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Day: November 12, 2009

Leisure

Georgetown dance revolution

Black Movements Dance Theatre can easily define 2009-2010 in terms of change. For the first time, the company includes two male members. BMDT’s upcoming show, Mind, Body, and Soul, fuses... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

Bottoms Up: Tucking in with the nightcap

My sophomore-year roommate would often keep much later hours than I would. It wasn’t unusual for him to come in at two or three in the morning after a night... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Annie – Don’t Stop

As a member of the generation who grew up listening to Britney and Christina, it’s easy to say that the last thing the music world needs is another blonde female... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

Low Fidelity: Deep down, we’re all emo kids

I’ve got Daitro’s new LP Y constantly humming through my headphones recently. Juxtapose the mid-tempo, atmospheric chaos of five French dudes with Dashboard Confessional’s whiny pop and try to understand... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Voices

The internet brings schools to Africa

Whenever people talk about how modern electronics and the internet have transformed communication, I find you can count on them to use the word “disconnected” as sure as they will... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Voices

The first rule of fight club: don’t write about fight club

Everyone knows the rules of Fight Club. But fewer people know a related set of rules: how to run a fight club. Follow my advice, gleaned from my time running... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Features

D.C. Gets Real

For those of you who have neither the time nor the inclination to untangle the sprawling web of Twitter feeds, blogs, and forums devoted to the upcoming 23rd season of “The Real World,” set here in Washington, D.C., but still want the inside scoop before the show premiers on December 30, let me save you some trouble.

By November 12, 2009

Voices

Riding the Green ticket to elected office

Last week, I  became a constable in my Connecticut hometown, representing the Green Party. I ran for constable, a government position requiring me to deliver court summonses, to highlight the... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Voices

Quietly making the jump to a meatless existence

For years, I considered making the switch to vegetarianism. Part of me was subtly rebelling against my parents and part was growing increasingly aware of the moral arguments behind vegetarianism.... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Sports

Is that your final Answer?

When Allen Iverson signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Memphis Grizzlies just before the season began, no one expected him to turn back the clock and play like the All-Star he once was, or to lead the team out of its perpetual troubles. But surely most people thought the ill-formed marriage would last longer than this: after just three games, the former Hoya guard skipped the Grizzlies’ game last Saturday against the Clippers to fly back to his home in Atlanta for “personal reasons.” Iverson had to handle a family matter, but now he is taking an indefinite leave of absence. He isn’t injured, sick, or unfit to play—he just doesn’t want to come off the bench.

By November 12, 2009