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(09/28/09 2:58am)
When the last issue of The Eagle came out Thursday, something happened that has, to my somewhat humble knowledge, never happened before. Two pretty major Internet outlets posted pieces directly sourcing to something The Eagle had produced.
(08/13/09 10:22pm)
To think of D.C. is to think of following dreams to the White House, Capitol Hill or maybe a lobbying firm. But for every congressional hearing, D.C.'s got a slightly more exciting local concert for you to attend. Sure, possibly for the first time in your life, all of your favorite bands are nearly guaranteed to stop near where you're living, but the music scene in the District has got any touring act beat. Below are some bands to keep an ear on.
(06/18/09 4:00am)
Sure, the crafts you made at summer camp found their way into your mother's permanent collection, but that's nothing compared to what you'll find at the AU Museum in the Katzen Arts Center this summer. Two new exhibits, open now and continuing through the first half of August, show off just what craft can really be.
(04/23/09 4:00am)
If you thought choosing a dorm was hard, try picking a neighborhood. Choosing to live off campus is an exciting decision, but it's hard to know where to start. Once you've figured out the right home base for your needs you can start looking for your new home. The Eagle staff has compiled this quick and dirty quiz to help you pick out your home away from home.
(04/02/09 4:00am)
Students can witness the spectacle of scandal and hypocrisy starting this Thursday in Greenberg Theatre when the Department of Performing Arts puts on "Tartuffe."
(03/30/09 4:00am)
While the Tavern can get crazy in its own right, the chaos rarely breaks out into a genuine riot. On Saturday night, Greg Gillis, better known as mash-up artist Girl Talk, could be the inciting force that finally pushes the space over the edge.
(03/26/09 4:00am)
Friday nights aren't always about making your own memories; sometimes they're about perusing (and lampooning) others'. In high school, Nick Prueher discovered a gem of an instructional VHS while working at McDonald's that led to future journeys into the past: "Inside and Outside Custodial Duties."
(03/26/09 4:00am)
The glare of the spotlight is often too much for a celebrity just coming off a hit film. What's worse is if that film is a documentary, and you can't escape the character you're known for.
(03/05/09 5:00am)
Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves; others wear their news on their chests. Swedish T-shirt magazine T-post allows readers to keep abreast of the latest news of the weird while keeping their backs warm.
(03/02/09 5:00am)
It was so hot that everyone was sweating through their pants Friday night when The Subjects, Wild Light and Tapes 'n Tapes took to the stage at the Rock and Roll Hotel - or so Tapes 'n Tapes frontman Josh Grier kept insisting.
(02/23/09 5:00am)
(02/19/09 5:00am)
I would like to thank the Academy. You know, for highlighting the growing irrelevance of award shows. I'm not saying my eyes won't be glued to the screen Sunday night; but I am saying that it's more likely that I, and many others, will be watching with a keen eye for snark.
(02/12/09 5:00am)
For most bands, the tour is where your stories come from. For some bands, like the New York-based quartet Finding Fiction, there's no place like home.
(12/04/08 5:00am)
If O'Death were a movie, they'd surely be a "mystic Western." That's how the band's banjoist, Gabe Darling, described one of his favorite films, "Dead Man," in an interview with The Eagle.
(10/13/08 4:00am)
To the United States and for Americans, everything is a binary. If you're not male, you're female; if you're not a Democrat, you're a Republican; if you're not white, you're black. Anything that doesn't fit into the neat categories we create is of little value to us; just ask Ralph Nader.
(10/06/08 4:00am)
It's safe to say that by the time Avril Lavigne crooned over "sk8er bois" and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong was shouting about American idiots, they and their ilk were just throwing flowers on punk rock's grave. But just because a genre-as-we-know-it is dead, it certainly doesn't mean its spirit is.
(09/25/08 4:00am)
Sandwiched between "The Facebook Book" and "What's Your Poo Telling You?" at Urban Outfitters in Georgetown, you'll find two books on cupcakes. The store is located just around the corner from Georgetown Cupcake and Baked and Wired, which also sells the small treats. Cupcake culture has hit the mainstream.
(09/15/08 4:00am)
The start of fall is just a week away, but the trees aren't the only ones that will show off their colors in the coming weeks. Many of the Smithsonian Institution's museums will turn over a new leaf in September and October as they open new exhibits. Below, you'll find some highlights of the coming weeks' displays.
(09/04/08 4:00am)
The best music is always the result of a culture clash. Afterall, had African music never met European, there would be no rock 'n' roll. Somehow the cacophony of traditions brushing against each other nearly always morphs into something sonorous.
(08/14/08 4:00am)
When faced with the overwhelming cultural boon that is the nation's capital, it's tough to know where to start. Below you'll find a guide to current and upcoming exciting art exhibits that are now at your fingertips. "Close Encounters: Facing the Future" WHERE: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center 4400 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. METRO: Tenleytown-AU (red line) HOURS: currently closed; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. starting Sept. 1 WHEN: Sept. 13-Oct. 26 COST: Free This is the sort of exhibit you would expect the most politically active university in the nation to have. "Close Encounters" features political works reflecting recent situations that are meant to provoke a reaction from the viewer. The exhibit will feature the works of such artists as Enrique Chagoya, Mildred Howard and Roger Shimomura. "TxtStyl3s: F4shng Id3ntty" WHERE: National Museum of African Art 950 Independence Ave. S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) HOURS: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily; opens at 9 a.m. until Sept. 1 WHEN: Now through Dec. 28 COST: Free The intersection of the digital age with traditional African textiles makes for a culture clash as well as a clash of meaning. African garments often contain symbols indicating status, rank and other indicators of social position. These combined with the indicators of modern life and modern rank, like cell phones and other electronics, make for a complex system of identity explored in this exhibit. "Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Over the River" WHERE: The Phillips Collection 1600 21st St. N.W. METRO: Dupont Circle (red line) HOURS: Tues.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Mon.: closed. WHEN: Oct. 11, 2008-Jan. 28, 2009 COST: Special exhibition fee: $10; $8 with student ID Known most recently for their project in Central Park, "The Gates," and most notably for "Running Fence" in California, Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been affecting space since the early 1960s. This exhibit features over 150 pictures of their current project, "Over the River." The couple has thus far spent 16 years planning and executing this enormous project, where they plan to suspend panels of silver material over the Arkansas River in Colorado to dazzling results. "Black Box: Semiconductor" WHERE: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Independence Avenue and Seventh Street S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) HOURS: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily WHEN: Aug. 25-Dec. 14 COST: Free Semiconductor, the collective name of British artists Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt, produces shorts that call into question the reality and validity of human experience. The artists bend the laws of science in their favor to reinterpret the world around them in a new and mind-blowing way, even spending time at the NASA Space Science Laboratories at UC Berkeley. The Hirshhorn Black Box theater will feature a collection of the short films. "Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power" WHERE: Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th St. N.W. METRO: Farragut West (blue and orange lines) HOURS: Mon-Tues: closed; Wed: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri-Sun: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. WHEN: Sept. 13, 2008-Jan. 25, 2009 COST: $14; $10 with student ID Robert Avedon's lens bore witness to a host of significant events and figures. The Corcoran's exhibit will be a retrospective of Avedon's political work from the 1950s through his death in 2004, just in time for the election. It will feature many never-before-seen works and the photographer's most significant pieces. "Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury" WHERE: Smithsonian American Art Museum Eighth and F streets N.W. METRO: Gallery Place-Chinatown (red, yellow and green lines) HOURS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily WHEN: Now through Oct. 13 COST: Free On the heels of this past spring's exhibit, "Color as Field," the American Art Museum continues to highlight the work of Washington Color School painters and their contemporaries. Read the story on the movement in this issue for more information.