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Your first classes have begun, new clubs have been joined and daily routines have been set, but let's face it -- sometimes we still get a little homesick. It's not as easy to grab a flight or take the train home with our newly reduced college budgets, so we turn to the second best option: movies. Our favorite films, like a good cup of Mom's homemade soup on a gloomy, winter day, can put us right back in our comfort zone and bring that little piece of home to our somehow already messy rooms. Here are our picks for a few good movies to watch when you're longing for home but can't actually be there.
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 ...
VELVET UNDERGROUND The U Street Corridor is D.C.'s generous gift to music lovers. With the 9:30 club and Black Cat at its Metro stop, locals have memorized a sort of homing pattern toward these two venues, counting on them as reliable stops for their favorite indie bands. But where can music lovers ...
Although swiping your card at TDR and sitting with your new posse at may initially seem cool to incoming freshman, it will get old - especially if you don't take a TDR hiatus every once in awhile. Sure, TDR has stir-fry, a sweet salad bar and all-you-can-eat ice cream. But it is crucial to embrace other ...
Confining your studying routine to the familiar shelter of Bender Library or Mary Graydon Center is a dangerous move. As an AU student, it's easy to develop the same plight as Princess Jasmine in "Aladdin" and remain within the palace grounds. Studying on campus is rather convenient, but beyond the quad dwells a whole new world and there's no evil Sultan keeping you from experiencing it. Hop on your magic carpet, or Metrobus or rail of your choice, and explore the plethora of alternative studying locales around D.C. at your disposal. The following places serve as a basic springboard for further off-campus studying adventures with easiest transportation routes from the AU/Tenleytown area.
If you are bored with this summer's biggest blockbuster hits and independent or foreign films are more your taste, look no farther than the award-winning E Street Cinema. Conveniently located at 555 11th Street N.W., just a few blocks off the Red, Blue and Orange Line's Metro Center station, E Street ...
Washington, D.C. boasts a remarkable amount of tourist attractions, especially in the art realm. However, once becoming an AU student, the task of distinguishing oneself as anything but a tourist can sometimes be difficult. It takes time to get used to the area and find the best-kept secrets in the ...
Though most of your friends may be home for the summer, there is no better time than when school's out to take advantage of all the District has to offer. The Scene has compiled a calendar of events to make sure our readers don't miss out on all the exciting opportunities our nation's capital has to offer.
This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), a massive convention in Los Angeles where almost every video game developer shows off what they're working on for this year and next, contained an impressive showing of demos and trailers to woo prospective buyers from massive retail giants to everyday fans lucky enough to get into the show on June 2.
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.
As the day grows dim, students trickle into the Battelle Atrium and splay across haphazardly-arranged couches and chairs. A microphone stands at the rear of the room, and doesn't spend much time unused. Most of those gathered will sing or recite in front of the mic; their voices ring out in clarion calls or whispered and heartfelt secrets.
As the semester draws to a close and everybody is soon to head elsewhere, The Scene staff wanted to ensure our readers don't miss this summer's upcoming films. From childbirth to sickness to wizards, there's a lot going on. And if you don't read it in The Scene, how would you ever know about it? Here are some of our top picks of what we hope will turn out to be must-sees in June and July.
Last weekend, I had the epiphany that there is hardly a more pleasurable way to pass two hours waiting in line than by debating the ethics of stage diving. As I waited in line to enter Lily Allen's concert at the 9:30 club, I realized I had drastically overestimated my ability to occupy myself for such a large expanse of time with only a copy of the New Yorker.
If you're looking for a diversion from finals week of the rock 'n' roll persuasion, the May 3 Cursive show at Black Cat may be the remedy for your exam blues. Cursive will be touring throughout most of summer 2009 supporting their new album "Mama, I'm Swollen," which was released in March by Saddle Creek Records.
The streets of Northwest Washington are infested with chic and (very) expensive cafés. It's hard to find a cup of coffee under $3, let alone a place that's not too noisy while you're drinking expensive coffee. Enter Bardia's New Orleans Café. This small gem of a restaurant in Adams Morgan provides a mellowness that is rare in a city fond of food trends.
Less than two weeks remain until we boldly go where no man has gone before, locking eyes on a reimagining of the most prolific science fiction franchise in history. In the late 1960s, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy brought "Star Trek's" Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock to life, embodying a future of exploration and optimism where men and aliens of all races and creeds have come together to seek out new worlds and new civilizations. Come early May, it will be Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto's turn.
Speechwriters LLC "Indifferent Cities" (Handwoven Records) Sounds like: Distance and all that it implies Grade: C+ It's hard not to love a pun like "Indifferent Cities," and it's even harder not to love something that makes such a genuine effort at intimate revelation.
Imagine a reality television show set in the jungles of Costa Rica with its contestants struggling through challenges in hopes of winning the grand prize. Sounds familiar, right? This summer, NBC is airing a show with such a premise, but adding one major twist - the soon-to-be reality stars dropped in the jungle are celebrities.
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