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Used bookstores provide good reads, good deals for DC communities

The neglected, the orphaned and the relics often find relief on the shelves of the District's used bookstores. Here these wearied travelers, whether sloppily sprawled on the racks of Capitol Hill Books or ensconced in a glass case at Bartelby's, blend in while lending their own character to each shop's unique air.

Scenic views, locals teach history lessons

Columnist Dan Zak comments on the pervasive history in Europe, with which our short US history pales in comparison

Interview with filmmaker Isabel Coixet- EZ

Filmmaker Isabel Coixet discusses her new film "My Life Without Me" and her take on life, death and Blondie.

Cabaret Preview- EZ

"Cabaret," the DPA's first performance this year, will open this weekend at the Greenberg Theatre.

Boutique tailored to the District

At the intersection of 18th Street and California Avenue, there are a number of small eccentric shops and restaurants that boast uniqueness and individuality. Kaur Three is one of those places.

Get 10 tasty treats for under $10 at these local stores

For anyone tired of eating Ramen noodles and Cheetos every night, but too cheap to dish out money for a real gourmet meal, here are 10 gourmet food and drink items under $10 that can be found close to campus.

Manliness comes in a can, not a box

Ah, cheap beer: The drink of champions and the breakfast of alcoholics. These noxious, carbonated beverages have been there for me when my bank account and self-esteem were running low. It has been the catalyst for innumerable power hours, misconceived hookups and reckless sprints to the bathroom.

Whether a lover of beer or wine...

A review of the cheapest forms of alcohol with which nearly every college student somehow becomes familiar.

Calendar

Events on and off campus from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15

Not Quite Wrong

Nothing short of 'Intolerable'

For love or money? It's the eternal question film-makers try to answer and inevitably they choose love in the end. "Intolerable Cruelty" wants to be that kind of film, the kind of film that leaves audience members sighing with the hope of true love as visions of "happily ever after" dance in their heads.

'Dopamine' gives a realistic high

A computer programmer and a teacher explore the chemical aspects of falling in love in this delightfully un-Disney romance. John Livingston and Sabrina Llyod star in this movie, which hits theaters today.

Wine provides classy, economic drunkenness

From the lowliest high school student suspiciously loitering in Tenleytown to the spoiled college student "rebudgeting" the money granted by caring parents for books, boxed wine offers an alternative to cheap beer with a considerably more favorable and arguably "flavorable" ratio of dollars to pure alcohol.

Sex and Sensibility

"So what's with stealing my panties?" I thought as I discovered more and more of my belongings tucked away in her room. An ex-roommate of mine had some problems and often acted psychotic. If I wasn't home by 10 p.m. she would call around looking for me, and if anybody called she would tell them that I had dropped out of school, just so she could keep tabs.

Picasso exhibit opens

During an eight- to 10-month time frame in 1909, Pablo Picasso produced many portraits of his friend, Fernande Olivier. These works ranged from oil paintings to penciled sketches, some of which Picasso called "representations." More than 90 years later, art enthusiasts have the opportunity to experience these works first-hand through "Picasso: The Cubist Portraits of Fernande Olivier," an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.

Tarantino makes big screen return with 'Kill Bill'

"Kill Bill" is not for the faint at heart, but it's worth seeing as one of Quentin Tarantino's best films, starring Uma Thurman as one of the coolest characters that has ever existed on screen.

Small, magnetic cast powers 'Proof'

The crazy man doesn't know he's crazy. In the fight against lunacy, the little currency he has is the faith of others in his sanity in the award-winning play "Proof." For the past few years, 25-year-old Catherine (Keira Naughton) has cared for her unstable father Robert (Michael Rudko), a brilliant former mathematics professor at the University of Chicago.