.” Released in 1981, it reached #2 on the UK Singles charts, thanks partially to the evangelism of influential DJ […]
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Performance Artist Maps Glover Charts a New Course for Himself
“The rush of performing is pretty unmatched,” Maps Glover says. “That vibration of you and the audience connecting on that unspoken level is an unmatched feeling, and I miss it tremendously.” […]
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People Watching Closes The Distance Between Us With Binoculars
“Who was I before?” That’s the question People Watching, the latest production co-produced by Extreme Lengths Productions and CulturalDC, invites us to ask ourselves. Part of CulturalDC’s Mobile Arts Season, […]
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New Startup Project Radical Plywood Activates Local Artists to Turn “Space Into Place”
Tarek Kouddous had 48 hours to find artists willing to paint murals on plywood in downtown D.C. Ted Brownfield of SJG Properties had asked him to fill the blank space […]
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City Lights: Peruse Old Postcards, Find the Full Story on Wardman Homes, or See the NGA’s Short Film Series
Peruse vintage postcards that capture D.C.’s past Last week, CityLab published an extraordinary piece, “How to Discover the History of Your Neighborhood, Without Leaving Home,” that documents writer and illustrator […]
