Bell X1: Flock
There’s Marissa, this week giving the lesbian lifestyle... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsGlossed in Translation: Be Kind Rewind
“It comes back to what ‘Sweding’ is: even if your resources are really limited, you don’t let your limitations limitate you,” says Michel Gondry in his endearing French-limitated English, expressing both his love of the handmade and the raison d’être for his new comedy... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesSarah Boxer [Editor]
Sarah Boxer’s new book offers luddites the possibility of redemption... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsVince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights, Hollywood to the Heartland
In the fall of 2005, actor/comedian Vince Vaughn decided to... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsIn Bruges
You know you’ve tripped into the ambiguous realm of Postmodernism... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsIn the Shadow of the Moon
I walked across the Purdue University campus one day... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsDan Kennedy
Dan Kennedy thought he landed his rock ’n’ roll dream job as Atlantic Records’... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsHoneydripper: The Birth of the Blues
In addition to marking the midpoint of the 21st century, the year 1950 stood as the doorway to a paradigm shift in music, politics and technology that would significantly revolutionize American culture for decades to come... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesFilmmaker to Watch: Cristian Mungiu
Whenever abortion is a major plot point in a film, it’s natural for viewers to try to immediately suss out the perspective of the filmmaker... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesTagging Museum Walls
Graffiti has long been considered one of the four fundamental elements of hip-hop culture, along with MCing, DJing and breakdancing. To ensure that this important visual component was properly represented in Recognize!, curators commissioned D.C. graffiti artists Tim Conlon and Dave Hupp, whose work has been featured in advertisements and movies, to tag four 20-foot panels lining the hallway between the exhibition galleries. During the summer preceding the opening, Conlon and Hupp tagged the panels with the exhibition's title, their own tags (CON and AREK), two stylized self-portraits, and lots of playing cards—in particular, the king of diamonds. "You have... read more
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