Stories from the March 8, 2007, Print Edition
When you think about it, true rock and roll is a lot like sushi - it's best served fresh and raw, preferably with a spicy kick. True, some people can't handle it, but most tend to warm up to the exotic delights it employs in the body's sensory system after a few tries.
If you have $5 Buy an obnoxious shamrock hat, and get to Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th streets in the Northwest quadrant this Sunday at noon for the District's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Yes, we know St. Patrick's Day isn't until the 17th. Whatever.
New York? Of course. Milan? Naturally. Paris? That's obvious. But Washington D.C., home to thousands of starched collared politicians, congressmen and lobbyists hosting its very own fashion week? In a city where who you are voting for is more important than who you are wearing, it is hard to imagine that this past weekend the nation's capital played host to D.
While at GW, Kerry Washington ("Ray," "The Last King of Scotland") performed with Generic Theater Company and loved watching Recess Improv Group. She was a resident adviser (now called House Proctors) for what she called the "scandalous camera clad halls of Thurston" and her favorite memory was performing on the Lisner stage for the first time her freshman year.
Figuring out who you are is never easy - it requires a delicate balance between recognition of heritage and involvement in trends of modern culture. As Mira Nair's "The Namesake" (Fox Searchlight) shows, this task can be especially difficult when one has to balance two cultures from opposite ends of the Earth.
If you've ever wondered what it sounded like when two worlds collided, this weekend at the State Theater should be quite interesting. Los Lobos are coming to town to howl at the moon with some help from an old friend, Taj Mahal. In their over thirty years of music, Los Lobos' sound has matured, becoming increasingly "traditional" as of late.
"Kettle of Fish," a romantic comedy written by indie-director Claudia Myers, opened this Saturday to D.C. audiences. The film sports an impressive cast of notables like Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon and Eddie Kaye Thomas Modine plays Mel, a saxophone playing ladies man who can't seem to find a meaningful connection with a woman.
Worlds apart from the collegiate hustle and bustle of Foggy Bottom, the 14th Street neighborhood retains a cooler mystique punctuated by glowing pockets of theater, ethnic carryout and edgy galleries. The difference is palpable and enticing. Actually, there's something quite magical about the chilled solitude of 14th street on a March evening.
"'Drunk Kid Catholic!'" "'Arienette!'" "'The City Has Sex!'" "It's a new song," says the thin man on stage with shoulder -length raven hair. "It's on our new album." The crowd murmurs something not quite approaching approval, unsure of what to think. They wanted the hits, if that's what you could call them.
Last Friday night, my friends and I launched a girls-night-out attempt to occupy ourselves with something other than getting drunk - a trek down to E Street to catch Forest Whitaker as really, really bad guy Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." It turns out that Whitaker won something called an Oscar for the movie a few days earlier, and the show was sold out.
Imagine gazing at an army a million strong bent on destroying you, your family and your city. What would be your reaction to the sight of such an ominous force, knowing that only a few hundred soldiers stand between your city and imminent destruction? A Spartan would laugh.
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