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Day: October 22, 2009


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A new fusion for U Street

Masa 14 feels a little out of place. Barely a week old, the swanky restuarant that is owned and operated by two successful chefs sits across the street from a... Read more

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Suffer For Fashion: On the range with urban cowboys

My youngest brother was the first of the Timko brothers to wear cowboy boots. Although a love for western footwear is not common among most toddlers, Matthew would always end... Read more

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Critical Voices: Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms

If you’ve ever felt a strange sense of nostalgia for the ‘80s childhood you never had, grab the latest from Neon Indian, the most recent project from Texas musician Alan... Read more

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Critical Voices: Alec Ounsworth – Mo’ Beauty

Alec Ounsworth may have a voice that makes Bob Dylan sound like Frank Sinatra, but on Mo’ Beauty, he reveals a bluesy sensibility with enough vibrancy to make even Thom... Read more

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High Fidelity: One more time for the encore

I detest blatant self-promotion, so let’s just get the stupid part out of the way: I’m in a band. We’re playing a show tonight at the Red and the Black... Read more

Editorials

Teacher firings call for explanation

An 18 hour D.C. Council hearing last Friday that featured over 100 petitioners proved that tensions are still high in the District of Columbia Public School System over the recent... Read more

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FCC should keep the Internet open

Today, the Federal Communications Commission will begin to decide the future of the internet by deciding whether it will make regulations to protect net neutrality. The Commission should insert itself... Read more

Editorials

Message alerts missing at Madness

Although Midnight Madness is usually a less-than-apt moniker for an event that ends well before the zero hour, the event lived up to the second half of its name Friday... Read more