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Go Home Already: Bridge

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:00 +0000

In today’s Go Home Already: it’s getting harder to get out of those automated traffic tickets, Harry Thomas, Jr. has to report to an Alabama prison on June 20 and Chuck Brown crosses party lines. [ more › ]

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Sebelius Interrupted by Anti-Abortion Protester While Addressing Georgetown Grads

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was interrupted while addressing Georgetown University graduates by a protester who objected to the Obama administration’s contraception policy. [ more › ]

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Three Stars: Washerwoman

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:20:37 +0000

We talk about flawed comparisons to famous female musicians and changing the project name with Angela Morrish of the haunting and heavy Washerwoman . [ more › ]

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Bark, Bed: New Website Offers Couchsurfing-Like Service for Your Dog

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:45:00 +0000

For dog owners going out of town who don’t want to leave their pets at an impersonal kennel, DogVacay.com offers connections with dog-sitters who are willing to give canine companions all the attention they need. [ more › ]

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Bike to Work Day Tally: 12,700 Cyclists (and One Trike)

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:40:00 +0000

No shock here: with the beautiful weather and the increasing interest in cycling in the city, some 12,700 people participated in today’s Bike to Work Day—a record for D.C. And then there was D.C. Department of Transportation Director Terry Bellamy, who rolled in on a pretty sweet trike. [ more › ]

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Marion Barry Beer Ad Taken Down After Call From Lawyer

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:30:40 +0000

A beer poster produced by Frederick-based Flying Dog Brewery featuring an image of Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward was taken down today at the behest of Barry’s lawyer. [ more › ]

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Midwestern Transmissions: Silo Halo Tour Diary Day 8

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:25:00 +0000

Local guitar-and-bass trio Silo Halo is on an eight-day tour of the Midwest. We’ve asked the band to send us thoughts and photos from the road. This is the their final entry. Welcome home! [ more › ]

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Out of Frame: Bernie

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Richard Linklater’s Bernie is part fictionalized, part documentary, and entirely well-made, but the tone of its fictionalized elements put this uncomfortably close to mockumentary. [ more › ]

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For NATO Visitors, Some Lessons on Chicago

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:38 +0000

John Kass, Chicago Tribune

Out of Frame: This is Not a Film

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:15:00 +0000

As an act of civil disobedience and expression in the face of state oppression, This is Not a Film is to be applauded. But its title is less ironic than it would like to be. [ more › ]

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